Dimples Romana–MARINEL CRUZ
Actress Angel Locsin is living a happy life away from show biz but isn’t pregnant yet, according to her best friend Dimples Romana.
“We all miss her. She doesn’t have a baby yet. With what’s happening in Angel’s life right now, she has taught me that not everything in my life should be posted online. I saw value in the lesson that Gel is teaching us,” declared Dimples during her launch as the endorser of Luxe Beauty and Wellness Group’s latest product, the collagen drink brand CollaVera.
“She is happy. She doesn’t go out. We had lunch recently and she saw the kids. I see her from time to time. She just doesn’t hold her phone or reply to anybody—I’m guessing including Neal (Arce, Angel’s husband). She’s detoxified from social media,” Dimple told reporters, adding she actually admires Angel for doing what she does.
“I’m very happy with how she is living her life. She is showing a lot of people that, ‘I’ve made my choice. This makes me happy and you don’t have to know everything about it.’ For a long time, she has been under that magnifying glass,” Dimples said, adding that this has encouraged her to do the same.
Need for privacy
“Boyet (Ahmee, Dimples’ husband) isn’t a show biz celebrity. He noticed that whenever I post something about Cap (their daughter Callie), she would be all over the news. This is the same with our son Alonzo, who now does commercials. Boyet would always remind me to honor our privacy. He would say, ‘Ito lang ang pwede.’ I honor that. I also don’t post a lot about Cap because she’s an introvert. I have to ask her first if it’s okay,” Dimples said.
Callie recently flew back to Australia, where she is studying to become a pilot, said the proud mom. “People kept asking me why I’m working so hard. Cap’s tuition is not cheap,” said one of the main hosts of the TV5 news and lifestyle program “Good Morning, Kapatid” (GMK).
Dimples was part of the defunct action-drama series “The Iron Heart” and is currently “on standby” for new TV and film projects.
The path matters
“It’s good that I still get to usher in the new year with a program that’s fun and informative, and something that’s finished before lunch time. GMK is actually a dream fulfilled. It’s a different arena because it’s a news program. It adds more premium, I guess, because it’s by TV5. I was hired by news chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes—I’m proud of that,” she said.
Dimples then clarified that she is still a talent of ABS-CBN, “but I also have a bit of Kapatid blood in me now because of the news department. Our ratings are doing well. In the beginning, it was a difficult adjustment because I live in Parañaque, but it’s nice because I still get to do personal stuff in the afternoon,” she observed.
Dimples admitted that, with the popularity of her character Daniela Mondragon on the defunct drama series “Kadenang Ginto,” she has now become more picky with the roles she takes on.
“The role has to be very good for us. This is to honor the kind of trail that my ABS-CBN bosses have created for me. If it’s just me, I’d say ‘yes’ to every role because acting is my passion. No matter how much you pay me, you get the same energy, the same me. But I need to be very particular with the roles I take on now because it’s my bosses who have set the standards that I need to uphold. They’re taking good care of me, making sure that path I take on my way to where I want to be actually matters,” Dimples pointed out. INQ