Bianca Umali reacts to 'epic-serye princess' tag

Kapuso actress Bianca Umali will be part of GMA Telebabad's upcoming cultural drama series Legal Wives.

She will star alongside Kapuso Drama King Dennis Trillo and actresses Alice Dixson, Andrea Torres, Cherie Gil and many otheres.

In an episode of Kapuso ArtisTambayan held on February 11 with co-stars Ashley Ortega and Adbul Raman, Bianca briefly talked about her role in the series.

"Ako po dito si Farrah Balindong and I will be playing the third and youngest wife of the one and only Mr. Dennis Trillo. I don't want to go into too much detail kasi baka ma-spoil, pero I hope that everyone watches our show kasi it is very intriguing," she shared.

Kapuso ArtisTambayan host and newly-signed Kapuso Coleen Paz also asked her what she thinks about netizens calling her GMA Network's 'epic-serye princess.'

It can be recalled that Bianca was the lead star in Sahaya, another cultural drama series which highlighted the culture of the Badjaw people and also shed light on several issues which they face.

"I would like to thank everyone, and of course my network GMA, sa tiwala po. Maraming salamat sa suporta. Honestly, hindi ko inakala na I would be in these roles. Hindi lang ito na mga epic serye and cultural series, I had a lot of fun doing kasi kakaiba 'yung mga istorya, kakaiba 'yung mga role. Nakaka excite gawin everytime kaya thank you, salamat po," she said.

Legal Wives tells the story of a unique and special family where a Maranaw man marries three different women for various reasons.

Bianca plays Farrah, the youngest wife of Ishmael, played by Dennis Trillo. Ishmael married Farrah to protect her and her family from a potential scandal.

In a previous interview with Lhar Santiago for Unang Hirit, Bianca called working with Dennis "a blessing."

"'Di ko po alam kung paano mafi-feel kasi parang napakaganda po nu'ng role napakaganda po ng proyekto. Ang makatambal si Kuya Dennis na isang beteranong is a blessing for me. I'm excited to start the experience," she explained.

Aside from that, she is also aware of the huge responsibility of portraying someone from a culture different from hers.

"Number one is pag-aaral about my character dito. Research on the culture that we will be representing," she says.

Bianca also hopes to be able to showcase her acting talent which has been improving as she takes on more roles.

"This is a new chapter again and gusto ko pong maipakita rin sa mga tao 'yung kakayahan ko bilang isang aktres," Bianca says.

Meanwhile, check out this gallery for a sneak peek of the first few taping days of Legal Wives.