iGMA: Jewel Mische is ready for her showbiz comeback

Sa ikatlong yugto ng Dear Friend presents 'Special', tuwang-tuwa si Jewel Mische at balik-trabaho na naman siya. Though she admits to being busy, she does plan ultimately to be back to what she loves to do. Nang bisitahin ng iGMA si Jewel sa set ng Dear Friend sa Bulacan, nadatnan si Jewel na nagpapahinga in-between scenes. At nang mabanggit na it has been a while since na muli siyang umarte sa harap ng camera, sumang-ayon naman ang dalaga. "Nauna po ‘yung [guesting sa] LaLola, and then ‘yung last Dear Friend ko last summer, and ngayon Dear Friend ulit," kuwento niya. Busying-busy daw kasi ang dalaga sa studies niya ngayon, though when the offer to do another Dear Friend came along she readily accepted. "Okay na po ‘yung schedule ko, only three days taping [dito] kasi finals na po. Ang dami kong pinag-aaralan kasi din po may college ako at aviation school," paliwanag ni Jewel. "Right now I don't fly solo kasi hindi pa po ako gumagraduate. But soon." When we asked her about her co-stars in the show, inamin niya na very happy din siya sa mga co-star niya particularly sina JC De Vera at Ynna Asistio. "Si JC, nakasama ko po sa LaLola noon, pero hindi ko siya nakaeksena doon. Totally different this time, kasi dito ‘yung love angle, sa amin. Okey siya, ‘yung personality niya, I never thought na ganun, kasi po mabait siya," kuwento ni Jewel. "Kasi po sa LaLola medyo snob siya, pero ngayon he is very nice to me and to Ynna." Another reason din kung bakit in-accept ni Jewel ang role niya dito sa Dear Friend was the opportunity to work again with Direk Mark Reyes. "I got really excited nung nalaman ko na si Direk Mark. Kasi na-miss ko siya eh, after Kamandag, ngayon lang kami ulit nag-work," salaysay ni Jewel. For Direk Mark naman, Jewel was a pleasant revelation sa kanya. "Jewel surprises me now, ang galing galing na umarte," sabi niya. "It was one scene after the other. A major improvement, I am so happy [with her]." Sa mga fans naman ni Jewel na naging StarStruck: Then Next Level Ultimate Sweetheart, huwag kayong mangamba because she promises that there are other projects in-store for her in the near future. "Meron, sinabi sa akin, we discussed some things, movie naman po kasi, 'di ba I signed an eight picture contract with Regal? Timing lang ‘yun kasi isa pa lang po ang nagawa ko," pagbalita ni Jewel. "For me its time kasi. You don't do movies for the sake of being part of the movie or [just] for doing it. My last movie was Shake, Rattle and Roll IX. Okey lang naman, at least I know I have a project in the near future," idinagdag niya. Aminado naman si Jewel na coupled with her studies, talagang kailangan ng extra attention sa schedule niya. Puwede na rin naman daw pagsabayin ang work at studies basta a matter of time management lang. Kaya huwag palampasin ang mga huling episodes ng Dear Friend presents 'Special' tuwing Linggo pagkatapos ng SOP. - Erick Mataverde, iGMA