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Dalawang linggo na lang at mapapanood nang muli sina Mark Herras at Jennylyn Mercado on GMA Telebabad. Pero totoo nga ba na two-timer ang role ni Mark dito?
Dalawang linggo na lang at mapapanood nang muli sina Mark Herras at Jennylyn Mercado on GMA Telebabad. And here to give us a few more teasers is Mark Herras. Text by Jason John S. Lim. Photo by Mio de Castro. Aminado si Mark Herras na wala pa siya talagang alam tungkol sa character niya sa kanyang bagong soap. Bukod sa pangalan nito, Michael, "ang alam ko pa lang, medyo happy-go-lucky [siya]." That, and the fact na girlfriend niya si Pauleen Luna sa start ng soap—pero mai-in love siya kay Jennylyn Mercado. "Tapos pag nag-meet na si Jen at Pauleen, bilang magkapatid—wow!" Two-timer ba ang character ni Mark sa soap na ito? "Mapagmahal lang," natatawang sagot ni Mark. Topaks, or Mark-Jennylyn fans, shouldn't fret though. Mark reassures us, "sa huli, pipiliin ko pa rin si Jen. 'Yun 'yung reason kung bakit magkakagulo 'yung magkapatid. Dahil sa pag-ibig." Coming from Paano ba ang Mangarap? where he was also partnered with Jennylyn Mercado, tinanong namin si Mark kung paano mahihiwalay ng mga fans nila ang character niya from the afternoon soap with his new character. "Hindi ko pa alam 'yung character, 'yung personal na ugali, ni Michael," admits Mark. Pero, according sa binata, "I know naman na pinag-iba 'yung characters. And ita-try ko din na, siyempre, makita nila 'yung pagkakaiba. Iibahin ko rin siyempre 'yung [atake sa] character ni Michael." During the interview, binanggit namin kay Mark ang request ng ilang fans na magkaroon rin ng comic moments between him and Jennylyn. But because of the drama storylines, Mark says he cannot promise any comedic scenes. "Tingnan natin," he says. "Baka puwede naman siguro isingit-singit." To end, Mark invites everyone na manood ng bago niyang soap: "Abangan niyo po 'yung next show namin, kasama ko po dito si Pauleen Luna and si Miss Jennylyn Mercado. Panibagong show po na pagsasamahan namin ni Jen, and sana po mag-enjoy kayo and gagawin po namin lahat ng magagawa namin para mas kiligin kayo; at siyempre drama 'to, so papaiyakin din namin kayo, para ma-feel niyo 'yung story." Mark and Jennylyn's new show, tentatively titled Now That I Have You, will begin airing September 21, Mondays to Fridays, before 24 Oras. Be always in the loop with Mark through Fanatxt! Just text MARK(space)ON and send to 4627 sa kahit anong telco, para lagi kang updated sa kanya. Each Fanatxt message costs PhP2.50 for Globe, Smart, and Talk N Text, and PhP2.00 for Sun subscribers. (This service is exclusive for the Philippines only.) Pag-usapan ang bagong show nina Mark and Jen sa pinagandang iGMA Forum! Not yet a member? Register here!