Alden Richards praises Bianca Umali for 'Always Yours, Never Mine' performance

Bianca Umali is making waves for her performance in the flm, "Always Yours, Never Mine."

According to Aubrey Carampel's report on "24 Oras," the film had a star-studded world premiere graced by several big names in the showbiz industry.

Alden Richards attended the premiere even though he was feeling under the weather.

"I said wow, I can truly see and feel Isadora (Bianca) here," Alden said in Filipino.

"You deserve more projects like these, more quality projects because I know you have what it takes. You have a lot of facets to show when it comes to films. I'm really proud of her, I'm really, really proud of Bianca Umali," he added.

Bianca's boyfriend Ruru Madrid also showed his support. He said he is very proud of Bianca because this is her longtime dream.

"This is another dream that came true and I have to be here because I saw how tired she was, how she stayed up late to do this so I'm just very proud of her," Ruru said.

Barbie Forteza likewise shared how excited she is for the film.

"I'm so proud of Bianca. We always talk about this and I can't wait to finally watch it," she said.

Also in attendance at the premiere were Migs Almendras, Joy Barcoma, Caprice Cayetano, Gabby Eigenmann, Kokoy De Santos, Mikee Quintos, AZ Martinez, Ralph De Leon, and SB19's Justin.

Meanwhile, Bianca said working on the film has been "such a beautiful adventure."

"There are moments where the happiness, nervousness, and fear all come together, that's the perfect moment that's more exciting to me because I know that after this, I am a better actor. I learned so much working with my co-actors and with direk Cathy Garcia-Sampana," Bianca said.

Bianca felt the love from her friends as well as her family who attended.

"This is one of the biggest milestones of my life at the moment and I'm happy that they are here to witness that," she said.

"Always Yours, Never Mine" stars Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto in their comeback film as a love team.

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—Nika Roque/MGP, GMA News