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DESPITE
his status as a popular comedian, Vhong Navarro
remains as humble as ever. That’s what I like about him.
I first met him when he was still a supporting cast
member in Whattamen, and the Vhong now is the
Vhong I met many years ago.
The
Vhong you see on-cam is the Vhong you see off-cam. He
goofs around on the set, making everyone people laugh
with his rib-tickling antics. Even if the shooting
conditions are far from perfect, Vhong manages to
lighten up the set with his jokes. Even if it’s already
3 am and there are a lot of sequences still to be shot,
he continues to flash that crazy grin of his and throw
punchlines with gusto. It’s like as if he is a wind-up
toy whose energy can rival that of 12 nuclear power
plants.
It’s so
fitting that you are now the newest endorser of Enervon
(a vitamin supplement). What can you say about this?
I’m
really happy with the TV commercial (TVC). It’s so
well-made and it’s really me. I’ve been wanting to do a
TVC with them ever since I saw the first series with Pia
(Guanio), Michael V, Winnie (Cordero), Buboy (Cesar
Montano) and Toni (Gonzaga).
I heard
you did your own stunts and choreo-graphy in the TVC...
Yes.
Thankfully, the ad agency was very open to my ideas.
Some people were apprehensive at first about me doing my
own stunts, especially the dangerous ones like biking on
a cliff. I could’ve fallen into a ravine! (Laughs) Thank
God nothing untoward happened and the shoot went very
well.
Speaking
of which...are things with you and Desiree del Valle
going well?
I’d
rather not comment on that.
C’mon!
Does she make you happy?
I’m very
happy with my career right now. There are so many
projects and so many blessings. I couldn’t ask for more.
What
about your kids...how are they?
They are
my inspiration to work hard. I love them so much. I
spend almost all my weekends with them.
What do
you do with your time with them?
We go
malling. We watch the movies they want to see. I rarely
see them regularly because of work so when I do have
time off, I make it a point to spend it with them.
How does
Desiree relate to the kids...?
You’re
really trying to get me, Jet! (Laughs) I’m sorry but I’d
rather not comment because my annulment case with Bianca
(Lapus) is ongoing and I really can’t comment on
anything regarding Desiree.
If your
marriage gets annulled, are you thinking of getting
remarried?
I really
can’t say as my annulment case is still ongoing. Maybe
after that, when everything’s fixed and everything’s
done....I think I’d want to enjoy bachelorhood first. So
I guess that answers your question. I don’t want
to...yet. Getting married is not a joke. I should know.
As long as you love someone and you are there for each
other, you can prepare for the next step, which is
marriage. I want to make sure the next time I get
married, I’m more ready for everything. I want to be
prepared. I want it to be grand—very, very grand. |
