Bianca King brushes off 'network-favorite' accusation

Bianca King simply finds the accusation saying that she is one of GMA 7's favorite talents as baseless and untrue. "I wouldn't say na favorite ako ng network kasi five months din ako nawalan ng show," Bianca candidly told PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) last March 16 at the press conference of Zorro held at Studio 7 of the GMA Network Studios in Quezon City. Some quarters recently accused the Kapuso Network of playing favorites to some of its stars by consistently casting them in their line-up of shows. "Actually 'yong lull, like the waiting period in between the shows is usually about five to six months, like from Marimar to Dyesebel to Zorro, there's always like a minimum of four months in between, so hindi talaga masasabing laging may show," she reasoned out. Like most actors, Bianca explained that she too frequently go through phases of anxiety while waiting for an offer to come her way. "May mga tao nga diyan patapos pa lang 'yong taping nung TV show nila, they're taping already for the next show. That's never happened to me. That's why financially, it's kind of a strain. Kasi siyempre, habang you're not working, 'yong naipon mo nadi-drain nang nadi-drain." PLAYING NON-CONTRAVIDA. Bianca is part of GMA 7's new primetime series, Zorro, where she plays the character of Cara. "For me it's a challenge because it's my first really big non-contravida role. So I have to put a lot more thought into delivering my lines, on how I project my face, my eyes, my voice." Used to playing villain roles, shifting to a likeable character, according to Bianca, is a challenge itself. She explained, "Kasi sometimes it has become automatic for me to play a strong character. So dito, I put a lot more effort into making sure na iba si Cara, na she's very sweet, she's malambing. Pero hindi naman siya ganun kahinhin, may naughty side din siya." Bianca doesn't mind working outside Manila as most of the shows she did in the past like Mulawin, Marimar, and Dyesebel, required the staff and crew to travel outside the city to shoot most of the scenes. Thanks largely to its majestic and preserved Spanish-inspired architecture, the production team chose Bagac, Bataan as Zorro's setting. It is interesting to take note that Bianca does not utilize her own car to ferry herself outside Manila to attend location shoots. "Nakakatipid ako by riding the service, mahigit two years ko na yung ginagawa. I rarely, rarely, rarely bring a car. I ride with the GMA van," she shared. BALANCING SCHOOL AND SHOWBIZ. Bianca is currently a scholar at the De La Salle College of St. Benilde where she is taking up Film making. "Ngayon, mas nagiging hands on na kami. I have about six short films already and hopefully I'll be done in mga year and a half." No need though for Bianca to choose between acting and directing. "I love both," she smiled. "Kasi it goes hand in hand. The reason mas mabilis akong mag-isip as a director and as a writer is because I know what it's like to be acting there. And the reason why I respect 'yong work ng lahat ng tao behind the scene as an actress is because I know what it's like to write, to direct, to produce, to hold the camera. 'Yon yung magandang training na nakukuha ko sa course ko." But how does she manage her time given the demands of both her profession and course? "Ngayon, I think this is my busiest kasi I'm doing two shows, plus I'm taking a heavier load because with the scholarship I can't go beyond 12 units. But I think kaya because last year when I was doing Dyesebel, I was taking my heaviest load and I was able to get first honors. So now, it's just a matter of sustaining it na lang. I think I found my formula of time management." - Philippine Entertainment Portal