Liza Soberano declares: 'I've earned the right to finally be me'

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style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co9hvo0SRFZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano)</a></div></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA – Liza Soberano uploaded a lengthy video on her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roLGm8vkIpg&amp;">YouTube</a> channel on Sunday reflecting on her personal growth since transitioning into having a new management agency and expressing that she now feels empowered to live her life for herself.</p><p>She started by elaborating on her first Instagram post accompanied by a heartfelt poem after she wiped her feed clean.</p><p>“Those photos actually came from a self-produced fun photoshoot with the one and only Shaira Luna. One of my favorite layouts out of eight that we did – as we were shooting, we kind of got inspired by one of my favorites, up and coming director slash author Sarah Bahbah.”</p><p>For the layout, Soberano said they just played around with the concept of being jealous of a flower. The poem, on the other hand, was Soberano expressing her hopes and dreams and frustrations.</p><p>“I am 25 years old now and I think people forget that I’ve been working for 13 years now, since I was 12 years old. I’ve been in six feature films, over 500 episodes of teleseryes and have only really dabbled into three main genres – romance, comedy and drama. Since I was 16, I had only really worked side by side with one main co-star, with the same production company, rotating around the same three directors,” she said.</p><p>“During all those years, I was never really asked for my input, my thoughts, my ideas. I felt like I was being told to be just a flower for so long and I finally started to explore a world of being able to create and tell my story and hopefully others,” she added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/04/22/liza-enrique-to-go-separate-ways-in-terms-of-career">Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil to go &#x27;separate ways&#x27; in terms of career</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/25/22/how-liza-soberano-landed-role-in-lisa-frankeinstein">How Liza Soberano landed role in Hollywood film &#x27;Lisa Frankeinstein&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>In the same video, Soberano also updated her supporters on what she’s been doing “as an ambassador” and how it has opened doors for her to explore writing and producing.</p><p>While saying that she’s recently started cutting down on all the endorsements that she’s had, Soberano announced that she will be launching a partnership with a new brand on Monday.</p><p>“It has been the most amazing experience ever. I had the opportunity to work side by side with the client, the executives, the marketing officer and with the director of the commercial campaigns. I was part of the pre-production meetings. I was part of the storyboarding. I was part of the writing of the script.”</p><p>Without disclosing any details, Soberano teased that she’s excited for her followers to see the commercial.</p><p>“This was my first ever jab at directing. I am just so excited to see everyone’s reaction to it. It’s nothing like I’ve ever done before, that’s for sure. I am sure a lot of you guys will be shocked and will be surprised but I had the best time working on it and working with this team so I hope you guys will show it some love.”</p><p>In the concluding moments of the 14-minute video, Soberano expressed her hope that she was able to provide some insights into her recent decisions in life.</p><p>She also took the time say how grateful she is “for everything that I have, everything that I’ve experienced in life professionally and personally and everything else that came with it.”</p><p>“I am so grateful for my supporters. I am so grateful for the brands that I get to work with. I am so thankful for the places that I’ve been able to go to, the things that I’ve been able to experience and being able to take care of my family and live a comfortable life,” she said.</p><p>While acknowledging the backlash she’s been receiving, Soberano added: “I obviously know that it would be much easier to just stick to what has been working for me, to stay forever the same, and I know and I understand that it’s unfair to all the Liza Soberano fans, all the LizQuen fans. But I hope you understand that by doing so, by giving into the pressure of doing what everybody else wants for me, I am being unfair to myself, Hope Soberano.”</p><p>Over the years, Soberano revealed that she’s sacrificed her childhood, her freedom and her happiness to present “Liza Soberano” to the world. </p><p>With that, she believes she’s earned the right to finally be herself, and to finally be able to do things for herself “as Hope Soberano.”</p><p>“I’ve embarked on a fresh new chapter and I am finally taking control of my life, pursuing dreams that I’ve always had to hold off on. It’s exciting, it’s terrifying, it’s anxiety-filled and confusing. But what I know for sure is that for the first time, I am finally living my life for me.”</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/71VNMYm1n7k?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q6v6BwRbHhE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Liza Soberano uploaded a lengthy video on her YouTube channel on Sunday reflecting on her personal growth since transitioning into having a new management agency and expressing that she now feels empowered to live her life for herself.

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Liza Soberano declares: 'I've earned the right to finally be me'

Liza Soberano declares: 'I've earned the right to finally be me'

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Published Feb 26, 2023 11:40 AM PHT

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