How does it feel to do this in 2019?

Uhm, do you want an honest answer? Ha ha ha! It feels a little bit awkward because I haven’t done any sexy shoots for the longest time. The last time was more than a decade ago for an anniversary issue of FHM magazine [disclosure: the guys behind AOmnl.com are the same bunch behind FHM Philippines, which closed its print and online editions in 2018]. I am not sure if I can still project sexiness. If you look at my Instagram account now all you’ll see is just me having fun, smiling ha ha ha! 


Well, as we do this interview Xander Angeles has yet to do your shoot set so we don’t know, it could turn out amazing [for the record: it did!]. And also, as we keep saying to you guys, the original Viva Hot Babes who agreed to this reunion shoot: Older women really are better…

(Interrupts) Better in bed? Charot! Ha ha ha! 


That’s one! Also because the years have given you more confidence.

Yeah, because when you’re younger you tend to have more insecurities. Well, I have to agree with that. Since we are more mature now, basically the insecurities are out, we know what to do…tama naman yon. Of course you can’t take out the nervousness in me (with regard to this shoot), but let’s see what happens. Kasi naman you guys gave us all of just two weeks to prepare ha ha ha! And my schedule was full going into this so all I ever did was diet. I wasn’t able to go the gym. Tumakbo ako once but that was it. The preparation was more from within. 


Before we go into what you do now, let’s take a look back at the legend of the Viva Hot Babes: what kind of a ride was it for you when it was really at its peak?

That was the best time of your lives. Kahit na sabihin mong nag-aaway-away kaming lahat at times, when we are at the peak of our careers—whoa!—it was as though we were in heaven, everything was possible. And, I’d have to say, it’s always nice to be working with everyone kahit na we have our misunderstandings, they’re really like sisters to me. Tingnan mo (pointing to the happy chaos of the shoot) what’s happening here, we are still the best of friends. Nothing’s changed, the way we relate to each other—except that we have kids!