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Sexy Kapuso actress Faye Lorenzo is still on cloud nine following the positive feedback received by The Lost Recipe.

The GMA News TV romantic-fantasy series is top-billed by Kelvin Miranda and Mikee Quintos.

The show was off to a good start even before it premiered last January 18.

Its full trailer has reached an online milestone of having more than 1M views on the Facebook page of GMA News and Public Affairs in less than a week.

The show continues to earn good reviews from viewers and the press.

“Nung pilot episode talagang nakatutok ako, pinanood ko ang galling, ang ganda-ganda, ang ganda ng effects,” Faye, who portrays the role of Pepper in the series, told GMANetwork.com.

“Ako mismo, ako na 'yong nandun pero nung nakita ko na 'yong kinalabasan, 'yong pinaghirapan namin pare-pareho, ang ganda talaga.

“Natutuwa ako sa sinasabi ng mga tao na ang ganda daw ng Lost Recipe. Nag-trending pa siya so maraming maraming salamat sa lahat ng sumusuporta.”

Busy and grateful

Faye has been very busy as of late.

Aside from The Lost Recipe, she is also seen in the comedy show Bubble Gang on GMA-7.

Being in Bubble Gang is no joke. The program has been around since 1995, earning it the distinction as the country's longest-running comedy show.

In that amount of time, the show had been home to a revolving door of accomplished female stars that include Ara Mina, Rufa Mae Quinto, Toni Gonzaga, and Aiko Melendez, among many others.

The show also has a reputation for casting sexy female stars, making Faye worthy to be included in that list.

That same thought, while inspiring, also carries tremendous pressure for any newbie trying to break into the business.

Faye admitted feeling intimidated seeing veterans like Michael V, Paolo Contis, Antonio Aquitania, as well as female stars Kim Domingo, Chariz Solomon, and Valeen Montenegro on the set.

“Nung bago ako siyempre hindi ko pa sila kilala lahat so parang nape-pressure ako,” Faye, who joined Bubble Gang in 2019, confessed.

“Kasi 'yon nga napakatagal na ng show na 'yon tapos papasok ka as baguhan - natatakot talaga ako,” she smiled in recollection.

“Pero I'm so blessed kasi dun ako agad napasok kasi 'yong mga tao dun, 'yong mga artista dun, kahit ang tatagal na nila sobrang down-to-earth.

“Hindi mo mararamdaman na sobrang tagal na nila na artista kasi sila pa 'yong nagtuturo sa akin kung paanong atake 'yong dapat kong gawin.

“Sinasabi nila na 'be yourself' and 'wag kang mahiya.' So ikaw, ang babait naman ng mga tao na 'to, so mas na-lessen 'yong pakiramdam ko na natatakot ako so mas magaan [magtrabaho] kasi magaan 'yong mga katrabaho ko.”

Game for anything

Faye is also into online game streaming. She has always been a video game fan but the streaming platform is a new world for her even at this moment.

“'Di ba nung pandemic dumadami talaga 'yong mga streamers? Sabi ko bakit kaya hindi ko i-try at least nakikipag-usap ako sa mga fans ko [and] nakikita din nila ako while naglalaro.”

Faye said that she would occasionally bump into fellow celebrities during online games.

“Minsan nakikita ko naka-live din, sabay ko si Alden [Richards]. Tinitingnan ko 'yong livestream niya.

“Minsan 'yong ibang co-artists ko nakikita ko rin. Magkakaiba kasi 'yong pangalan, e, 'pag nandun so magugulat ka na lang na nakalaban mo pala siya doon sa game.

Faye mentioned Ragnarok, Call of Duty, and Mobile Games as some of the games that she plays and streams online.

This same love for video games has also inspired Faye to sign up for arnis and stunt training classes recently.

“Mahillig talaga ko sa mga action movies, sa mga superheroes. Tsaka sa mga games ko nga 'di ba parang ang sarap gawin sa totoong buhay 'yong mga ganung stunts so parang naisip ko na gusto ko i-try. Why not? Malay mo naman kaya ko.”

She continued, “Mahirap din siya kasi hindi basta-basta meron siyang count. Safety din kasi puwedeng mapukpok mo ulo mo or makatama ka ng ibang tao.

“So kailangan naka-focus ka dun sa ituturo sa 'yo. Kakabisaduhin mo talaga siya kasi may counting. Actually, sa lahat naman [during the training] nahirapan ako.”

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Arnis training helps keep Faye maintain her great shape. It also prepares her in case an offer to do an action project comes along.

“Talagang ngayon marami akong gusto,” she said.

“Gusto ko alamin kung ano pa 'yong kaya ko, ano pa 'yong kaya kong ipakita sa mga tao kasi alam ko marami pa kong talent. Gusto kong malaman talaga 'yong craft ko. Feeling ko naman flexible ako,” laughed Faye.

Handling pesky fans

Most of Faye's avid fans are guys. One look at her TikTok and Instagram accounts and you would see why.

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Her streaming videos are also head-turners because Faye prefers to don sexy outfits while playing her favorite video games.

There's also Faye showing off her sexy curves every Friday on Bubble Gang.

Because of all these, Faye is not spared from the influx of rude fans throwing malicious comments her way.

How does Faye handle these inappropriate remarks, especially on social media?

“Sanay naman na ko kasi before ako maging artista naging model ako so karamihan talaga ng fans ko lalaki at tsaka 'yon nga 'young image ko is pa-seksi,” she acknowledged.

“So 'pag may mga hindi maiwasan na mga bastos 'yong sinasabi, wala dinededma ko na lang. Hindi ko na masaydong pinapansin kasi 'di ba 'pag inintindi ko pa sila nang initindi, mase-stress lang ako.”

And while it comes with the territory, Faye reminded the public to be respectful of celebrities regardless of the image or role that they are trying to project.

“Mas iniintndi ko 'yong talagang mga naniniwala sa akin. 'Yong ginagalang ka pa rin kahit na pa-seksi [ka]. Hindi naman porket pa-seksi ka, e bastos kang tao.”