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Actress and singer Isabelle de Leon is definitely gearing up to be a jack of all trades in the entertainment industry. The former child star is currently part of Batch 16 of Ricky Lee's film scriptwriting workshop.

READ: What Isabelle de Leon learned from being a child actress

 

Truly honored and grateful to be a part of sir Ricky Lee's 16th film scriptwriting workshop! Presenting BATCH 16! #rickylee #film #scriptwritingworkshop

A post shared by Isabella Daza De Leon (@isabelle_deleon) on Mar 29, 2017 at 5:07am PDT

"I was four years old when I first met Sir Ricky Lee, I wasn't an actress then. When my dad was chosen to be part of Ricky Lee's 12th scriptwriting workshop, since two lang kami ng dad ko sa buhay, he had no choice but to bring me with him sa workshop," Isabelle shared with GMANetwork.com in an exclusive interview.

This encounter, plus workshop stories from her father, inspired her to try her luck.

"Sabi ng dad ko, 'yung mga days niya sa workshop ay isa sa pinakamasaya at meaningful na part ng buhay niya. So I wanted to experience that myself. Isa po ako sa 5,000 na pumila, nag-submit ng story at nagbakasakaling matanggap."

 

Ella naman ngayon.. Kasi Iba-iba yung nicknames na binibigay ko, para alam ko kung saan ko sya nakasama. ????

A post shared by Isabella Daza De Leon (@isabelle_deleon) on Apr 3, 2017 at 2:57am PDT

Now she is one of the 32 aspirants that are being mentored by the award-winning screenwriter and novelist.

"I felt so happy nung tawagan po ako ni Sir Ricky that I'm officially a part of Batch 16! I'm truly grateful for this opportunity. Aside from his brilliance as a writer, he has such a beautiful soul. And to be able to experience that is such a wonderful, life-changing experience for me."

Best of luck, Isabelle!

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