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“What Lies Beneath” Behind the Scenes: Watch Marlo Mortel & Mary Joy Apostol bond over car ride fun

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Rianna Mae Santiago

<p>There’s more than meets the eye, especially when it comes to the real-life friendship of the talented “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/what-lies-beneath" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u><strong><em>What Lies Beneath</em></strong></u></a>” cast. Even if their characters are archnemeses or have a complicated history with each other, off camera they share plenty of fun and memorable moments.</p><p>Among the star-studded cast, Marlo Mortel almost always expresses his ceaseless excitement in taking part in the show. This time, he adds more to his collection of filmed memories with his onscreen partner, Mary Joy Apostol.</p><p>The two play the suspicious-turned-heartbreaking married couple, Liezel and Angelo, who have fortunately been progressing toward forgiveness and healing. In one of Marlo’s TikTok posts, he channels Angelo’s devoted love for Liezel and lip-syncs Apo Hiking Society’s “Panalangin” with Mary Joy, sweetly leaning their heads on each other.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@marlomortelpov/video/7583332311995796757" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7583332311995796757" id="v57255519953161580" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v57255519953161580" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7583332311995796757?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-22T16%3A13%3A10.164705%3A44dc37dd-1dac-48f4-99b0-1781ccd6a093%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:721px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:721px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Their cozy car ride continues across consecutive posts, even as they act out some of the most iconic scenes from classic Star Cinema romance films “A Very Special Love” and “Radio Romance.” Evidently, the two are more than happy to immerse themselves as either the Laida-Miggy tandem (Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz) or the Marian-Gary pairing (Claudine Barretto and Rico Yan).</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNw4S7BwiuT/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%3A25963340.300000012%2C%22ls%22%3A66462.90000003576%2C%22le%22%3A66741.70000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" 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><br/></div><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@majoyapostol/video/7584289600596757768" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7584289600596757768" id="v53838457734679890" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v53838457734679890" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7584289600596757768?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-22T16%3A13%3A10.164705%3A44dc37dd-1dac-48f4-99b0-1781ccd6a093%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:739px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:739px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Aside from the kilig-fever and amusing bits, Marlo also warmly shared how dedicated they are to portraying their intriguing characters. In another TikTok post, he spotlights the climax of the agonizing fallout between Liezel and Angelo—particularly the scene where Angelo realizes that Liezel can never truly love him the way she loved Louisa (Mutya Orquia).</p><p>Marlo and Mary Joy’s emotions carried through the filming, as right after Marlo delivered Angelo’s final lines—questioning whether he and Liezel still had any reason to be together—the two found it difficult to hold back their tears.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@marlomortelpov/video/7595171444393446677" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7595171444393446677" id="v56455905416555360" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v56455905416555360" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7595171444393446677?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-22T16%3A13%3A10.164705%3A44dc37dd-1dac-48f4-99b0-1781ccd6a093%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:762px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:762px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Witness more of Marlo and Mary Joy’s portrayal of Angelo and Liezel in “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/what-lies-beneath" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>What Lies Beneath</em></u></strong></a>,” airing weeknights on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Channel sa ALLTV2, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>iWant</u></strong></a>.</p>

<p>“What Lies Beneath” duo Mary Joy Apostol and Marlo Mortel show off their close bond in behind-the-scenes TikTok and Instagram videos.</p>

“What Lies Beneath” duo Mary Joy Apostol and Marlo Mortel show off their close bond in behind-the-scenes TikTok and Instagram videos.

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“What Lies Beneath” Behind the Scenes: Watch Marlo Mortel & Mary Joy Apostol bond over car ride fun

Rianna Santiago

Published January 23, 2026 01:10 AM PHT

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