After the highly publicized announcement of Gerald Anderson’s romantic relationship with Julia Barretto, Netizens expressed mixed opinions about the much-talked-about controversy on social media.
The two were the center of intrigues and speculations after Gerald allegedly ghosted his ex-girlfriend Bea Alonzo in 2019.
Since they first confirmed the real-score of their relationship, Anderson and his girlfriend Barretto faced bullying.
He said that he is sometimes perplexed on how Netizen can say such things about other people, including celebrities.
Gerald is no longer angry with bashers on social media, however, he felt more shocked by the maliciousness of the comments about him.
“Siguro sa mga intriga na darating, lalo na sa social media ang dali-dali lang sa facebook magbigay ng comment kahit sobrang sakit na parang hindi ko ma-imagine na kaya kong mag-type ng ganu’ng kasamang comment tungkol sa ibang tao,” he shared.
By keeping a perspective, the Kapamilya actor said he managed to compose himself from the stress (of the negative comments) about his personal life.
“Pero kailangan may perspective ka rin, eh. Kumbaga, sobrang binash ako, sobrang may nagalit sa akin sa social media dahil sa lovelife ko.
“Minsan nakahiga ako sa kama, iniisip ko yun na parang, ‘Ang daming nagagalit sa akin dahil sa lovelife ko.”
How did the actor gain this perspective?
The young actor explained, “Maraming tao diyan na mas malala, nangungurakot. So pag ganu’n yung iniisip mo, mababawasan, eh. Nagagalit dahil sa lovelife ko, dahil hindi nag-work yung relationship ko, kailangan may perspective ka.
“Dati, to be honest (apektado ako), pero hindi pikon. Parang mas shocked na kaya sabihin ng isang tao yan sa kapwa tao. Kahit yung ibang pictures ng ibang artista, politicians, grabe na talaga eh.”
Gerald added, “Ang lala talaga ng platform ng social media for people to put siguro yung frustrations nila sa buhay. Siguro pag nakikita nila yung mga tao sa TV parang gusto nila gatungan.”
At this point in his life, he said he was able to move forward with the truth and he has learned to not take it all.
“But I’ve come to a point na parang kahit anong gagawin ko, bakit ko i-si-stress yung sarili ko sa opinyon ng taong yan? Mai-stress din ako. So you have to move on and just not take anything personally,” he said.
Anderson also stressed that he is happy with his life now, and he believed that he does not have to please everyone just to like him. For him, life needs to go on.
“Hindi ko naging goal yun sa buhay ko na sabihin, ‘Please, sana mag-iba yung isip niyo sa akin.’ Hindi naman. Kailangan tuloy pa rin yung buhay. Wala akong tinatapakan na tao.
“I’m just trying to live life and provide for my family, enjoy life. So kapag may perspective ka, malalagpasan mo naman but things also happen sa buhay mo for a reason.
“And you have to kumbaga realize kung ano yun, san ka rin nagkamali and move on, move forward with your life,” explained Gerald.
As of the writing, the actor chose to focus on his business and his acting career with an upcoming show, Init Sa Magdamag on ABS-CBN.
