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Ruru Madrid opened up about how his Encantadia co-star Kylie Padilla inspires him to love and improve his own craft.

“Ang sobrang nagustuhan ko sa'yo, parang wala [kang] arte. Never kitang nakitang umarte. Kapag sinabi ni direk [na] humiga ka sa sahig, hihiga ka. Kapag minsan, inaabot na [tayo] ng umaga pero never [kang] nagreklamo,” he said in a YouTube video posted on Thursday, January 20.

The Kapuso actor also lauded Kylie for her tireless passion for acting, citing a time he felt remarkably moved by her on the set of their on-screen reunion for Regal Studios Presents: My Fairytale Hero.

“Alam mo, pagod na ako [noon]… nagtatanong na ako ng breakdown kung ilang scenes pa [ang gagawin] tapos ikaw, sabi mo sa'kin noon [at] hindi ko [ito] makakalimutan: 'Kahit madami pa. Gusto ko 'yong ginagawa ko eh.' Sobrang natuwa ako sa'yo roon,” he said.

“Every time na nagkaka-work tayo, hindi pwedeng hindi mo ako ma-inspire sa kung paano 'yong pagtatrabaho mo.”

Ruru also recalled never hearing Kylie complain despite having to do both emotional and action-heavy scenes for the 2016 remake of Encantadia. “Never kitang narinig [na] nagreklamo kahit pagod [ka] na… Ang dami nating fight scenes… Ang dami mong iyakan scenes pero never ko narinig sa'yo na, 'Uwi na tayo. Pagod na ako.'”

In response to his praises, Kylie reinforced how immersed she gets when taking on a project - from internalizing and playing her character to observing and learning from her peers.

“Ang saya ko lang na nandoon ako. Kahit pagod ako, ang saya. Gusto ko 'yong buong process… Feeling ko kasi lahat ng character na ginampanan ko, love na love ko. Mahal na mahal ko talaga [sila] so ibibigay ko lahat,” she said.

Photo source - Ruru Madrid on YouTube

Looking back at their on-screen romance and off-screen friendship, Ruru stressed how crucial their tandem was in further defining each other's careers.

“Malaking factor sa buhay natin ang isa't isa. Kung 'di dahil sa [isa't isa], wala rin tayo sa kung nasaan tayo ngayon. Lagi kong sinasabi sa'yo, Ky, na I will always care for you… Every time na may ginagawa tayo, pinapa-feel ko sa'yo kung gaano kita pinapangalagaan bilang leading lady at bilang kaibigan."

He added that his admiration for the actress grew when he witnessed her return to the entertainment industry after temporarily halting her career, halfway through Encantadia, due to an unexpected pregnancy in 2017.

“Kahit na dumating ka na sa point na nandoon ka na sa peak mo and then, may nangyari sa buhay mo na parang pakiramdam mo [na] bumalik ka na naman sa zero… bumabalik ka [pa rin sa simula] at doon ko nakita kung gaano mo ka-love 'yong craft mo," he said.

Kylie and Ruru's on-screen tandem, dubbed as KyRu, first rose to fame when they played the role of Amihan and Ybrahim in the 2016 reboot of GMA Network's hit fantasy drama Encantadia.

They later reunited for a number of Kapuso series, namely The Cure, TODA One I Love, and their most recent project as of this writing, Regal Studios Presents: My Fairytale Hero.