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When Maureen Wroblewitz joined Eat Bulaga! she became an easy target of bashers, who were quick to judge her skill as a TV host.

Some of the negative comments thrown at the new Dabarkad included her lack of television experience or her poor Tagalog speaking skills.

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However, instead of getting affected, Maureen chose to focus on the positives rather than the negatives.

"People always ask me if I get affected. Of course I get affected, I'd be lying if I say I didn't,” Maureen said.

“But I learned how to handle it and I think it is normal, sometimes I even laugh at the comments.

“I read it but I don't really focus on them. I've already anticipated that I'll have bashers even after winning ASNTM. If you decide to be in the public eye, not everyone is going to like you.”

Maureen added that nowadays, bashers rarely get to her nerves as she grew a thicker skin after joining Asia's Next Top Model (ASNTM), where she became the first Filipina to win the competition.

She recalled that early on the competition when she started opening up to her co-models, some said negative things behind her back while others accused her to be unworthy of her spot in the model search.

"Some things happened off camera,” she related.

“Two weeks in, they were talking about me, they're judging me.

“I was struggling because I never had that feeling growing up because I was never bullied in school.

“There are girls who are more experienced than me but they were eliminated and that just didn't bode well with others.

“They always ask, 'Why are you still here?'"

The bullying, Maureen said, motivated her to perform better.

She wanted to prove not just to her co-models, but also to herself that she can win the competition.

"It's very rare that you see short models in the runway but I used that to challenge myself to do better and to prove to everyone that even though I'm not the tallest girl, I can do things my way.

“I just took that as a motivation and I will never let that bring me down,” Maureen said.

Asked for advice for people who are having a hard time fitting in, the model who lost her mother at the young age of 11 said it is better to surround yourself with people who are close and dear to you.

She said, "You just have to focus on the positive things.

“What I like to do is I focus on the good things, especially those that will uplift my spirit.

“It also pays to surround yourself with positive people and those who truly believe and love you, like your family and friends.

“Keep a small group of people whom you know and trust deeply.

“At the end of the day, you count on people who care.”

Right now, Maureen is grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of the longest-running noontime variety program in the country.

She said she'll try to make everyone, especially her fans, proud.

"After ASNTM, I've been traveling around.

“For once, I'll be in one place for a long time and I think that is great.

“I'm excited to explore more my roots and meet people along the way.

“I also hope that they, the viewers, will also get to know more about me now that I am part of this big family."

Catch Maureen and the rest of the Eat Bulaga! Dabarkads from Mondays to Saturdays at noon only on GMA Network.