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(From left) Ivana Alawi and Joshua Garcia. ABS-CBN News/File

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Ivana Alawi opens up on ‘higop’ kissing scene with Joshua Garcia

Ganiel Krishnan

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17688182549752-Composite 13.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From left) Ivana Alawi and Joshua Garcia. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>Actress Ivana Alawi had fans buzzing after candidly sharing details about her kissing scenes with co-star Joshua Garcia in their teleserye &quot;Love Is Never Gone,&quot; admitting that their final scenes together were especially intense.</p><p>In an interview during her launch as a beauty care brand model, Alawi revealed that her busy taping schedule has led her to slightly scale back on her vlog uploads as she prioritizes finishing the series.</p><p>“Mababawasan po ng very light &#x27;yung vlog kasi ang hirap mag-taping and ang hirap mag-vlog, ang hirap ipagsabay nung dalawa. Priority ko pa rin naman sa ngayon na tapusin &#x27;yung teleserye,” she said.</p><p>Alawi then amused reporters as she recalled their last scenes together, playfully calling out Garcia for how immersive he was during their kissing scene.</p><p>“Naku, &#x27;yung last scenes namin! Grabe pala siya, higop king! Grabe! ’Yun &#x27;yung last scene namin,” she shared, laughing.</p><p>Asked if she had any idea that Garcia would be that intense during their kissing scenes, Alawi admitted she was caught off guard.</p><p>“Hindi ko alam kaya nga sinabi ko sa kanya, ‘Grabe ka naman!’ Sabi niya, ‘Humigop ba?’ Uy, grabe,” she said.</p><p>Despite the kilig moments on set, Alawi stressed that professionalism always comes first, even if there’s a real-life crush involved.</p><p>“Syempre crush ko ’yun! Pero professional pa rin,” she added.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fbIiCtZb0eg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Actress Ivana Alawi had fans buzzing after candidly sharing details about her kissing scenes with co-star Joshua Garcia in their teleserye "Love Is Never Gone," admitting that their final scenes together were especially intense.</p>

Actress Ivana Alawi had fans buzzing after candidly sharing details about her kissing scenes with co-star Joshua Garcia in their teleserye "Love Is Never Gone," admitting that their final scenes together were especially intense.