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Renshi De Guzman on doing LGBTQ roles: ‘Wala namang mali kung gay or bisexual ka’

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Rhea Manila Santos

<p>As part of the new members of the Gold Squad called Squad Plus, teen actor Renshi De Guzman said he is happy to finally get the chance to do more exciting projects with the Kapamilya network.</p><p>“Masaya ako nung una dahil three years ako sa indie and magkakaroon ako ng mainstream na project kaya masyaa ko at excited pero kinakabahan dahil hindi ko alam kung kaya ko ba talaga pero thankful ako,” he said. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/3/4/fresh-scoops/meet-your-newest-barkada-star-magics-new-breed-o-192058"><strong><u>READ: Meet your newest barkada: Star Magic’s new breed of stars</u></strong></a></div><p>Having done projects in the past which portray him as a part of the LGBTQ community, Renshi shared his realizations before and after doing the project.</p><p>“Nung una meron (hesitation) eh. Andun yung iisipin mo na, ‘Ano kayang iisipin sa akin ng ibang tao kapag ginawa ko ‘to?’ And then tinanggap ko siya kasi gusto ko siyang gawin tapos habang tumatagal naisip ko na okay lang kahit sabihin man nila na gay ako or bi ako. Okay lang sa akin kasi wala namang mali kung gay or bisexual ka eh. Hangga’t wala kang tinatapakang tao, okay lang go lang. Okay lang kahit anong sabihin nila na pagkakakilala nila sa akin as long as alam ko naman kung sino at ano ako. Okay lang sa akin yun,” he explained.</p><p>Renshi said that he would still be open to doing LGBTQ roles in the future, “Open naman ako sa kahit anong role as long as napagkasunduan ng management. Okay lang sa akin yun. May tiwala naman ako sa management so go (laughs),” he added.</p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="664" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/edw_k9g9I48" title="YouTube video player" width="1805"></iframe></div><p>Now currently part of the cast of the drama series <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/hkm2021"><strong><em><u>Huwag Kang Mangamba</u></em></strong></a>, Renshi said he wants to continue to hone his craft and become a known character actor.</p><p>“Yun talaga yung gusto ko mula dati pa nung nag-sa-start ako sa indie gusto ko talaga maging character actor. So sana. Ngayon nag-aaral ako ng acting and of course yung personality kasi sobrang importante yung sa trabaho natin and yung professionalism. And of course, ang dami kong natutunan dun sa mga taping, kung paano sila umarte, kung paano sila magtrabaho. Ang gagaling nila, ang professional nila. Dun siguro ako kumukuha ng lessons,” he said.</p>

New Squad Plus member Renshi De Guzman admits he is not worried to be typecast in BL roles.