A testy Ara Mina told ABS-CBN's "Entertainment Live!" on Saturday that if rumors are true that the wife of Manny Pacquiao is jealous of her, then the boxing champ should just quit making movies.
During an interview with hosts Toni Gonzaga and Bianca Gonzales, the sexy actress-singer at first laughed off the so-called "sweet" publicity photos of her and the boxing champ turned movie actor.
Mina however became visibly irritated when asked about rumors concerning the Pacman's allegedly jealous wife.
Mina told the "Entertainment Live!" hosts that she's sick and tired of the rumors.
When asked whether it was true that the Pacman's wife blocked the early release of the publicity photos, Mina declined to answer directly.
Instead, she looked at the studio audience and said, "Kayo, may nakita ba kayong publicity photo? Ngayon lang di ba, kung kelan na showing na yung movie? Di ba dapat before pa lang?
"Ang masasabi ko lang siguro hindi sila sanay sa pelikula. Kung totoo man na nagseselos siya, alam mo wag na lang siguro mag artista si Manny, kung pagseselosan niya lahat ng babaeng makakaksama niya. Dapat siguro siya na lang ang leading lady."
(How about you? Have you seen any publicity photo? Didn't you see them only now that the movie's released? Weren't they supposed to be released before the film is shown? The only thing I can say is that maybe, they're not used to the movie business. If ever it's true that she's jealous, then maybe Manny should just quit as an actor if she's going to get jealous of all the women he'll be with. Maybe she should be his leading lady instead.)
The photos that appeared in newspapers belatedly on New Year's Day, were publicity shots meant for the Metro Manila Film Festival entry "Anak ng Kumander".
Pacquiao plays a rebel leader in the film while Mina stars as a reporter who becomes his character's love interest.
The photos should have been released long before the film opened on January 1 but was reportedly delayed because someone had tried to stop their publication.
That someone, according to the showbiz grapevine, is supposedly Jinky, the wife of Pacquiao.
Even months before the film was shown, there have been persistent rumors that Pacquiao and Mina are having an affair.
The actress and the boxer have denied the rumors. Jinky has stayed silent.
Mina explained that her testy remarks were borne out of her own exasperation. Otherwise, she said that her relationship with Pacquiao is okay.
"Napagod lang ako sa issue kaya minsan ngayon nagbibitaw ako ng salita na medyo mashoray."
Mina appealed to the public to leave behind the whole issue about her, Pacquiao and his wife, and move on.
"Tapos na wag na natin silang pakialaman. Tapos na yung pelikula. I have a new movie, I have a new show."
(It's all over, let's not meddle in their affairs. The movie is over.)
Ara Mina was again in the news lately after she left her old network, GMA-7, and moved to ABS-CBN to portray Cassandra, a new character on the afternoon soap "Prinsesa ng Banyera."
Interestingly, Mina moved to ABS-CBN to replace actress-singer Angelika dela Cruz, who moved to GMA-7.
Dela Cruz's character in the soap has already been killed off to make way for the new character played by Mina.
Mina said that she made sure to iron everything out with her former network so that there wouldn't be any problems.
Mina, who used to be a regular on a comedy series, even joked about the prospect of her taking on a sexy look for "Prinsesa ng Banyera".
When the show's producer's asked her if she was comfortable going sexy on the soap opera, she quipped: "Sure why not? Dalaga na ako, eh. (Sure, why not? I'm a big girl now)."
Mina was making reference to the fact that she started her career in the 1990s as a sex symbol, appearing in several Filipino soft porn films when such movies were still hot.
When the sexy movie trend passed, Mina took up singing and comedy. For several years, she was a mainstay on the late night comedy show "Bubble Gang" which capitalizes not only on jokes, but the voluptuous charms of its buxom cast that used to include Mina.
For the New Year, Mina said that she wishes to have a new boyfriend. She said that for one thing, it would end all speculation about whom she's having a relationship with.
"Minsan nakakaramdam ka rin ng, 'Ay sana may naggu-goodnight sa akin'," she said.
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