Piolo Pascual has not closed his doors on Rica Peralejo

Matinee idol Piolo Pascual still blushes when people tell him that he remains one of the country's most desirable leading men, not just for the leading ladies he works with but for the viewing public as well. "Natatawa rin ako sa ilan, and I'm really touched by a lot. Dahil minsan, when I read the blogs, doon ko lang nababasa how people really react to me. Kasi madalas naman, when I get to see a lot of them, ang feeling ko, ayaw naman nila akong pansinin kasi nakatingin lang sila. "Until I read nga in one of the blogs, na ang nagsulat pa, nakakasalubong ko pala and apparently, e, kasama sa condo where I stay. Sa blogs, nagkukuwento sila ng experiences nila. And nakakatuwa yung mga kuwento thay they put into their blogs. "Yung isa, nakalagay dun na she got her wish na raw when she went to the gym. Kasi birthday niya, and that wish pala is to see me. Yun na pala yung isa sa mga nakasalubong ko na or nakasabay ko na. E, ang feeling ko naman kasi, pag tinitingnan ko naman sila, wala namang sinasabi. Yun pala, natutulala!" Piolo laughed. "Fan din ako kaya alam ko ang feeling. Na minsan, hindi ka na lang talaga makakapagsalita. Titingnan mo lang talaga nang matagal, lalo na kung talagang matagal mo nang gustong makita and right before your eyes, ayan na. "That happened naman to me kay Lea Salonga when we watched her sa New York. Kahit na she joined us for dinner, ako pa rin yung starstruck sa kanya and I couldn't believe it. Kasi ako mismo, nagpapirma ng autograph niya in one of the caricatures na ginawa for her. At proud naman ako dahil pati naman ibang nasyon, yung mga puti nagpapa-autograph din sa kanya. Kaya alam ko ang pakiramdam ng isang fan." Regine vs. Juday. Paano Kita Iibigin is the first team-up of Piolo and Regine on the big screen. They first worked together in an episode of ABS-CBN's drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya. In the movie, Piolo and Regine have several passionate love scenes that require them to be more daring and mature. How will Piolo compare his love scenes with Regine in this movie and his love scenes with perennial screen partner Judy Ann Santos in their past movies? "Mahirap mag-compare kasi, magkaiba ang istorya," Piolo replied. "And magkaiba rin the scenes that were called for. Sabihin na lang natin na, here in my project with Regine, we were made to do more mature roles. Kasi nga, yung character ko dito is nawalan ng asawa o mahal sa buhay, na ang sarili ko ang sinisisi ko at ang goal na lang sa buhay ay ang mamatay. It has to match naman yung concern sa akin ng character portrayed by Regine, na gustong magpadama sa akin ng pagmamahal niya but I am numb to it na." Rica Peralejo. We also asked Piolo about Rica Peralejo, whom the actor courted before. "Nagkikita pa rin naman kami. We go out with the same group, sa church," he said. Is it true that Rica turned him down? "I think it was not the right time yet. I have not closed my doors. Whatever is God's will for me, for us, then that's what we've got to accept. At that time, it just didn't work," Piolo ended. - Philippine Entertainment Portal