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Gerald Anderson looks back on love team with Kim Chiu: ‘Ginawa kaming bida agad’

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Rhea Manila Santos

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<p>Gerald Anderson went on a trip down memory lane during a recent interview with Luis Manzano for the latter’s YouTube channel with the vlog titled, “LUIS LISTENS TO GERALD ANDERSON (&#x27;I wanted to quit. I wanted to quit after a while.&#x27;)” uploaded last June 4. During the interview, the 39-year-old looked back on his journey in showbiz after joining the first teen edition of <em>Pinoy Big Brother </em>in 2006. </p><p>“Grabe yung pagbabago talaga. Kasi you have to imagine, three weeks before PBB nasa Gensan lang ako, I’m playing basketball kasama yung mga kababata ko, naka-tsinelas lang kami, tatambay lang kami sa tindahan. That’s how simple my life was.</p><p>&quot;And then sumali ako sa PBB. Paglabas, nakikita ko sila Luis Manzano, sila Piolo Pascual, sina tito Gary (Valenciano). I remember the first time nag-guest ako sa <em>ASAP</em>, I’m like, ‘This is what I see on TV and (now), ako yung inaabangan.’ They know my name and inaabangan nila kami. Wow, it was very surreal and intense, but sa awa ng Diyos, I don’t know why but maybe dahil sa kinalakihan ko or the values na tinuro sa akin ng mga magulang ko, it was very humbling,” he recalled. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2021/11/30/fresh-scoops/gerald-reveals-his-number-one-goal-as-an-actor-197156"><strong>READ: Gerald Anderson reveals his number one goal as an actor</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Gerald admitted his goal in joining PBB was not for money or fame, but to be able to give something for his mother.</p><p>“Yun yung time na parang maghihiwalay na yung mga magulang ko eh. So I don’t know why, siguro dahil bata, and I was thinking this would be a way paglabas ko (isipin nila) sikat yung anak ko. I don’t know, walang sense. That was the first reason.</p><p>&quot;And the second reason was, gusto ko mabilhan ng bahay yung nanay ko. Kasi di ba parang pag lalake, parang one day I want to give my mom a house. Eh lumaki ako sa States so parang ganun eh. Hindi namin afford yung mga malalaking bahay or bahay in general. So kahit nasa States pa ako, my goal is pag tanda ko, bibilhan ko ng bahay yung nanay ko. So PBB was the way,” he explained. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/17/gerald-anderson-starts-new-sports-business-venture-913"><strong>READ: Gerald Anderson starts new sports business venture: &#x27;I want this to be so successful to get to help others&#x27;</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>During the interview, Gerald revealed to Luis how he almost quit the industry early on in his career after leaving the PBB house.</p><p>“Brother, I wanted to quit. I wanted to quit after a while kasi paglabas namin ni Kim (Chiu), ginawa kaming bida agad eh. Ginawa kaming bida sa isang teleserye. Kami yung first episode of <em>Love Spell</em>. Di ba the ratings come out the next day na? Nakita ni sir Deo (Endrinal) nag-30% siya for a Sunday. Mataas yun for a Sunday. Napakataas for a Sunday. M-W-F we would be taping <em>Sana Maulit Muli</em>, T-Ths we had our first movie, <em>First Day High.</em></p><p><em>&quot;</em>And then Sunday was <em>ASAP</em>. Yung dressing room natin sa <em>ASAP</em>, sa dulo nun may opisina, liliko ka and then pag lumiko ka pa, may parang empty space dun. Bro, umiiyak ako dun. I’ll never forget that. Umiiyak ako dun bago ako mag-opening (production number sa<em> ASAP</em>) because of first, exhaustion and frustration. Because siyempre hindi ka naman magaling agad eh. Whatever you do in life, hindi ka naman magaling agad. I’ll never forget nag-breakdown ako doon,” he explained. </p><p>After being part of the Kimerald love team, Gerald said he has no regrets about it being a big part of his early career. For the current PBB housemates, he shared these words of advice, &quot;Enjoy it. Paglabas niyo I’m sure may work kayo. Mahalin niyo yung trabaho niyo. Mahalin niyo yung staff kasi it takes a team to make the dream work. So everything has to come together. Okay yun eh, love team, that’s where you will start talaga, and never forget that. Enjoy it. Learn from it. Protect it. Respect it but always remember na may hangganan yun and there’s always more. I’m not saying na mababa yun. There’s always different things you can offer to the audience.&quot;</p><p>During his early days as a actor, Gerald also clarified to Luis that while he did not have any bad experience with his directors during that time, he admitted that he was frustrated with himself.</p><p>“I’m trying my best pero wala pa talaga dun. My knowledge is not there. The experience is not there. Ang first language ko was English, Bisaya, and then Tagalog na natututo lang ako because of the script. So patong patong na. That’s why nag-breakdown ako. More than nasisigawan ako, it’s more of nagkakaroon ng delays. Mabigat sa akin,” he added. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZKLQeHPVslU" title="LUIS LISTENS TO GERALD ANDERSON (“I wanted to quit. I wanted to quit after a while.”) | Luis Manzano" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/6/3/gerald-anderson-denies-breakup-with-julia-barretto-kami-pa-rin-2049"><strong>READ: Gerald Anderson denies breakup with Julia Barretto: ‘Kami pa rin’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>With the advent of social media, Gerald also shared his opinion on the rising popularity of social media personalities who also want to join showbiz.</p><p>“First of all, nag-iba na yung playing field eh. As actors, medyo nag-iba because of social media. Ang laking challenge namin eh to grab people’s attention. I think the attention span is parang ilang seconds lang so that’s a big challenge. And we have social media personalities. Walang mali dun. Ako naman ay nag-start sa reality show so I’m sure paglabas ko ng Bahay ni Kuya, may mga artistang nauna sa akin na (inisip), ‘Sino naman itong mga ‘to? Di ba? Sumali lang sila sa reality show.’ It’s inevitable and it’s good also kasi our industry is growing.</p><p>&quot;Pero ako naman, medyo special case because I was challenged that I wanted to do this. Kapag hindi mo nagagawa ang isang bagay, parang the more mo gagalingan eh. I’m saying this because merong mga social media personalities saying na gusto nila mag-artista, um-acting, the only advice I can give you guys is pagdating niyo sa set, pagdating niyo sa trabaho, be ready, be prepared, be professional. Because mahirap yung ginagawa niyo as YouTubers, content creators, mahirap yun and that’s a different field. But this is also hard. And you’re also working with people n ahindi naman content creators. So just be professional,” he said. </p>

<p>In a recent interview on Luis Manzano's vlog, Gerald Anderson looks back on his showbiz journey and how he wanted to quit showbiz after leaving the Pinoy Big Brother house in 2006.</p>

In a recent interview on Luis Manzano's vlog, Gerald Anderson looks back on his showbiz journey and how he wanted to quit showbiz after leaving the Pinoy Big Brother house in 2006.