Seeing her parents reunited on screen during the taping of the two-part episode of Sharon last night was definitely a dream come true for KC Concepcion. Aside from promoting the movie I’ll Be There, it was a rare chance for Gabby Concepcion and Sharon Cuneta to sit down and talk like old friends in front of a cheering audience. “Sabi ko nga yung energy ng tao parang nasa Araneta (Coliseum) kami lahat. But personally, hindi ko siya tinitignan as a showbiz event. Kasi isa lang akong simpleng anak na nangarap at some point na magkasama or magkita yung kanyang dalawang magulang. So sabi ko nga kanina, isang pangarap lang sa akin na magkausap sila nang hindi nag-aaway sa phone. Kaya ngayon na tapos na ito at lahat, feeling ko kasal ko or something. Alam mo yung parang may celebration. I didn’t know that it’s going to be that way,” said KC in an interview with several ABS-CBN reporters right after the show.
The fact that Gabby and Sharon could easily joke about their romantic past further surpassed her expectations on this one-of-a-kind family reunion of sorts. “Para silang may sariling mundo ‘di ba? Kaya nga sabi ko kay Ninang Zsa-Zsa (Padilla, who co-hosted the show), ‘Ninang dun tayo sa gilid. Hayaan muna natin silang mag-usap!’ At saka nakikita ko yung pagka-fun ni Papa at yung pagka-fun ni Mama lumalabas, parang dati lang. Makikita mo kung bakit sila nag-click dati, yung ganon.”
KC further shared that Gabby was a bit nervous especially when he sang their movie’s theme song for the opening number. “Oo naka-take three yata kami. Hindi niya raw alam yung kanta at color blind kasi si papa. E ‘di ba yung teleprompter computerized? So hindi niya mabasa kasi iba-ibang kulay nakikita niya. Tapos sa backstage, hawak-hawak niya yung mic. Tuwing may sasabihin si mama on stage, lagi siyang humihirit hanggang sa pinatay na yung mic niya. Tapos hinahanap niya yung mic ko, pinatay din yung mic ko.”
But in spite of her father’s funny antics, KC couldn’t help but be moved to tears with the knowledge that they were once a happy family. “Siyempre ito yung hinihintay mo ‘di ba? All my life, since nagkahiwalay sila, siyempre gusto mo lang na magkasama sila. Masaya na kami ni Mama with the Pangilinans, masaya na si Papa with the Concepcions, pero siyempre iba pa rin yung makita sila na magkasama. Nakilala ko kasi si Papa e. I mean, hindi naman parang iniwan na niya ako sanggol pa lang ako. So nakilala ko siya kaya hinanap ko siya ulit. Kahit naman hindi mo nakilala tatay mo, hahanapin mo ‘di ba?”
When asked about Sharon’s reaction when she got emotional during the show, KC paused for a bit before she carefully answered, “Siguro safe naman sabihin na ayaw niya magpaapekto kasi kahit love life, or kahit anything na maiyak ako, naiiyak siya. So kanina, bilang naiyak ako, meron daw siyang pinapatugtog na kanta sa utak niya. Tapos ‘di daw niya ako pinapakinggan para daw hindi siya maapektuhan.”
Given what her parents’ went through in the past, it’s certainly not easy to get hold of their rollercoaster emotions which is why the three of them still can’t do a movie together at this point of time. “Pagkatapos ng movie namin ni Papa, siguro yung kaming dalawa muna ni Mama (ang sunod kong gagawin). Kasi medyobig deal talaga yung kaming tatlo, baka hindi namin matapos yung pelikula,” she simply stated.
Catch Sharon, Gabby, and KC for the first time together on TV via Sharon’s special two-part episode on June 11 and June 19.
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