Rochelle Pangilinan opens up on growing up poor: 'Ang ulam mo kape'

It hasn't always been an easy life for dancer and actress Rochelle Pangilinan, who grew up in poverty in Malabon.

On Wednesday's episode of "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda," Tito Boy asked Rochelle if she's afraid of suffering again.

"Nakasayanan ko na siya nung bata ako so ano pang kakatakot ko? Alam ko 'yung buhay noon e, alam ko rin 'yung buhay pano maghirap," Rochelle said.

"Nakatulong sa 'kin 'yung ganyang background na napagtatag sa akin at nagpalakas ng loob," she added.

She also opened up on what it was like for her growing up poor.

"Kami 'yung klase na wala kaming pagkain. Hindi kumpleto 'yung kanin. Ang ulam mo kape," she said, later adding, "Di kami nakakain ng masarap, ng magarbo."

"Pero masaya 'yung pamilya namin. Naglalaro ako sa labas, may oras. May disiplina na binibigay ng magulang ko so, lahat po sapat, lahat sukat," she said.

Rochelle agreed when Tito Boy said it was a difficult but happy life.

"Siguro matatalo ka lang kapag hindi ka lumaban so kailangan mo lumaban para manalo ka, para hindi ka matalo," she said.

Rochelle currently stars on "Mga Lihim ni Urduja."

Rochelle tied the knot with actor Arthur Solinap in August 2017 in Tagaytay. They have a daughter named Shiloh.

—Kimberly Tsao/MGP, GMA Integrated News