Downside of stardom

Paolo Ballesteros on Maine Mendoza taking a short break from show biz last year: “Whatever she does, people will always have something to say, to the point of telling her what to do. I guess that was tiring for her. Maine is still relatively new in the business, but the level of fame she has attained is something that took other celebrities a longer time to achieve. Maybe that was also overwhelming for her. So, I advised her, ‘Go lang nang go!’”—ALLAN POLICARPIO