After an eight month break from doing teleseryes, Enrique Gil is happy to be working on the small screen again with love team partner Liza Soberano.

'It feels good to be back since ‘Forevermore.’ Nakaka-miss din eh. So sa mga hindi pa naka-get over sa ‘Forevermore’ heto na po kami ulit. Coming from the success of ‘Forevermore’ of course they’re going to expect na yung ‘Dolce Amore’ ganun din. You can’t please everybody but you try your best. Yung sinasabi ko lang, basta maka-enjoy tayo siyempre the people will see that din. So pag nawala yung essence ng enjoyment wala na,” he said.

In “Dolce Amore,” Quen plays the role of a hardworking man named Tenten Ibarra who crosses paths with a young Italian socialite played by Liza Soberano. Quen shared he and Liza are definitely closer than before which makes working together more enjoyable.

'Oo naman. Sa tagal naming nag-bonding sa Baguio. I think it’s a bad thing kung hindi (nag-deepen) di ba? When you work with somebody, the more you work with somebody, it just gets deeper, the friendship and everything, the bonding. Imposibleng hindi,” he said.

When asked if they will finally have a kissing scene in the soap, Quen replied Liza (who just turned 18 last month) is still too young. 'Wala pa po. Bata pa yan. Wala pa po yan. Sweet love lang dito. The love story is something very innocent, very real, light lang siya. Yung magaan lang,” he added.

Playing a working class guy in the show also gave Quen a new perspective on his work as an actor.

'I realized how easy we have it sometimes. Like when I was shooting dun sa construction site nakikita ko yung ibang construction working tinuturuan ako mag-welding. Sinabi ko, ‘Grabe, you just go around and see all these establishments and you take it for granted. You don’t know how hard these people work for that. And to be in it and do what they do, you have no reason to complain in what you’re doing compared to what they’re doing. So it just opens my mind. Iba. i don’t know. It shows you things that you didn’t know. It opens up your mind. It’s a humbling experience when you’re there,” he remarked.

When asked about whether he followed up on his statement that he plans to court Liza when she turns 18, Quen divulged the soap is their top priority at the moment.

“What’s our real score? It’s still the same. I would say it’s not like before. We developed some more. We’re in a place na we’re so happy. I’m happy. You don’t really have to label anything as long as you guys are happy. So happy kami muna.”

For Valentine’s Day, the two will be together all day during the grand launch of the show on ASAP with a mall show in MArket! Market in the afternoon and a scheduled taping as well. But it seems the “Dolce Amore” actor also has a surprise in store for Liza. 'Secret na lang, baka mabuking eh (laughs),” he said.

Watch “Dolce Amore” starting February 15, Monday weeknights on Primetime Bida on ABS-CBN.