- Kakai Bautista and Kim Chiu first worked together in the hit movie “‘Till My Heartaches End” in 2010. The two had hit it off immediately and became friends.
- Kakai defended her friend Kim from the bashers who said Kim was ‘insensitive’ with her posts about Nepal which she had shared on social media.
- The comedienne is grateful that she gets to work again with Kim in her latest horror movie, “The Ghost Bride.”
When you’re friends with someone, it’s but natural to defend them when someone tries to hurt them. This holds true with comedienne Kakai Bautista’s friendship with fellow actress Kim Chiu.
The latter was bashed recently on her insensitive posts on Instagram regarding her visit to Nepal where she’s currently shooting “The Ghost Bride.”
Kakai feels lucky to be able to work with Kim again in this horror movie. She was handpicked by director Chito Roño specifically for her role. “Ako yung best friend ni Kim [Chiu] dun sa film. Tao naman po ako, hindi ako mumu. Tatapusin na lang namin yung ilang eksena kasi alam nyo naman kapag horror films, maraming technical elements sa shooting,” Kakai shared.
She says she’s grateful to be working with Kim again. “Matagal na yung last time na magka-work kami ni Kim. Pero kahit naman hindi kami nagkikita, pag nagkita kami, tulad pa rin nung dati. Wala naman nagbago samin. I’m very thankful to Star Cinema for this opportunity.”
“Masaya kasi nga na-miss ko siya [Kim]. Kain lang kami ng kain sa set. Ever since naman kahit ‘yung rift na nangyari dati, wala naman ‘yun kasi mabait naman na tao si Kim. Masayahin, mabait, basta makulit,” she laughs at her own analysis of co-star Kim.
“Pero sa movie, makikita nyo she’s going to be a different Kim. For the first time, siya ‘yung Ghost Bride.”
While filming the said horror movie, Kim was criticized by netizens for her supposedly insensitive comments about Nepal which she shared on her social media account. Kakai comes to her friend’s rescue. She said people shouldn’t take things too seriously.
“Si Kim kasi very bubbly so siguro sometimes she’s not aware [of her statements] pero wala siyang bad intentions. Enjoy lang siya kaya siyempre ‘yung pleasure sinagad nya while working at the same time. So huwag nyo masamain yung sinabi niya. Nag-enjoy lang naman yung bata, naaliw sa ibang bansa. Wala naman siguro siyang masamang intensyon sa sinabi niya.”
Kim reportedly tried extreme sports while in Nepal. She did paragliding among many others. “Walang takot si Kim. Matapang. Dapat nga sasama ako sa Nepal kaso nga lang hanggang sa Pinas lang yung mga eksena ko,” she explained.
