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But were just happy to have had her back on TV.
Did youseemy entrance look?
What was it like to walk back in?It was everything.
And that entrance line was that a reference to yourAll Stars1 appearance?Yes.
Because people have been waiting and waiting and waiting, I was like, this is perfect.
Sorry, Ive been stuck in traffique.
It was to challenge myself and choreograph a dance, which I dont normally do.
I dance well, but choreographys tough because you gotta learn 5,6,7,8.
And honestly, I dont know if I am being biased, but I didnt do that bad!
When you were on season one, it was a totally different beast of a show.
It was just at 2 in the morning.
The set is no longer Rus basement, which is amazing.
And the overall pressure and production value is obviously a thousand times larger and crazier than my season.
But the experience overall, despite me lasting as long as I did, was totally incredible.
I was like, I am hilarious!
Theyre gonna die!
This is so funny!
And then I got there and I was like, Wait, Im not reading.
Im asking questions and handing out compliments.
But then right after that episode, he forwarded me that email.
And I just sent it back to spam.
Listen, I know I did bad.
But if I had a read 2.0 I might actually hire that comedy writer.
I mean, him forwarding that email is kind of a savage read in itself.It is!
Thats why I sent it to spam.
I was like,How fucking dare you.
I was so sad because I was like,Great.
It really had to be today.
Theres gonna be tops, and theres going to be bottoms.
Story of our lives.
I did the best that I could in my situation.
But Ive listened to that song so many times in the past two days.
Im literally looking for a DJ to remix it for me right now.
Has Henry Cavill reached out to you yet?I would probably pass out where Im standing.
Thats the nickname of my country.
The outfits called Pearl of the Ocean, because I now live across the ocean, in America.
And it was inspired by ourfeminine superhero Darna.
The designer is Patrick Isorena.
He also did my Love the Skin Youre In runway.
I didnt do a lot of representing in season one.
So I told myself that if I ever got back onAll Stars,I would represent my country.
That is a modern take on a traditional Filipino dress that ladies wear.
And coincidentally enough, that runway aired on the day that we celebrated Philippine Independence Day.
We are such proud people.
Or I was gonna do Marie Kondo.
How funny would I have been, seeing my reading challenge, right?
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
