On January 6, Viva stars Jerald Napoles and Kim Molina highlighted how Gab Lagman, who remained a gentleman in doing his intimate scenes with Kim Molina in Girlfriend Na Pwede Na.
At the media conference for Girlfriend Na Pwede Na, which LionhearTV covered, Napoles praised Lagman’s initiative to ask permission before doing his sweet scenes with Molina.
“Gusto ko lang i-honor ‘yung respeto ni Gab sa relasyon namin ni Kim. Kasi, there was a parang needed na intimitate scene sila, si Gab pumasok sa kwarto para magpaalam sa akin. Nakaupo ako, as in nagse-cellphone, sabi niya sa akin, ‘Bro, sabi kasi ni Direk ganito ‘yung eksena, so okay lang ba sayo?’ Sabi ko, ‘Sige okay lang, sige go.’
“Pero sa akin, sa loob ko, wow, okay ‘yun ah. Kasi, kung tutuusin, professionalism, we’ll do it di ba? Pero ‘yung gesture kasi na ‘yun kailangan natin naa-acknowledge at nasasabi sa mga tao eh kasi ganoon magtrabaho si Gab.”
Molina attested to how Lagman remained a gentleman while filming their scenes.
“Oo tama ‘yun, after ‘yung mangyari ‘yung shoot na ‘yun, ‘yung eksena na ‘yun. Napag-usapan namin ni Jerald sa bahay. He’s such a gentleman. I’m not saying this because you’re here. Pero it really happened, bago mangyari ‘yung eksena na ‘yun, nag-excuse me muna siya sa akin, nag-excuse me siya kay Direk. Sabi ko, saan pupunta ‘tong batang ito? Sabi ko, ready na ako eh.
“Tapos pumunta siya sa standby area ni Je, tapos nagpaalam siya. Tapos bumalik siya, tapos sabi niya, ‘Okay na ko. okay ka na?’ Sabi ko, ‘Okay naman ako.’ Kasi, kami rin naman ni Jerald, sanay rin naman kami na when it comes to intimate scenes with other people.”
Lagman, as a person, cited how he wanted to respect his co-stars.
“It’s a personal thing, ano lang respect. Kasi, siyempre lalaki siya, tapos girlfriend pa rin siya ni Je. Gusto ko lang talagang mag-pay ng respect as a person.”
Girlfriend Na Pwede Na stars Kim Molina, Jerald Napoles and Gab Lagman. The romantic-comedy also features Tomas Rodriguez, Heart Ryan, Nicole Omillo, Andrea Barbierra, Prince Estefan, and Gene Padilla.
The Viva romantic comedy film directed by Benedict Mique premieres on January 18 in cinemas.
