Artist Nikko Natividad revealed that he hasn’t talked to Vice Ganda about his contract signing with Viva Artist Agency at a media conference with the press, including LionhearTV, on September 8, 2022.
Natividad noted that despite not discussing it with Vice, his contract with Viva allows him to work with other media companies, including the Kapamilya Network.
“Hindi pa po kami nagkikita ni Ate, dahil nga po ‘yung Hashtags siyempre, hindi nga po sumasayaw sa It’s Showtime. Siguro po pag nagkita kami– pero sabi naman po sa akin ni Boss Vic, kahit Viva ka, hindi naman porket Viva po ako, hindi na po ako pwede mag channel two.”
He then cited that one of the reasons he signed with Viva Artist Agency was his availability to do projects with various networks.
“So depende po kung sino ang kukuha sa aking network, kung sa seven, sa five, or sa two, depende po sa project po. So sabi po nila, ‘yung Viva nga po ay gitna naman ‘yan. Wala naman po ‘yang kaaway na channel or network. So ‘yun po ‘yung maganda sa kanila, so ‘yun din po ‘yung kung bakit ako pumirma sa kanila, dahil ang ganda ng record nila sa lahat ng channel.”
He then recounted how he signed with Viva Artist Agency.
“Ayun po kagaya nga po ng sinabi ko, kay Tita Becky Agila po ako, yun po ‘yung nagmamanage sa akin, kinausap nila ako kung gusto ko nga pong mag Viva, hindi naman po ako nagdalawang isip, sabi ko po opo.
“Payag naman po ako. And then pumunta po kami dito sa Viva po, then sinabi po ni Boss Vic na gusto niya ako kunin. Masaya po ako na hindi ako nahirapan, kumbaga para lumapit, so blessing po talaga ang pagpunta ko dito.”
Natividad was part of It’s Showtime’s Gandang Lalake segment in 2014, which led him to join the noontime boy group Hashtags. He then entered Pinoy Big Brother with McCoy De Leon as a ‘2 in 1’ housemate in 2016.
His showbiz career then progressed as Natividad started working on the Kapamilya action series, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano and Hanggang Saan. He also appeared in other projects such as Niña Niño and the Kangks Show.
