Ariel Rivera dislikes ‘Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala’ moniker: ‘It’s just not me’
Ariel Rivera. Image: screengrab from YouTube/GMA Network
Ariel Rivera considers it “presumptuous” for him to be dubbed “Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala,” revealing he never liked the title as it does not suit his personality.
The actor-singer spoke about this during an interview with Boy Abunda in the latter’s show “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” aired on Friday, June 16.
“Tama ba ang pagkaalala ko na ayaw mo nung ‘Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala’?” the TV host asked Rivera. (Do I remember it right that you did not want the moniker “Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala”?)
“I did not,” the singer admitted.
Rivera recalled certain instances when he was younger and would express his disapproval of using the said title.
“There were a few times when Bong [Quintana] (Abunda’s partner)—[because] Bong would always be backstage, [along with] Hansel and Ernie—would say, ‘Introduce Ariel—Please welcome, Kilabot—’ [then] I told Bong, ‘Bong, you introduce me as that, hindi ako lalabas sa stage (then I won’t go up the stage),'” Rivera recounted while laughing.
He then explained his take on the matter and said, “It’s so presumptuous of me to feel [that] all these kolehiyalas (college girls) love me. That’s so presumptuous of anybody to feel that way, and it’s just not me.”
“Plus, looking back, I didn’t know Hajji was the original ‘Kilabot,'” he continued, referring to singer Hajji Alejandro. “Wala naman akong alam sa history ng (I didn’t know the history of) OPM during that time. How can you take somebody’s title when there’s already somebody who has that title?”
During the interview, Rivera also narrated the “wildest thing” a fan did to him, which happened during his show in an exclusive school for girls.
“Ang ginagawa namin (What we do is) we take a girl up [the stage] then we give them a kiss. When it was time for me to kiss her, she just grabbed my face and [we kissed] lips to lips,” he narrated. “The next day, ka-date ko na siya (we were already dating).” /ra
