Nadine Samonte. Image: Philip Viktor via Instagram/@nadinesamonte
After her disappointing experience at the 2024 GMA Gala, Nadine Samonte said she is now ready to move on as she appealed to her followers to put the matter to rest.
While thanking her loved ones, Samonte stated on her Instagram page on Wednesday, July 24, that she wants to “look at the brighter side of life” after the incident, while acknowledging that organizer Sparkle GMA Artist Center is “looking into the matter.”
“Appreciated all your sweet messages but this needs to end. I would like to move on and look at the brighter side of life. Thank you Sparkle Family for looking into this matter to prevent any future mishaps,” she wrote.
“Thank you to my Team and my handler for your relentless love and support. Lastly Thank you to GMA and Sparkle for reaching out to me, it truly meant so much,” she continued.
The actress then reiterated that she doesn’t harbor any negative feelings towards the Kapuso network.
“Uulitin ko never po naging masama ang loob ko sa network at lagi ko nga sinsbi hindi magkakaroon ng isang Nadine Samonte kung hindi dahil sa GMA and I will forever be grateful for that,” she said.
(I want to repeat myself. I never harbored any negative feelings towards my network. I always say that there would never be a Nadine Samonte if it wasn’t for GMA. And I will forever be grateful for that.)
Samonte urged her followers to “spread love” while stating that she would always be proud to be part of GMA.
“I’m always proud to be a Kapuso. Let’s all spread love. Stay safe and God bless,” she said.
Broadcast journalist Christine Babao showed her love to Samonte in the comments, while the actress’ followers hoped that such incident won’t happen again.
Images are screenshot from Instagram/@nadinesamonte
Samonte earlier made headlines after she expressed her dismay towards the GMA Gala’s organizers after she was treated poorly at the star-studded event, even though she made an effort to prepare since last year.
The incident first came to light when members of her glam team posted on social media about their dismay over the incident, which included Samonte not being on the guest list, and then belatedly finding a table for her at the back of the room, prompting her to just leave the party early.