Breakout actress Ashtine Olviga revealed the qualities she is looking for her real-life leading man on the fifth episode of The Philippine STAR’s On The Rise on YouTube.
For Ashtine, besides the physical attractiveness of a man, she is more inclined to focus on one’s attitude.
“Syempre gusto ko pogi. Pero bukod sa physical talaga, kasi kahit may gwapo kasing lalaki, pag pangit ‘yung ugali, pumapangit, no? Pero kapag hindi naman super perfect, pero kapag sobrang bait naman, nakakagwapo talaga. Kaya feeling ko, importante sa akin ‘yung physical, pero mas importante sa akin kung ano ‘yung laman ng puso talaga,” she said.
Noting, “Kasi aanhin mo naman ‘yung gwapo kung hindi ka naman tinatrato ng tama. Diba?”
When asked about her love language, she answered all of them— Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch.
“Feeling ko lahat. Kailangan natin ibigay lahat. Kahit hindi sobra, basta nabibigay mo pantay-pantay or paminsan-minsan. Alam mo ‘yun? Feeling ko kung magkakapartner ako, bibigay ko talaga lahat din. Lahat ng love language. Bibigay ko. Kasi may hirap ‘yung may pagsisihan ka,” she firmly shared.
Ashtine rose to fame after getting a lead role and being paired with Andres Muhlach in the series “Ang Mutya ng Section E.”
“Answered prayer talaga siya. Kasi, simula nung nagsa-start ako, whenever nare-reject ako sa mga auditions, ganyan. Before and after audition, nag-pre-pray ako. Tapos, siguro, alam mo ‘yun, parang sa lahat ng ‘yun, sa lahat ng pinagdaanan ko, parang ito talaga ‘yung hinanda sa akin ni Lord para pag nabigay na niya sa akin, alam ko na kung paano i-handle ng tama,” she stressed.
According to Ashtine, she became closer with Andres while filming their first movie together, “Minamahal.”
She even rated their closeness with a 10 after filming their movie. “I think 10. Because, wala. Comfortable na ako sa kanya.”
“Mas naging comfortable na kami dito sa Minamahal. So, kapag may mga scene na kinakabahan ako or kailangan kong mag-focus. Parang, mas nakikita na niya kung ano ‘yung kailangan ko.Mas madaling magsabi ng mga worries mo sa kanya kasi, alam mo ‘yun, comfortable na kayo sa isa’t isa. Na-pressure ako nung una kasi nagulat ako talaga,” Ashtine shared.
As she looks back on her 25 years in the entertainment industry, she admitted that she almost quit after joining several P-pop groups before transitioning to supporting roles and finally landing her big break in “Ang Mutya Ng Section E.”
“Siguro pasulpot-sulpot lang na doubts na kaya ko ba ‘to? Para sa akin ba ‘to? Pero hindi naman ‘yung parang wala na, hindi ko na kaya. Nag-wish pa ako ng more projects para mas stable ‘yung income. Bukod sa work naman, gusto ko makapag-travel naman ako with my family,” she added.
She is now considered as one of the next generation’s rising stars. She is also part of the upcoming MMFF entry “Manila’s Finest.”
“May fulfillment na kasi alam mo ‘yun ‘yung mga bagay na pag may dumating na hindi mo in-expect, kahit maliit na bagay lang yun, sobrang saya mo na. Sobrang hindi ako nag-expect talaga ng kahit ano. Kapag may dumating ako or kung may hindi man dumating, okay lang ako. And thankful lang ako sa mga blessings na dumadating pa kung meron,” she said.
