It was one of those precious moments when the heart was not able to keep still. And the media was watching.
Enchong Dee is paired with Jessy Mendiola in Star Cinema’s upcoming film, “The Reunion”, but the young actor couldn’t help telling reporters that he only has eyes for another cast member, Julia Montes.
Asked who among his female co-stars – Julia, Jessy, Bangs Garcia, and Maegan Young – is closest to his heart, Enchong was in no mood to play coy during a media conference on Wednesday.
“Si Julia syempre,” he revealed. “Masaya siyang kasama. Sino ba ang gustong maging malungkot, ‘di ba? Pero ‘yun na nga, sayang kung ititigil ko. Alam ko na kailangan pa siyang maging 18 para mas maiparamdam ko pa ang matagal ko nang ipinapahiwatig sa kanya.”
The press people who knew them too well observed that he and Julia seemed to evade each other’s eyes. Lovers’ quarrel?
“Wala naman po. Hindi naman. Caught off-guard lang ako siguro. At saka matagal na naman itong pakiramdam na ito para sa kanya. Matagal na akong in love sa kanya. Pero mas maganda nga ‘yung tahimik na lang muna,” he said, contradicting himself.
Has he told Julia his deepest feelings for her?
“Opo. Alam naman niya po. Siguro, kailangan ko lang hintayin ang mga seven to eight months kapag nag-18 na siya. Kaya wala pa akong masasabi sa mga tanong sa real score between us. Matagal na ito. Naghihintay lang ako. So, maghihintay ako para ipaglaban kung ano ang meron,” he declared.
Julia will turn 18 in March next year. That’s eight months of waiting. What does he think are his chances of his affection getting reciprocated?
“Hindi ko naman po masasabi ‘yun until it’s happening na. Hindi ko kasi ma-explain nang diretso ‘yung nararamdaman ko at niya. Hindi ko mai-describe.
“‘Yung paghihintay pagtuntong niya ng 18, kasama sa mga preparations ‘yun. And siguro naman by this time, alam na niya kung ano ‘yung intensions ko. If not, matagal ko na rin sigurong itinigil ito. So sa tamang proseso na lang kailangang idaan ang lahat,” he said.
Will Julia be his date in the forthcoming Star Magic Ball?
“Kung papayagan siya. Magiging masuwerte naman ako kung siya ang makaka-date ko. Depende pa rin,” he said.
Now that he’s already very vocal about his feelings for Julia, does that mean that he’s also putting an end to his loveteam with Erich Gonzales?
“I think may projects pa kaming gagawin. Magkasama kami sa ‘Ina, Kapatid, Anak’ and may MMFF movie. Meron pa kaming mga pagsasamahan. And like here, iba ang partner ko. Kailangan din siguro na masanay din ang mga tao na this is part ng trabaho namin.
“And kung ako ang masusunod, ayokong maging partner o loveteam kami ni Julia. So far, papakiramdaman ko na lang din muna po ang mga susunod na mangyayari,” he said.
Has he met Julia’s parents?
“Not yet.”
What if her parents disapprove?
At this point, Enchong was pulled away by his handlers from the throng of press people wanting to know more about the love he was professing for Julia. Obviously, his pronouncements were not part of the publicity plans for the movie.
source: interaksyon.com
