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Gerald Anderson, River Joseph, others share stories behind their success

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Peter Andrew Acierto

Push Team

<p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/blood-vs-duty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>Blood vs Duty</strong></em></a> stars Gerald Anderson, River Joseph, Lou Yanong, and Elmo Magalona shared what people don’t see behind the success that they enjoy now. In the July 24 episode of PUSH It, the Kapamilya stars admitted that not everything is glamorous behind the cameras, as they also work hard to attain the success they enjoy now. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="1651" height="940" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fj9KTYJCeH4" title="Blood vs Duty cast on setbacks and success | PUSH IT" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Gerald shared how he always wants to give his best as an actor despite his busy schedule. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/7/14/river-joseph-on-honing-his-craft-as-an-actor-i-try-to-carry-what-ive-learned-from-previous-projects-1618" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: River Joseph on honing his craft as an actor: ‘I just try to carry what I’ve learned from the previous projects’</strong></a></div><p>“Yung personal struggle, siyempre yung sometimes may doubts, sometimes may challenges like right now sunod sunod yung schedule ko. Siyempre, meron akong standards na bilang isang aktor, gusto ko ng ganito, gusto ko gawin yung best ko pero medyo mahirap kapag ang dami mong schedule. Yun yung mga struggle lalo na you always want to give your best para sa mga Kapamilya,” Gerald admitted.</p><p>Elmo then highlighted the hard work and grind that they go through, which not a lot of their supporters see. </p><p>“It’s not glam at all. People like to romanticize that. I hope people realize na to get to the success, you have to go through a lot of hard work, grind, patience, and tiyaga din. That’s the thing na not all people [see]...  I guess, yun lang yung thing that people should look for din,” Elmo expressed.</p><p>Lou, who has had success playing kontrabida roles in the past, candidly shared that despite the confidence people see in her aura, she also gets anxious at times. She makes sure not to show it in front of her supporters as she can turn it “on and off” when needed.</p><p>“The confidence. People, I guess, perceive me as a confident person, but it’s just a character I play sometimes. It’s just something I turn on and off and I think again that everyone goes through that,” she said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/7/16/lou-yanong-finds-kontrabida-roles-challenging-1634" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ:Lou Yanong finds kontrabida roles challenging</strong></a></div><p>“So, hindi laging confident ka. I’m part of that and I very much have anxiety–– I have so much anxiety–– but every time na may ginagawa ka for yourself, it just makes your confidence higher. So, sometimes, you just have to do it. Sometimes you just have to go through it. The confidence? You’ll get it in the long run–– fake it til you make it,” Lou added. </p><p>River, whose career has skyrocketed since <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition</strong></em></a>, gave a glimpse of his life behind the cameras.</p><p>“Araw-araw tayong nag trtrabaho halos hindi na nakakatulog–– minsan sa biyahe na nakakatulog. Pero, tuloy-tuloy pa rin yan. Siyempre, those are all behind the scenes–– the extra workshops, the extra time being put in. A lot of people see just the final outcome, but they don’t see what’s behind. But then, it’s also something na I want to keep behind also,” River maintained. </p><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/blood-vs-duty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>Blood vs Duty</strong></em></a> is airing its remaining episodes on <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>iWant</strong></a>, the Kapamilya Channel, ALLTV2, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live, and Netflix. Catch the action-packed finale and the choices the characters will make between blood or duty. </p>