European holiday awaits Lovi, Rocco

ROCCO will join Lovi in Rome, Paris and the French Riviera this week.

Unlike her contemporaries who are currently embroiled in all sorts of skirmishes in cyberspace, GMA 7 actress Lovi Poe keeps mum in the face of controversies.

“I shouldn’t be giving advice to others [caught in cyber squabbles],” she told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “I’ve had my share of troubles.”

Lovi would rather take the high road. “Some people can’t help expressing themselves in social networking sites. There is a classier way of handling things. I’d just stay quiet in my corner and let others do the talking.” Less talk, less  mistakes, as far as she is concerned.

Does the same principle apply to her love life? Apparently, yes.

Asked about the state of her heart, she said, sheepishly: “OK naman. It’s easy-going, relaxed. There’s no pressure. I prefer it this way.”

Rumor has it that she is now involved with fellow Kapuso Rocco Nacino.

Summer getaway

Lovi volunteered that, this summer, she is spending time in Europe with Rocco.

Before starting work on her latest soap opera “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real” in May, Lovi said, “I’m going to Italy with Rocco. We’ll meet up with my sister there. She’s studying in San Francisco (California), but she’s vacationing there now.”

Their itinerary includes Rome, Paris and the French Riviera.

This Holy Week, she hopes to hear Mass in Vatican City. “I’ve always dreamed of attending a Mass officiated by the Pope.”

After the European holiday, she’s slated to slug it out with acting stalwart Maricel Soriano for the affections of their leading man, Dingdong Dantes, in “Mrs. Real.”

Nerve-wracking

Although they costarred in the Jun Robles Lana film “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” in 2011, Lovi has never shared the screen with Maricel.

“I’m sure it will be nerve-wracking, but exciting at the same time,” she admitted.

It’s also poignant, because Maricel acted opposite Lovi’s late father, Action King Fernando Poe Jr. “I remember their film together, ‘Batang Quiapo’ (1986). Maybe we can reminisce about my dad between takes.”

“Mrs. Real” could be her most adult TV role yet. She plays a young mother and the “other woman” in a love triangle.

Lovi explained, “She’s not really a mistress. She didn’t know that her husband was married before they met.”

If she found herself in a similar predicament, she insisted, she wouldn’t think twice about packing her bags. “I would definitely leave. It’s a difficult situation, heartbreaking. That’s why women should not be dependent on their husbands. They should be able to stand on their own. In the end, all you have is yourself.”

She’s unfazed by the prospect of moralists going up in arms because of the coming prime-time show’s mature theme.

“It’s a way of opening people’s eyes,” she said. “This happens in real life.”

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