Wendy on ex-PBB2 housemates: 'Huwag silang mainggit sa’kin dahil napakahirap ng pinagdaraanan ko ngayon'

"Pinoy Big Brother" (PBB) runner-up Wendy Valdez denies that advertisers refuse to sponsor her show, "Margarita," because of her negative image.

"Marami po kaming commercials," she says. "I really don’t know kung bakit patuloy na may naninira sa’kin. I just want them to know I’m not a bad person."

ABS exec Bong Osorio adds: "As a matter of fact, puno ng advertisers ang

‘Margarita.’ What we just want to clarify is that the show is not for adults, as there are some quarters complaining why it’s aired on the 6 p.m. slot. Wendy may be playing the role of a dancer in it, but the story is not about a burlesque dancer. It’s not about sex but about a brave young woman who faces so many struggles and hardships in life and triumphs over them for the sake of her family."

"The show actually teaches good values about persevering in life no matter what the odds," says Wendy. "Hindi naman ito hubaran. ‘Yung eksenang nagsasayaw ako, pang-attract lang ‘yun sa viewers so they’d watch."

Won’t her colleagues in PBB be envious of her as she’s only a runner-up and yet she now has her own show? "Huwag silang mainggit sa’kin dahil napakahirap ng pinagdaraanan ko ngayon. Araw-gabi ang taping namin at dinudugo na ko sa hirap. Puro dramatic scenes pa naman and I really feel them, so after each take, namumugto talaga ang mata ko and I lose my voice. I’m just thankful to my co-stars, Beth Oropesa and Rio Locsin, dahil ang huhusay nila and I learn so much from them."

She was scared of appearing in public after PBB. "Baka kasi sigawan ako uli gaya ng nangyari sa Araneta. But I was surprised dahil when I went to a mall nagpapa-picture ang mga nakakita sa’kin at iba naman pala raw ako in person."

So what’s the status of her relationship with Bruce Quebral? "He’s courting me at mahal ko rin siya, pero hindi pa talaga kami. Career muna, ‘di ba?"
Mario Bautista
Malaya