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Jayda on being paired with Aljon Mendoza

Peter Andrew Acierto

<p dir="ltr">Up-and-coming actress Jayda shared that she felt comfortable working on her first acting project as her leading man, Aljon Mendoza, has helped her transition easily from being a musician to an actress. </p><p dir="ltr">The Kapamilya star shared this information with the media present during the press conference for iWantTFC’s latest series, <em>Teen Clash</em>. </p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cot6Fp-Ar7K/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=511&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A1766557.8000000007%2C%22ls%22%3A437447.4000000004%2C%22le%22%3A438238.7000000011%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cot6Fp-Ar7K/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-3" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 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Aljon Mendoza, bida sa upcoming iWant series with Jayda</u></strong></a></div><p>The singer-turned-actress admitted that she initially felt pressured as it was her first acting gig in the showbiz industry. She also revealed that her mom, Jessa Zaragoza, gave her advice on what she should do. </p><p dir="ltr">Jayda’s first time acting on the small screen wouldn’t be possible without her leading man’s help. She shared that both she and Aljon had the same goals in making their series a success, which allowed them to instantly hit it off as friends. </p><p>“Ramdam ko rin po na committed siya dito sa project na ito. We&#x27;re both working towards one goal. May mga moments, syempre tao lang tayo, na may ilang ng kaunti. Nawala din yung eventually. Habang mas nagkakatrabaho kami, mas nagiging komportable kami sa isa&#x27;t-isa,” she shared.</p><p>Meanwhile, Aljon admitted that he wanted to get to know Jayda on a deeper level to make their scenes appear as natural as possible. In order to make that happen, the Kapamilya actor revealed that he tried to learn as many things as he could about the singer-actress within the short period of time they have been together. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/11/15/fresh-scoops/teen-clash-series-adaptation-ipinakilala-na-203780" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Full cast ng ‘Teen Clash’ series adaptation, ipinakilala na</u></strong></a></div><p>“Nung nalaman ko na magkakasama kami sa project, inalam ko yung hobbies at likes niya. Napag-uusapan din namin &#x27;yung strengths at weaknesses namin and we really motivate each other kaya sobrang thankful ako,” he said.</p><p>Aljon shared that Jayda became one of his energizers during the taping for the series. The actress revealed that he would hold his hand behind the cameras to boost his energy.</p><p>“May scene na madaling araw tapos parang lowbat ako, nagpahawak lang ako sa kamay niya tapos... &#x27;yung love language ko kasi is physical so every time na may hahawak sa kamay ko nafefeel ko &#x27;yung energy. Nare-recharge ako,” he said.</p><p><em>Teen Clash</em> is a coming-of-age story about a young electric group’s passion for music and their journey to find their voices in a chaotic world. Joining Jayda and Aljon in the series are Markus Paterson, Bianca de Vera, Zach Castañeda, Gail Banawis, Ralph Malibunas, Fana, Andrea Abaya, Kobie Brown, and Luke Alford. </p><p>The series is directed by Gino M. Santos and produced by iWantTFC and Black Sheep. <em>Teen Clash</em> will be available for streaming this coming March 17 on the iWantTFC app and website.</p>

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Jayda on being paired with Aljon Mendoza: ‘Walang feeling of discomfort’

Drew Acierto

Published Feb 19, 2023 11:49 AM PHT

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