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Anne Curtis shares her biggest lesson from doing 'It’s Okay To Not Be Okay'

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Rhea Manila Santos

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<p>As she gets ready to say goodbye to her series <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/its-okay-to-not-be-okay"><em><strong>I</strong></em><em><strong>t’s Okay To Not Be Okay</strong></em></a>, lead actress Anne Curtis could not help but get emotional during the show’s finale press conference, which had her looking back at their experience working on the show in various locations outside of Metro Manila. </p><p>“Ano ba naman, wala akong balak umiyak pero naiyak ako (laughs). We want to thank each and everyone that has tuned in to the show, has watched out for the iconic episodes, we really really truly appreciate the way you guys appreciate our show as everyone mentioned its a quite a journey of filming in the most beautiful places across the Philippines from Dumaguete, Bacolod, Iloilo, siq—secret! (laughs). We were able to show so many beautiful places of the Philippines and I think that is one thing that we are so proud of because we were able to showcase the beauty of Philippines and also of the Filipino culture when it comes to families.</p><p>“So thank you for keeping us on top 10 of Netflix Philippines thank you for tuning in, thank you for watching out, making the edits on TikToks, giving your feedback on X, on Facebook, on all the different social media platforms. We really really truly appreciate it and we hope that you follow the journey of healing as we enter our final chapter of<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/its-okay-to-not-be-okay"><strong> </strong><em><strong>It’s Okay to Not Be Okay</strong></em></a>,” she said. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBo2Olklpy/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A231912.79999999888%2C%22ls%22%3A231154.19999999925%2C%22le%22%3A231158.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="752" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPyRfGzD1UD/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A231945.59999999963%2C%22ls%22%3A231154.19999999925%2C%22le%22%3A231158.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/9/5/anne-curtis-teases-fans-about-two-upcoming-projects-1908"><strong>READ: Anne Curtis teases fans about two upcoming projects</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOa8Di-krV0/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A231965.5%2C%22ls%22%3A231154.19999999925%2C%22le%22%3A231158.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>During the event, Anne also shared her biggest learning from playing the role of troubled and anti-social children’s book author Mia Hernandez.</p><p>“I think I learned that it’s okay not to take on everything by yourself. Mia was like that in the beginning, she carried so much on her own. But throughout her journey, she opened up her heart and allowed people to help her. And being someone who has always kind of had to lead a lot when I was younger, it made me realize that it’s really okay to ask for help if you need it,” she shared. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBqRNvEgAi/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A233282.29999999888%2C%22ls%22%3A231154.19999999925%2C%22le%22%3A231158.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPqjFyOjw8I/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A233748%2C%22ls%22%3A231154.19999999925%2C%22le%22%3A231158.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>When asked to share what she considers as her favorite memories from the show, Anne admitted that there were too many to mention on and off camera.</p><p>“Ang hirap pumili ng core memories, because I feel like each lock-in namin may core memory na nangyayari. Ano ba… ang dami! Marami din na hindi pa pinapalabas – actually, nakita dun yung tumatakbo, pillow fight namin (ni Carlo Aquino), ano pa ba… going to different islands. Sige na nga, going to Siquijor. Oo! And rest days of bonding together. And the food trip! Super bonding namin ang rest days kasi kumakain all together,” Anne began.</p><p>“Actually, we got to visit so many different restaurants and eat different local food from Bacolod, Dumaguete, and Iloilo, so yeah, maraming core memories!” she recalled. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPBvwa8EmFm/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A234111%2C%22ls%22%3A231154.19999999925%2C%22le%22%3A231158.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Anne also expressed her thanks to the cast and crew, noting that the series marked her return to teleseryes after more than a decade.</p><p>“It was such an amazing journey to be able to work alongside all of you. It was a step back into the unfamiliar for me again after so long of not doing a series so maraming maraming salamat. I could have been more grateful to have been able to work with all of you. What an honor. To Star Creatives, thank you so much for making me your Mia Hernandez. I love you guys. Direk Mae, Direk Raymond, it was so much fun. I love working with you direk Mae, alam mo ‘yan! It was so nice being reunited with you.</p><p>“To all the fans of the original <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/its-okay-to-not-be-okay"><em><strong>It&#x27;s Okay To Not Be Okay</strong></em></a><em><strong></strong>, </em>thank you for joining us on this journey of healing in the Filipino way. Ang hiling lang namin is this series helps Filipinos understand. It&#x27;s so important for us to be educated, for us to be aware, for us to be sensitive, for us to be kind, for us to heal our inner child if we need to and it&#x27;s so important to know that it&#x27;s okay to not be okay but you&#x27;ll get through this. You can if you find the right people who will help you through this journey. So, thank you for joining the healing journey of <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/its-okay-to-not-be-okay"><em><strong>It&#x27;s Okay To Not Be Okay</strong></em></a>, the Philippine adaptation. Maraming salamat po,” she added. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPHHdzZkors/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A234554.69999999925%2C%22ls%22%3A231154.19999999925%2C%22le%22%3A231158.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Watch Anne Curtis in<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/its-okay-to-not-be-okay"><strong> </strong><em><strong>It’s Okay To Not Be Okay</strong></em></a>, airing weeknights at 8:45 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), A2Z, and TV5. Watch it in advance on Netflix and iWant.</p>

<p>'It’s Okay To Not Be Okay' star Anne Curtis looks back on her learnings from doing the Philippine adaptation of the popular South Korean drama series.</p>

'It’s Okay To Not Be Okay' star Anne Curtis looks back on her learnings from doing the Philippine adaptation of the popular South Korean drama series.