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EXCLUSIVE: Analain Salvador, Krystal Brimner, Gela Alonte on being part of ‘The Four Bad Boys and Me’

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

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<p>Kapamilya stars Analain Salvador, Krystal Brimner, and newcomer Gela Alonte take on roles in the film adaptation of the Wattpad hit<em> The Four Bad Boys and Me.</em> Portraying Stacey Chua, Kimberly Tan, and Jaycee Lopez respectively, the three actresses opened up about their experience filming the movie.</p><p>In an exclusive interview with <strong>PUSH ABS-CBN</strong>, the trio shared the fun they had and the lessons they gained while working together.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754532230127EXCLUSIVE Analain Salvador Krystal Brimner Gela Alonte on being part of The Four Bad Boys and Me.png" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>“Well, mostly, it was just fun, honestly. Like, we didn’t feel any stress at all because, like, we’re the same age (laughs). And it’s always so fun working with people the same age as me,” Analain said. “It was easy. It was fun. So, worth it ‘yung pagpunta ko ng taping early all the time, kahit call time ko late pa just to see the girls, talk to everyone, chika, mingle, and eat.”</p><p> Krystal, who joined the shoot a bit later, said she still felt the strong bond with her co-stars.</p><p> “I may not have had that many days with them, but whenever we see each other, it’s super fun all the time. And working on this movie, it was very different from all the other roles that I’ve had before. Usually they’re nice or sweet, but this one, you, know she’s mean! So, I was like, okay, this is fun, something new to try, and I had so much fun doing it,” she expressed.</p><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMK5llBzbE5/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%3A309196.1999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A308456.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A308463.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="511" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><p>Krystal added, “I think it never really felt like work and we don’t pressure each other, you know. Like, &#x27;Oh, like, I’m better. You’re better.&#x27; It’s never like that. I think it’s more of each other supporting each other talaga, and it felt like a family throughout the whole thing.”</p><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMKwDD8KvJv/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%3A309219%2C%22ls%22%3A308456.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A308463.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><p>As a first-time actress, Gela admitted she was initially nervous stepping onto the set.</p><p>“For me, it was my first time so going into the project, I was super nervous kasi I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know about paano and ano ba dapat ‘yung kailangan ko i-prepare. But then, being with them, my new family, made me feel so much better. Like what Analain said, no stress at all and super fun,” she stated.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMKksDfT0q4/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%3A309237.7999999523%2C%22ls%22%3A308456.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A308463.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="511" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><p>Since the characters were already known and loved by Wattpad readers, all three actresses took time to research and understand their roles.</p><p>“I think we all did our research because again, a lot of people have read [The]<em> Four Bad Boys and Me</em>. So, we have to do our character justice. But at the same time, whatever our director directs us, it’s what we have to do,” Analain said.</p><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMPtmbEOwhG/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%3A311865.59999990463%2C%22ls%22%3A308456.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A308463.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><p>Analain plays Stacey Chua, the campus queen bee and cheerleader who is obsessed with Jeydon Lopez and despises Candice Gonzales. She said she drew inspiration from classic movies with “school queen bees and mean girls” but made sure to stay true to how the director envisioned Stacey.</p><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMPtmbEOwhG/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%3A312184.1999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A308456.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A308463.2999999523%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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><p>Meanwhile, Krystal—who plays Kimberly Tan, Jeydon’s bitter ex—relied on fan opinions online to shape her performance.</p><p>“I kinda relied on what people were saying about the character. Like, for example, on different apps, like TikTok or X. And whenever they would mention certain characters, I would be like, &#x27;Oh, okay, so this person is like that.&#x27; So I kinda got my research through other people reading it. So, yeah, that’s how I prepared,” she shared.</p><p>She also credited the movie <em>Mean Girls</em> as her main inspiration in channeling the “maldita” persona of Kimberly.</p><p>“I said this earlier that my main inspiration was <em>Mean Girls,</em> I mean, the movie <em>Mean Girls</em>. Like, it’s like the perfect inspiration for someone who’s supposed to be, like, kontrabida, and maldita, and whatnot,” she stated.</p><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLpIGNTST7x/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%3A312471%2C%22ls%22%3A308456.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A308463.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="509" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><p>As for Gela, she read the book even before landing a role in the film.</p><p>“I did actually read the book and I was actually tell[ing] them, &#x27;Oh, you know, your character will gan’to gan’yan.&#x27; But also, like what Analain said, whatever Direk Bene (Benedict Mique) says, goes. And, I&#x27;m so excited for you guys to see how we portrayed our characters, actually,” she stated.</p><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMK8x-SyMrt/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%3A312847%2C%22ls%22%3A308456.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A308463.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><p>Gela plays Jaycee Lopez, the older sister of Jeydon (portrayed by BGYO’s Gelo Rivera). As the eldest in her real-life family, Gela found the role naturally fitting.</p><p>“Actually, I wouldn’t say easy pero, it felt natural kasi in my family I’m the eldest sister as well. So, being an ate, like, portraying a role of an ate, wasn’t so unnatural One fun fact, my brother’s name is Gelo, too, like my real brother,” she shared.</p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/20/exclusive-river-joseph-describes-charles-as-tough-but-protective-in-the-four-bad-boys-and-me-1934"><strong>READ: EXCLUSIVE: River Joseph describes Charles as &#x27;tough but protective&#x27; in ‘The Four Bad Boys and Me’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p><strong><em> </em></strong><em>The Four Bad Boys and Me</em>, directed by Benedict Mique, is now streaming on the ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel and iWant app. The coming-of-age film also stars Anji Salvacion, Gelo Rivera, River Joseph, Brent Manalo, AC Bonifacio, Harvey Bautista, and Dustine Mayores.</p><div> </div>

<p>Analain Salvador, Krystal Brimner, Gela Alonte had their own ways of preparing for their roles in 'The Four Bad Boys and Me.'</p>

Analain Salvador, Krystal Brimner, Gela Alonte had their own ways of preparing for their roles in 'The Four Bad Boys and Me.'