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A very joyful Ysabel Ortega is seen on GMA Network Center today as she signs her contract with the Kapuso network.

“[I feel] very grateful,” she says to the press.

“I'm so, so thankful sa [GMA] Artist Center, kay Miss Gigi [Santiago-Lara], Miss Lilybeth [Rasonable] that they gave me the opportunity po na maging Kapuso.”

Together with her during the contract signing are GMA executives Senior Vice President and Entertainment Group Head Lilybeth Rasonable, AVP for Alternative Productions Gigi S. Lara, and co-manager Michelle Ortega.

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It's official! Thank you so much to @artistcenter, ma'am Lilibeth, ma'am Gigi and of course my loving nanay lolit @akosilolitsolis for trusting me to be a kapuso. My past few months in this network have been full of very warm welcomes and beautiful beginnings. To my manager sir Daryl and to my handler ate @maemars_ , thank you for always looking after me and I can't wait for what's to come ❤️ Thank you and I love you GMA

Isang post na ibinahagi ni Maria Ysabel Ortega (@ysabel_ortega) noong Sep 25, 2019 nang 9:42pm PDT

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Ysabel isn't too far off from the line of celebrity kids entering show business.

She is, after all, the daughter of Senator Lito Lapid and co-manager Michelle who is also a former singer and actress that performed in the now-defunct show That's Entertainment.

When asked if she was ever pressured to join the limelight at a young age, Ysabel shrugged the statement.

“Well I'm taking it po as a challenge but I'm not pressured po kasi 'yung family ko is very supportive of what I do.

“What I love about them is that even though I make mistakes, they teach me, they guide me, and they're very supportive and I think it's really good to have that foundation lalo na po dito sa industry.”

She also shared that it was her parents who pushed her to pursue her dreams of becoming a celebrity.

“I grew up watching their movies, their television shows, and dun po na-inspire po ako.

“Sa mommy ko po pinapanood ko po 'yung mga videos online from That's Entertainment or 'pag kumakanta siya. Sobrang I idolize my mom pag kumakanta.

“Tapos 'yung daddy ko po 'yung mga action films niya, mga barilan po niya.”

So, do we have a future action star in our midst?

Ysabel answers, “I mean, one day po, why not? Yeah of course! I really wanna try anything!

“And I feel na dito po sa GMA I wanna prove myself to them at kung gaano po ako ka-passionate sa pag-arte at sa craft po na ito.”

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Kilalanin si Sabina at ang pamilya Marcelino mamaya na sa #TheGiftTadhana after beautiful justice at 8:30 pm! ❤️

Isang post na ibinahagi ni Maria Ysabel Ortega (@ysabel_ortega) noong Sep 23, 2019 nang 4:38am PDT

For her first major project in the Kapuso network, Ysabel is currently starring as Sabina in The Gift together with Asia's Multimedia Star Alden Richards, Mikee Quintos, Jo Berry, Elizabeth Oropesa, Jean Garcia, and Martin del Rosario.

Catch her weeknights on GMA Telebabad!