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Jerome Ponce recalls joining 'PBB' auditions twice

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/entertainment/6/28/jerome-ponce-062916.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Before he was cast in &quot;Be Careful With My Heart,&quot; young actor Jerome Ponce auditioned for ABS-CBN&#x27;s reality show &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; not once but twice.In an interview on the morning talk show &quot;Magandang Buhay&quot; on Wednesday, Ponce confessed that it was really his dream to join the reality television show.Ponce was at a computer shop when he was discovered by a talent scout, who told him to audition for the reality show in 2010 -- the same batch of eventual winner James Reid.&quot;Pumila ako ng like 3 a.m. natapos kami ng 12 midnight na. &#x27;Yun &#x27;yung first time, finalist na ako ng Manila, hindi na ako kinolback,&quot; Ponce recalled.He auditioned again for the teen edition in 2012, which crowned Myrtle Sarrosa as the big winner. &quot;Umasa din po ako dahil na-pictorial na ako,&quot; he said.Despite his failure to get into &quot;PBB,&quot; Ponce continued to pursue his dream. &quot;Na-frustrate ako pero nasanay na din ako, that&#x27;s life,&quot; he said.The turning point came when his father met designer Avel Bacudio, who introduced Ponce to a producer at ABS-CBN, who in turn asked the young actor to audition for &quot;Be Careful With My Heart.&quot;&quot;Then dumating &#x27;yung time na may camera na, may location, pinadala na kami ng damit. Para sa akin normal lang &#x27;yon, &#x27;yun pala teaser na. Tapos nakauwi na ako sa bahay, naliligo ako, biglang inere na. Hindi sinabi sa akin na ako na talaga,&quot; he narrated.Ponce said he is just thankful that the hit daytime series opened up many opportunities for him. Currently, he stars in <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/20/16/loisa-andalio-reveals-real-score-with-joshua-garcia" target="_blank">&quot;Wansapanataym Presents: Candy&#x27;s Crush&quot;</a> with former &quot;PBB&quot; housemate Loisa Andalio.

Before being cast on "Be Careful With My Heart," young actor Jerome Ponce auditioned for ABS-CBN's reality show "Pinoy Big Brother" not once but twice.