On March 20, Viva artist and former Hashtags member Nikko Natividad admitted that he gets mistaken as gay because of being ‘touchy.’
At the media conference for Working Boys 2: Choose Your Papa at Vertis North, Quezon City, Natividad highlighted how he relates to his character in the upcoming comedy film.
“Siguro sa character ni Vitto, ‘yung ma-compute.
“Siguro ‘yung character ko na ma-touchy. Ma-touchy naman po talaga ako. Kaya nga minsan dati, lalo na noong ano, hindi ko pa nilalabas na may anak ako at tsaka asawa, napagkakamalan ako lagi na beki, na dahil ma-touchy, mayakap ako.”
He then encouraged people to change their perception of men being affectionate with male friends.
“Pero, siyempre ‘yung mga LGBTQIA+ community mahal ko ‘yan. Wala naman pong problema. Pero ‘yung nagiging ano po kasi natin na stereotype na kapag lalaki dapat wag masyadong ma-touchy di ba? Pero dapat normal lang ‘yun, lalo na kung close kayo. Normal lang ‘yung mayakap ma-hug.”
He also highlighted the current reach of his social media platform and how he would use it to promote his upcoming film.
“Siyempre importante ‘yung social media talaga, aminin lahat nandiyan, ‘yung mga product, lalo na kung 2.8M kikitain ‘yung mga kasama ko, importante ‘yung mga content, sa Tiktok, ‘yan ‘yung magiging goal namin na magkakasama kami.
“‘Yung mga nakakatawang clip dahil tulad nito, comedy ‘yung Working Boys, so dapat makagawa kami ng content na nakakatawa, and then maging interesado ‘yung mga audience kung ano yung talent namin pagdating sa comedy.”
Natividad stars in the comedy film Working Boys 2: Choose Your Papa with Wilbert Ross, Mikoy Morales, Vitto Marquez, and Andrew Muhlach.
The cast includes Bayani Agbayani, Angela Morena, Debbie Garcia, Lea Jane, Angelic Guzman, Divine Aucina, Bob Jbeili, Marissa Sanchez, and Juliana Parizcova Segovia.
Under the direction of Paolo O’Hara, Working Boys 2: Choose Your Papa opens in cinemas nationwide on March 29.
