- Lexi Gonzales, Shayne Sava, Kim de Leon, and Allen Ansay are the Final Four of StarStruck Season 7
- They shared their thoughts about the former StarStruck finalists
- Allen vowed he would not emulate StarStruck alumni who moved to other networks
StarStruck Season 4 Final Four Lexi Gonzales, Shayne Sava, Kim de Leon, and Allen Ansay shared the things that they chose to follow and the things that they would not emulate from former StarStruck finalists in a presscon held by the GMA Network last September 11, Wednesday.
Lexi first spoke out that she admired the competitiveness of Kapuso actress Yasmien Kurdi, “Siyempre, gagayahin ko si Ate Yasmien [Kurdi], yung mentor ko po. Yung pagiging competitive ni Ate Yas and pinu-push niya ang sarili niya to do more. Yung sa hindi gagayahin, parang wala naman po. Siguro po yung issues lang, yung mga away-away, pero wala naman po.”
As for Shayne, she shared that she wanted to be like Katrina Halili whom she said was a committed actress.
“Kasi po si Ate Kat, di ba, hindi rin po siya tumagal halos sa StarStruck pero tingnan naman po natin siya ngayon, isa po siya sa mga kilalang artista. Yung pagiging pursigido niya po, yun po ang isa sa pinakahinahangaan ko sa kanya,” Shayne explained.
Echoing Lexi’s words, Shayne believed that there’s also nothing wrong about Katrina.
Allen chose his mentor Kris Bernal as his role model in showbiz.
“Sa akin po, gagayahin ko na lang po siguro si Ate Kris Bernal, ang aking mentor po.
“Kasi, minahal niya rin po yung ginagawa niya, ‘tapos itinuro niya rin po sa akin yung mga hindi rin po gagawin.”
Among the four, Allen was the only one lauded when he said: “Tapos ang hindi ko naman po gagayahin ay yung lumipat.”
And Kim de Leon said, “Usapang StarStruck alumni na lang din po, napakaganda po ng ginawa na binigyan po kami ng mentor from past StarStruck alumni po. Ang mentor ko po ay si Mark Herras po. Napakabait po, sobrang bait. Dapat ko pong gayahin si Kuya Mark.”
Kim swore not to be like the StarStruck alumni of Batch 1 to 6 who were not able to gain fame in showbiz.
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He explained: “Ang hindi ko po dapat gayahin ay yung mga hindi kilala. Kasi, kapag hindi kilala, ibig sabihin, hindi nagtuloy sa pag-aartista.”
Kapamilya actors Paulo Avelino, Cristine Reyes, and Arci Muńoz are among the Starstruck graduates who decided to leave GMA Network to pursue their careers somewhere else.
Paulo shifted to ABS-CBN in mid-2011 and became known for his roles in Walang Hanggan, Honesto, and Bridges of Love, and as Gregorio del Pilar in the eponymous historical epic film Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (2018). He is now seen in the primetime series The General’s Daughter.
Cristine became a Kapamilya in 2008 after staying for four years at GMA Network. She starred several afternoon and primetime shows and is now part of the day time series Nang Ngumiti Ang Langit.
Meanwhile, Arci network-hopped from GMA to TV5 in 2010, then from TV5 to ABS-CBN in 2014. She is known for hit movies Always Be My Maybe and Can We Still Be Friends under Star Cinema.