Andi Eigenmann reveals she ‘cried so hard’ when she didn’t get cast as Marimar

Andi Eigenamnn revealed that she once cried when she was not chosen to play the role of Marimar.  revealed that she once cried when she was not chosen to play the role of Marimar. 

The actress also shared that the she also became emotional when she did not bag the role of Dyesebel.

She noted that she did not audition for the roles though.

On her Instagram Story, Andi shared a comment from a fan saying that she looks like Marimar in a photo taken in Siargao which she posted on her Instagram page.

She then wrote: "Fun fact: I cried so hard when I didn’t get cast as Marimar. [For your information], I was so young and I didn’t even audition (same with Dyesebel), but you get it! LOL!” she said.

Andi then highlighted that though she was not able to play the said roles, she is living her own version of Marimar now in real life.

"And now here I am living [that] Marimar and Dyesebel and Marina life in real life! Manifestation is REAL!" she said.

Andi moved to Siargao in 2018 to be with her fiancé Philmar Alipayo and their kids.

In an interview in 2020 in the show I Feel U, Andi shared why she loves living on the island.

"I guess it’s a sense of freedom and peace. I get to be who I want to be or who I really am without anybody judging me," she said.

The actress also relayed that it was always been her dream to be an island girl.

"It was my dream for so long, ever since I was a little girl. So parang that feeling of giving myself the dream life that I’ve always wanted allows me to be my best self, be happy," she said.

Back in May last year, Andi ventured into entrepreneurship and opened a snack bar in Siargao.

"The idea for our snacks is to be offered in eco-friendly packaging, to hopefully influence our customers and other shops around to avoid the use of single-use plastic for their take-away orders. Plastic pollution is a big threat to our ocean life, so whether you live in the city, or on an island, going for reusable, or 100% biodegradable options is a great way to help out," she shared in a YouTube vlog she uploaded last year.

She added: ""We are making our packaging, our plating for panini because I want to use the opportunity of having a snack bar to promote using only fully biodegradable containers for our take out food and drinks."

Philmar also opened his own business which is a surf shop adjacent to Andi's snack bar.

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"Both our first business ventures, although separate, we're doing it together! Symbolic of how far we've come, from constant conversations about our dreams, helping each other and taking steps to achieve them. This is one of them materialized," Andi posted on her Instagram page in May 2022.

She continued: "Our relationship didn't go in the same order as most others', but hey there is no rule book on this, right?? Our children, whom we owe all this to, are the very reason why we made it this far. This life was and is never just always bathed in sunshine, but I am grateful things happened the way they all did because I wouldn't have it any other way. I am more than happy to be sharing this with them all."