Actress Maja Salvador discussed the damage in her life and in her career while she was in a relationship with actor Gerald Anderson in an interview with G3 San Diego, an entertainment journalist of Mega Entertainment.
Salvador’s candid revelation became the topic of the day. She shared how her career was affected when she entered into a relationship with Anderson. She experienced a loss of endorsements during those times.
“Dapat hindi namin pinilit. Oo, na-in love kami sa isa’t isa. Pero siguro yung mahirap na sa umpisa pero parang andiyan na eh! Alam mo yung ganon? Pero alam mong nag-struggle kami dalawa, individualy. Kasi ako gapang talaga from the start. Kasi siya, dumadami pa yung commercials niya. Ako talaga as in gapang ako, wala ako. Nawalan ako ng mga endorsement,” she revealed.
Salvador and Anderson dated in 2013. Their past relationship drove a wedge between Salvador and Kim Chiu, her best friend, and Anderson’s ex-girlfriend at the same time. In 2015, the two broke up.
Salvador and Anderson were supposed to be paired in the ongoing sexy drama series ‘Init sa Magdamag‘ but she turned down the offer as it entails many sexy scenes with Anderson. She also considered the feelings of her boyfriend, Rambo Nuñez, a businessman.
Throughout her success, she used to prioritize her career. She wanted to find love and she wanted it to last long. Nuñez was once her ex-boyfriend but with him, she has changed as a partner and her approach to relationships.
For Salvador, her relationship with Nuñez is worth another try. “Hindi ako mahilig magbigay ng second chance. Parang wala akong binalikan. Pero with Rambo, feeling ko kasi wala naman third party at that time (na naghiwalay kami), tapos ‘yung family niya—iba ‘pag gusto ka ng family iba kapag mahal ka ng family.”
Nuñez is matured enough when it comes to their relationship. It was different as compared to Salvador’s past relationships where she was the older one.
“Bata pa kasi ako, but with Rambo, siya kasi yung mas matanda sa ‘kin. With Gerald, ako yung mas matanda. Matteo, ganon din. So yeah, parang si Rambo yung pinaka matanda, tapos surrounded pa kami ng pamilya namin.
“Hanggang sa habang nagtatagal kami, oo nga ang hirap mag- compromise. Dapat nag-a-adjust. Oo nga pala yung boyfriend ko, hindi pala sa showbiz world. Medyo nandun kasi siya sa events pero hindi nga pala maintindihan yung sa side ng work ko,” Salvador discussed her decision to be more mindful of her relationship and when it comes to the role that she will portray.
“Bago pa nga lang yung relationship namin, tinodo ko na eh. As in kasi diba, grabe ako sa pagpapahalaga ko sa work. So walang makakapigil sakin if mag-kissing scene ako, love scene, ganyan, kahit di comfortable yung ka-relationship ko.
“I do it because it’s my work. And then, nung nagkabalikan kami ni Rambo, meron akong moment na gusto ko mag-work to. Baka kaya hindi nag-wo-work kasi wala akong pakialam. Kasi sarili ko lang iniintindi ko parang hindi ko pinapahalagahan yung nararamdaman ng partner ko. So, yun yung nag-start na kinausap ko yung mga bossing, ‘I want this relationship to work. Sorry po,’” she explained the reason behind her refusal to the offer to work with Anderson in ‘Init Sa Magdamag’.
