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Bianca Manalo reminisces fun showbiz memories in “Throwback Time Challenge”

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Mary Ann Bardinas

Her portrayal of Carol Manansala may have received mixed reactions from avid viewers, but for sure, fans indeed enjoyed Bianca Manalo’s appearance in Hotspot, wherein she talked about her stint in the well-loved primetime series <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/tbmv2022" target="_blank">The Broken Marriage Vow</a> and reminisced some of her fondest showbiz memories through her throwback photos.Host DJ Jhai Ho started off their fun chikahan by asking her reaction to the overwhelming support of Kapamilya audiences to the aforementioned family drama. She related how happy she is that a lot of people are really hooked with the drama, as attested by how some have been calling her “Carol”, everytime they see her outside. However, it isn’t new to her anymore since she used to be called by the names of her past characters, such as Bubbles of <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/angprobinsyano" target="_blank">FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano</a> and Tiffany of <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/onthewingsoflove" target="_blank">On The Wings of Love</a>.At the same time, she’s also been receiving random messages from netizens, expressing how affected they are of certain scenes from the series and thanking her for being a loyal friend to Jodi Sta. Maria’s character Dra. Jill Ilustre.When quizzed about the biggest challenge in playing Carol, Bianca imparted that it would be learning how to portray a woman who is sheltered and prim and proper, which is seemingly quite far from who she is in real life. Besides, unlike Carol, she isn’t married yet and has a few siblings, so she had to focus more on studying and internalizing her character.Bianca then talked about her trending confrontation scene with Jodi, wherein they were both praised for being able to pull off a calm yet intense altercation. When asked if she collaborated with their directors in doing that scene, she related that she’s the type of actress who simply pours out what she feels in a particular scene and just later on asks the feedback of their directors. She also imparted how she would always rehearse her scenes in front of the mirror in order to see how she appears or if she’s doing it right.According to her, she did everything she could because she didn’t want to be embarrassed, as well as for the management to not regret choosing her to play Carol.The gregarious then veered the interview to the “Throwback Time Challenge”, wherein she reminisced some of her fondest and remarkable moments in the industry, as well as shared trivia about some of the projects she did.She also talked about how her journey as a beauty queen started off, and how it served as a launching pad for her to fulfill her dream of breaking into the local entertainment scene. Aside from opening a lot of opportunities, her Binibining Pilipinas stint also allowed her to forge friendships with her fellow beauty queens.Watch this episode to see everything that happened during the fun chikahan of DJ Jhai Ho and Bianca! You may also catch her on <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/tbmv2022" target="_blank">The Broken Marriage Vow</a>, weeknights on <a href="http://kapamilyachannel.com/" target="_blank">Kapamilya Channel</a>, <a href="http://kapamilyaonlinelive.com" target="_blank">Kapamilya Online Live</a>, A2Z Channel 11, TV5, and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/Mkr3OdLk6ab" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a>.

Bianca Manalo enthusiastically played the fun “Throwback Time Challenge” in this Hotspot episode.