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Ian Pangilinan praises his “Love Bites” leading lady Kim Rodriguez

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Liezel dela Cruz

<p>ABS-CBN Entertainment&#x27;s Made For YouTube series <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-videos/new-season-of-love-bite-offers-different-stories-of-love-with-abs-cbns-rising-stars-19553" target="_blank"><u><b>“Love Bites”</b></u></a> is back with a new season. Giving life to the first episode are Ian Pangilinan and Kim Rodriguez in a tale that paints the courage and serendipitous beauty of love. </p><p>Ian talked about the making of <strong>Love Bites &quot;Wedding Dress&quot;</strong> in this episode of Kapamilya Chat. In case you missed its premiere last April 28, the story revolves around a woman who bought a wedding dress to manifest finding her dream romance, and a pastor who, in contrast to the heroine, is afraid to take risks. </p><p>Ian mentioned that it was his first time meeting Kim, whom he searched on the internet first thing just to get to know her body of work. As someone who comes on set prepared, Ian tries to familiarize himself with his co-actors and directors’ backgrounds to somewhat connect to their individual work methods. </p><p>It helps lessen the awkwardness, as what happened between him and Kim, for whom he has nothing but sweet words. “Sobrang thankful ako na siya ‘yung naging kaeksena ko kasi, hopefully, makikita ninyo sa episode namin, it was very comfortable throwing lines with her.” </p><p>They worked as a team in giving this real-life love story justice. He was also impressed by Kim’s journey from playing small roles to getting her big break and recently portraying a significant role in <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/darna" target="_blank"><em><u><b>Mars Ravelo&#x27;s Darna</b></u></em></a> series. </p><p>He praised her for being a kind and brilliant woman. “Hindi ko maintindihan pero madalas siyang kinakabahan. Hindi ko gets kung bakit kasi sobrang galing naman niya.” This trait of hers, which magnifies humility, truly fascinates Ian. </p><p>Everyone hit it off in an instant and they bonded a lot during and after their taping. Their location in Puerto Galera added happy vibes to their bonding moments. </p><p>Ian, handpicked for his role, accepted the offer right away. He thought the show’s concept is striking, plus it came from the makers of <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/maalaalamokaya" target="_blank"><em><b><u>Maalaala Mo Kaya</u></b></em></a>. Asked about his preparations for his role, he mentioned that they were given a detailed character sketch since they’re portraying real people. </p><p>Ian admitted he has few similarities with his character. But, one with which he resonates fully is his character’s insecurity. He admitted that he suffers from self-doubt at times, too. He seldom takes big leaps. That being said, Ian himself likely learned a thing or two from the story. </p><p><b>Love Bites &quot;Wedding Dress&quot;</b> is now available via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrTs0cdH7-k" target="_blank"><u><b>ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube Channel</b></u></a>.</p><div><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">.scroll-wrapper {-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}.scroll-wrapper iframe {border: none;}</style></div><div class="scroll-wrapper"><iframe id="MegaControllerIframe-1680653835104" src="https://controller.megaphonetv.com?m=c30fv&amp;iswebpoll=true&amp;poll_id=642cbd40f1b2e0000a1375a9" style="width:100%;min-height:480px"></iframe></div><script type="text/javascript">!function(){class e{constructor(t,s=null){this.type=null,this.fieldName=t,this.fieldValue=s,this.originMessageID=`${(new Date).getTime()}_${Math.random()}`,this.systemID=e.SYSTEM_ID}toPlainObject(){return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this))}}e.GET='GET',e.SET='SET',e.RESPONSE='RESPONSE',e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK='LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK',e.SYSTEM_ID='MP_FIRST_PARTY_DATA_BRIDGE';class t extends e{constructor(t,s,a=null){super(t,s),this.status=a,this.type=e.RESPONSE}}function s(){try{if('undefined'==typeof localStorage)return!1;try{return localStorage.setItem('testkey','testvalue'),localStorage.removeItem('testkey'),!0}catch(e){return!1}}catch(e){return!1}}if(window&&window.addEventListener){const a=document.getElementById('MegaControllerIframe-1680653835104');new class{constructor(){this.targetOrigin='*',this.bubblingMessages=new Map,this.beginListeningForMessages()}beginListeningForMessages(){window.addEventListener('message',this.messageListener.bind(this),!1)}messageListener(a){if(a.data.systemID!==e.SYSTEM_ID)return;let i=a.data.type,n=a.data.fieldName,r=a.data.fieldValue,g=new t;if(g.originMessageID=a.data.originMessageID,i===e.GET)g.fieldName=n,s()?this.handleGet(n,a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.SET)s()?this.handleSet(n,r):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK)s()?this.handleLocalStorageCheck(a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.RESPONSE){const e=this.bubblingMessages.get(a.data.originMessageID);null!=e&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(a.data.originMessageID),e.source.postMessage(a.data,this.targetOrigin))}}handleGet(e,t,s){s.fieldValue=localStorage.getItem(e),s.status=200,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}handleSet(e,t){localStorage.setItem(e,t)}handleLocalStorageCheck(e,t){t.status=200,e.postMessage(t.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}checkForBubble(e,t,s){!function(){try{return window.self!==window.top}catch(e){return!0}}()?(s.status=403,s.fieldValue=null,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)):this.bubbleMessage(e,t)}bubbleMessage(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.set(t.originMessageID,{message:t,source:s}),t.type!==e.GET&&t.type!==e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK||setTimeout(this.handleBubbledMessageTimeout.bind(this),4e3,t,s),window.parent.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin)}handleBubbledMessageTimeout(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.has(t.originMessageID)&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(t.originMessageID),t.status=404,t.type=e.RESPONSE,s.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin))}};window.addEventListener('message',function(e){e.data.hasOwnProperty('height')&&(a.style.height=(parseInt(e.data.height)+1).toString()+'px')},!1)}}();</script><div> </div>

Ian Pangilinan shares off-cam stories from the set of Love Bites “Wedding Dress.”