In a press conference for ABS-CBN Entertainment’s upcoming series, Click Like Share, Gold Squad Member Andrea Brillantes recalled how she got bullied both in school and on social media at a young age.
“Kasi, I started at a very young age. Nung nakilala talaga ako sa social media nung 10 nung Annaliza and sobrang nahirapan na ako nun kasi sa school pa lang, I was bullied. Tapos pagdating ko pa sa showbiz nabu-bully pa ako.
“Ang dami na nagsasabi na may mali sa akin. Mali yung kilay ko, yung height ko, kahit sobrang bata pa ako, pinagsasabihan na ko sa weight ko. Kaya nahirapan talaga ako na tignan yung sarili ko sa salamin na okay ba ako, maganda ba ako.”
However, she also attributed her success as an actress to social media despite its pitfalls.
“Yung best is nagawa ko ang lahat ng gusto ko dahil sa social media, kahit gaano kahirap, kahit gaano kasakit at grabe yung struggles simula nung bata ako. Kahit minsan sabihin ko nang I hate it, I hate social media, pero nang dahil dito, natupad ko yung pangarap ko.”
She added that her social media presence helped her buy a house and provide for her family.
“At dahil actually sa social media na yan natupad ko yung makabili ng bahay. Hindi sya actually sa teleserye eh, napupunta lahat yun sa money na pangkabuhayan.”
Brillantes, alongside Francine Diaz, Kyle Echarri, and Seth Fedelin, top bills the upcoming social media-themed anthology series, Click Like Share. Joining them are Squad Plus members Nio Tria, Renshi De Guzman, Danica Ontengco, and Jimuel Pacquiao.
The series will premiere on June 5. It airs every Saturday at 6 PM on KTX.ph and iWantTFC, with plans of adding each episode on TFC IPTV and Upstream.
