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EXCLUSIVE: Jameson Blake looks back on memories with his father: ‘He never gives up’

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<p>Even after a decade of being in showbiz, actor Jameson Blake still remembers his Hong Kong-based American father Robin Blake’s reaction when he first found out his eldest son was joining showbiz as a housemate on the reality show competition <em>Pinoy Big Brother: 737</em> in 2015. The 27-year-old actor shared some of his best memories with his biological dad in an exclusive interview with PUSH ABS-CBN.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=478114387081691136&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-06-13T07%3A42%3A24.874106%3A55777d5f-eb16-4efa-9d51-a19f2f1f3dbb%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=0b9a915288432cbc56bc865aacc00d794e0ec389&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:514px;height:717px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="478114387081691136"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“Nung nalaman niya na papasok ako sa showbiz, siyempre he was proud and he could not imagine  how I would do things like this. He would think deep and he would always ask me, ‘How do you manage to act like this and be like this in front of the camera?’ He would imagine himself being in front of a camera and he would (imagine that he would) panic or be uncomfortable,” he shared. “It’s just funny that he understands that part of being an artist. Kasi I grew up being a shy person so being in front of the camera and everything was also new to me. Nagulat lang siya na eventually I got used to it. It’s become like a normal thing for me.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/28/jameson-blake-reveals-the-one-actress-i-want-to-work-with-1057"><strong><u>READ: Jameson Blake reveals ‘the one actress I want to work with’</u></strong></a></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-26" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJY1qqiyXue/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A26%2C%22os%22%3A3486824%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="823" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-26" 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>Growing up in Hong Kong until his early teens, Jameson admitted that it took some adjustment for him and his siblings when his parents separated, leaving their dad in Hong Kong. </p><p>“It was very new din para sa amin. Me, my sister and my brother kasi nasanay kami na nasa Hong Kong for ten years, and then we suddenly moved to the Philippines in Angeles City. We didn’t expect na we were going to stay here for a long time. Parang for vacation lang dapat. We ended up staying here longer and it took a while for me to adapt to the new environment,” he recalled. </p><p>“But then, I cannot look back and say that I should’ve done this kasi if I look back, then I wouldn’t be here in showbiz. So I would say it was a blessing in disguise. I can see my mom happier and everyone in my family gets along and there’s no point in looking back and saying this should have been done better or anything. Everything fit into place,” he said. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-24" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIaRA_myCWL/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A24%2C%22os%22%3A3465481.4000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="823" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-24" 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><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/24/exclusive-jameson-blake-on-making-first-impressions-akala-nila-na-suplado-ako-1152"><strong><u>READ: EXCLUSIVE: Jameson Blake on making first impressions: ‘Akala nila na suplado ako!’ </u></strong></a></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-22" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJw95twS8LV/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A22%2C%22os%22%3A3421799.3000000715%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="719" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-22" 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>Even though they live in different countries, Jameson shared that he still enjoyed bonding with his dad in simple ways. </p><p>“Well, what I miss most about my dad is the conversations that we would have. We would have long conversations with him doing most of the talking. He likes to talk about his past and his beliefs and his perceptions towards different topics, and I enjoy those talks,” he said. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-20" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DI2mLfjSEIa/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A20%2C%22os%22%3A3361696.2000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="844" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-20" 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>When asked what life lesson he cherishes the most from his biological father, Jameson gave an honest and simple answer right away.</p><p>“One thing I appreciate about my dad is, kahit hindi perfect yung pag-raise niya sa amin, he never gives up. And that’s something I look up to my parents about: the sacrifices they’ve done for us, for me and my siblings. One thing that he would tell me sometimes — it’s pretty simple, but he would say, ‘Expensive is cheap and cheap is expensive.’ Na when you buy things and you keep buying the cheap things over and over, it accumulates to being expensive and you spend more money on that. But if you buy one good product, it will last even longer.”</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-18" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ4S07EyMVp/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A18%2C%22os%22%3A3344086.9000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="847" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-18" 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><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/2/3/exclusive-jameson-blake-on-how-to-be-a-male-beauty-endorser-always-be-in-a-good-mood-1322"><strong><u>READ: EXCLUSIVE: Jameson Blake on how to be a male beauty endorser: ‘Always be in a good mood!’</u></strong></a></div><p>Since moving to the Philippines more than a decade ago, Jameson and his siblings have been thankful for the love and support given to them by their stepfather Fidel Malinaw who passed away in 2021. Since then, Jameson has been open about talking about his role as the breadwinner of their family. He currently stars in the sexy romance comedy <em>Flower Girl</em>, which opens in cinemas nationwide starting June 18. </p>

<p>Flower Girl actor Jameson Blake looks back on what he misses most about being his biological dad Robin Blake, who is based in Hong Kong.</p>

Flower Girl actor Jameson Blake looks back on what he misses most about being his biological dad Robin Blake, who is based in Hong Kong.