00:00How much of that young girl is still there?
00:08She's still there. She's still there.
00:12The Pasig girl.
00:13Yes, she grew up in Pasig.
00:15She's still there.
00:17That's why I can't imagine that I'll leave the Philippines and move to another country.
00:24Is there a chance that when you become very busy, for example, in London or in Broadway,
00:29that you might forget about the Philippines?
00:33Does it occur to you?
00:35You know, Tito Boy, before I moved to London, before I accepted the message,
00:40someone told me, don't leave the Philippines because you'll forget about the people.
00:44But that time, Tito Boy, what I wanted to happen, I wanted to challenge myself.
00:50Because I'm here in the Philippines, I feel like there's something missing.
00:54I don't know, I feel like I'm doing the same thing.
00:59Tito Boy, I was singing the same songs, doing the shows, concerts,
01:03but I feel like I want to experience something different.
01:08And God gave that to me.
01:10How's life in London?
01:12Is it as competitive or even more competitive than here?
01:15How do you find jobs?
01:17Do you have an agent?
01:18Are you represented by a manager?
01:20How is life? How is your career there?
01:23The first few years, Tito Boy, it was very hard.
01:27I moved out there without an agent, without any manager.
01:32Because of Miss Saigon.
01:34When I got there, I had to be ready, Tito Boy.
01:37I didn't have any training or whatsoever with, like, theater.
01:40All of them, Tito Boy, trained.
01:42They did a lot of shows before they did Miss Saigon.
01:44Me, first time.
01:45And your role was Gigi, one of the major roles of Miss Saigon.
01:49Yes, it was hard, Tito Boy.
01:50Which was originally played by Isabel, by Isa Alvarez.
01:53Yes.
01:54And I was also homesick there.
01:57I had no friends, no church.
02:00It was hard there.
02:01It was very hard, Tito Boy.
02:02But now, you're represented by a manager, you have an agent.
02:06Yes, I have an agent.
02:09Miss Leia and I were both in the same agent.
02:12Direct Bobby Garcia introduced him to us.
02:16So, I'm now, I'm very blessed because I got to know them.
02:21I said that when Bobby's name is mentioned, you know, he's the common person among all of us.
02:27But, yeah, I'm not yet done grieving because of our loss.
02:31Sorry, yes, yes.
02:32But let's go back to Miss Saigon.
02:34When you got there, of course, that song is there.
02:38You started during contests.
02:39I remember this interview, you were humming at six months old.
02:44Yes.
02:45I remember that.
02:46Yes.
02:47So, when you were young, you were already singing.
02:48Because, is it true that both your parents were, are entertainers?
02:52My dad, he just loves musical instruments.
02:55And my mom used to be a singer before, Tito Boy.
02:57Right, right?
02:58So, we really grew up.
02:59Right.
03:00You were nine years old when you won your first singing contest.
03:03Those were parties, Tito Boy.
03:04Parties, parties.
03:05What did you always sing?
03:07Oh, those were Mr. Gene Velasquez songs.
03:10Yes, right?
03:11And those were all Mr. Gene Velasquez.
03:14Those were your contest pieces?
03:15Yes, those were my contest pieces.
03:16Yes, those were my contest pieces.
03:19No, and also, because now you make this country proud.
03:23You did Fantin in Les Mis, and you did Eliza in Hamilton, Gigi in Miss Saigon,
03:30and the world is about to happen after this.
03:34But, just to inspire the kids who are still competing,
03:39I love that story of, for example, contests,
03:42and they say, the winner is the one who has the worst voice.
03:44The winner is the one who has the worst voice.
03:46What is your piece of advice, Rachelle, to the kids?
03:51I used that, Tito Boy.
03:53I grew up, actually, insecure because of what I heard.
03:57But, it's hard.
04:00I went through a lot.
04:01But, I used Tito Boy to be better,
04:04and no matter what people say,
04:06I can still win.
04:08Because I won when I said something negative.
04:11So, that's what I hold on to, Tito Boy,
04:14no matter what people say,
04:16I just need to focus on what I can do,
04:18on the gift that God has given me.
04:21Just focus on that, and you don't need to listen to other people.
04:25And you have to keep on talking to yourself.
04:27That's an opinion.
04:28Because if you repeat it,
04:30it will be magnified.
04:32Which happened to me, Tito Boy.
04:35It happened to all of us.
04:36Who didn't say, you're ugly?
04:38Who didn't say, you're not going to make it?
04:40And it was magnified.
04:41I magnified all the negative words that were said to me, Tito Boy.
04:46And, until now,
04:49when did I say,
04:51I just need to accept who I am,
04:54all the flaws.
04:55Right.
04:56And now, I'm happy I have kids.
04:57That's the answer to the package.
04:58Yeah.
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