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Barbie Forteza on love team with David Licauco: ‘It’s a business partnership’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Barbie Forteza took a trip down memory lane and opened up about her life prior to joining showbiz.</p><p>According to Barbie, she did not come from a family with a comfortable life.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung daddy ko nga po tricycle driver dati, &#x27;yung nanay ko, may family business po kasi kami na yema and pastillas, tapos si mama &#x27;yung gumagawa ng kahon,&quot; she said in an interview with Karen Davila in the latter’s latest YouTube vlog.</p><p>Despite their economic status before, Barbie said that she&#x27;s thankful to her parents for not pushing her to join showbiz to give them extra income. She highlighted that she entered showbiz because she really wanted to be an actress.</p><p>&quot;To be completely honest and I am really thankful for my parents for this dahil ginusto kong maging artista, hindi nila sinabi na, &#x27;Nak mag-artista ka dahil kailangan natin ng pang extra.&#x27; Never nilang pinaramdam sa amin ni ate na kailangan naming tumulong sa kanila. Ito gusto ko talaga,&quot; said.</p><div><iframe width="789" height="444" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FYAQPbBpOFo" title="BARBIE FORTEZA &amp; DAD In Tears Sharing Her Journey To Stardom! | Karen Davila Ep90" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Prior to acting, Barbie did commercial ads. Later, she became an extra on GMA shows.</p><p>&quot;Nag-extra po ako sa <em>Lupin </em>ni Mr. Richard Gutierrez at nag-audition po ako bilang young Marimar,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Barbie shared that being an extra was challenging. &quot;&#x27;Yun medyo mahirap po dahil &#x27;yung time po na &#x27;yun wala po kaming matinong standby area and hindi mo alam kung kailan ka kukunan. Hindi ko naisip na sisikat ako pero natutuwa ako dahil &#x27;yung very first scene ko as an extra na very good ako ni direk kasi nakaiyak ako,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Barbie has starred in more than 20 teleseryes to date. She recently headlined the GMA hit show <em>Maria Clara at Ibarra. </em>Barbie was praised for her acting performance on the show. The series also paved the way for her successful love team with co-star David Licauco.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkP9T-RO18D/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%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A6855215.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="844" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve had so many leading men before pero &#x27;tong team up ko with David Licauco sa <em>Maria Clara at Ibarra </em>is one of the most successful love teams,&quot; she said.</p><p>The actress has a boyfriend in real life, her fellow Kapuso star Jak Roberto. When asked if her boyfriend gets jealous over her partnership with David, she responded, &quot;Hindi naman po kasi magkaibagan po sila ni David and kami ni David malinaw sa aming dalawa na this is a business partnership.&quot;</p><p>She also pointed out that even their fans understand that her partnership with David is purely for work.  </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CknK5SELBGK/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%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6826924.3%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="844" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Nakakatuwa lang din kahit &#x27;yung mga supporters namin very mature mag-isip, matatalino. Wala silang expect from David and I to be more than friends kasi alam nga nila we&#x27;re very good friends and we&#x27;re really good partners onscreen so okay na sila dun, so laking pasalamat ko rin sa mga supporters namin,&quot; she stated.</p><p>On what she wants to do next after <em>Maria Clara at Ibarra</em>, Barbie said that she is hoping to headline a thriller film.</p><p>&quot;Gusto ko pong mag-pelikula. Gusto ko po sana &#x27;yung medyo edgy, &#x27;yung hindi masyadong predictable &#x27;yung concept and gusto kong maka-try ng thriller kasi masaya naman pong gawin ang rom-com ganyan pero napapanood po natin siya sa teleserye so why not kung magbabayad rin naman ang tao, let us make something different,&quot; she said.</p>

<p>Barbie Forteza talks about her journey in showbiz and her popular love team with David Licauco. </p>

Barbie Forteza talks about her journey in showbiz and her popular love team with David Licauco.

Barbie Forteza on love team with David Licauco: ‘It’s a business partnership’

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Barbie Forteza on love team with David Licauco: ‘It’s a business partnership’

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Published March 04, 2023 10:48 AM PHT

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