Taming John Estrada

JOHN Estrada is raving about his new teleserye on ABS-CBN, “A Beautiful Affair,” top-billed by Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz.  I watched the pilot episode and got glued instantly. The Bea-Lloydie tandem never fails to cast a spell and John is captivating as always. As the story unravels, it could turn out to be too beautiful just to be an affair.

What can the audience learn from your teleserye?

They’re in for a wild roller-coaster ride. We are all working hard to make it as real as possible. It will teach them not to let go of people, treasure love, and live for the moment.

Define a beautiful affair.

It’s meeting the right person at the right time without the complications that reality brings. But that rarely happens. Love is usually complicated and full of drama.

How has your wife Priscilla tamed you?

I must say it’s not just Pri and my kids who made it possible. It came with maturity.

What are your plans for your baby girl’s first birthday?

I leave it all to Pri because she’s good at that. She does the planning, and I’ll do the paying.

How do you bond with your kids (Inah, Moira, Kaila and Yuan, with Janice de Belen and Anechka with Pri)?

With Anechka, it’s during feeding time. I really enjoy spending time with her because she already plays a lot.   With my other kids, we have dinner and watch movies. I love talking to them because they’re all grown-up already. They have wonderful plans for their lives.

Are you willing to work with Janice?

I’ve always been open to working with her, but she’s vocal about not wanting to work with me. I’d rather not force the issue.

Janice blossoms

JANICE with her apo Ady

Birthday girl Janice de Belen’s career is in full bloom. But for now she opts to keep her love life zero.

“I’m happy to be single,” she beamed. “I cannot afford to be with the wrong one. After all I’ve been through, I learned to love myself more.”

Is there no way she would work with her ex, John Estrada?

“There are some things I don’t have to do,” she pointed out. “I’m better off this way.” Does she feel that she loves her grandchildren a little more than her kids? “I love them all equally,” she quipped. “I guess that’s why they say na mas mahal ang tubo sa puhunan, because as a lola all I have to do is spoil and love Adrianne and Alejandro. Rearing and disciplining them is the job of their parents.”

What’s her birthday gift to herself? “I want to put up a food truck that will tour the city and serve hot meals.”

As hot as a mama/lola that she is!