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The star of ‘Just A Stranger’ visits Gulf News and gives her take on love, loss and infidelity
#AnneCurtis #JustAStranger #Philippines
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The star of ‘Just A Stranger’ visits Gulf News and gives her take on love, loss and infidelity
#AnneCurtis #JustAStranger #Philippines
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00:00How do I get you alone, alone?
00:08We have Pinoy superstar, Ann Curtis.
00:11Here's a relationship quiz that we've just put together.
00:14It's very vanilla, there's nothing to worry about.
00:15Okay.
00:16What's your idea of an ideal date night?
00:18Honestly, Netflix and chill.
00:21What are you on? What are you currently watching?
00:23Money Heist.
00:24Oh wow.
00:24My husband is watching it, he tells me it's really good.
00:26It's very, very good.
00:27The language is not...
00:28No, no, yeah, just subtitles and it's fine.
00:31Honestly, I think it's because I have such a hectic schedule
00:34and I'm always out and about.
00:35So the luxury of just being at home
00:37and not doing anything, that for me is ideal.
00:39And if you were not married to a very handsome, celebrated chef,
00:43would you ever date a fan?
00:44Yes, I feel like it would be a very Notting Hill moment, you know.
00:50And I would definitely, if I was single
00:54and if I felt like this is a person I could love,
00:57then I would go ahead and do it.
00:58What's the cheesiest pick-up line that you have ever heard?
01:01Honestly, I don't remember. It's been so long.
01:03I've been with my husband for a long time, so I don't remember.
01:05It's a good sign.
01:06I'm sure somewhere your husband is really happy.
01:08Yeah.
01:09What's the biggest deal breaker in a relationship for you?
01:12Is it cheating or infidelity,
01:14financial lies about financial situation,
01:17or gaslighting or patronising spouse?
01:19I'd have to say cheating.
01:21Interesting coming from a person who played an adulteress.
01:23Exactly.
01:25But that's why the lesson that you learn from our film is actually,
01:29when you do something like this,
01:32you will have to pay for it in the end.
01:35And it's not a happy ending.
01:37It's not a happy ending?
01:38Well, you don't walk away with the younger guy?
01:40You have to watch and see.
01:43Right now, I really want to go see the movie right after this.
01:45What's your biggest pet peeve in a relationship?
01:47I would have to say a nagger.
01:50Where are you? What are you doing?
01:51What are you wearing? Who are you with?
01:53I can't do that.
01:54How did you get over your first heartbreak?
01:56I really just cried it out.
01:58Cried, cried, cried, allowed myself to cry.
02:01I hung out with my friends and didn't rush the process of moving on.
02:06And just got through it on a daily basis.
02:08Oh wow, I like that.
02:10Yeah, that's I think what we...
02:11In this age of like speed dating and Tinder,
02:13yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
02:14What's the best and worst part of being in a relationship?
02:17I think the best part is knowing that you've found a best friend for life.
02:22And the worst part, there is no worst part.
02:24Oh my god, aren't you still in your honeymooning phase?
02:28Let's talk five years from now and see, huh?
02:30Yeah, I know, right?
02:31Are you more tolerant towards couples who cheat after acting in this movie?
02:35Well, of course, no.
02:37But one thing I understood from my character after trying to understand her process was that
02:46if you are unhappy, you really will be tempted if you are unhappy.
02:51But that's why I said earlier, the advice I would give is
02:55end any relationship you have before you end up hurting other people.
02:58Who has been your celebrity crush?
03:00Zac Efron.
03:02Zac Efron and Korean star Park Bo Gum and Gong Yoo.
03:07How do you know if a guy is into you?
03:09I don't know why we think you are the relationship expert, but yeah.
03:12I don't know.
03:13I don't know, you just know.
03:15I think you just know.
03:16How did you know with your husband?
03:18I just knew.
03:19The way he was looking at me.
03:21Oh, I thought there was a bigger story.
03:23He made you great soup.
03:26No, no.
03:26Not the first time I met him, no.
03:28What are the sure-shot signs that you're in love?
03:30When I do a very, very high-pitched laugh around the person, then you know I'm in love.
03:35Really?
03:36Yeah.
03:36Oh my God, that's your nervous tick then.
03:38Do you believe in soulmates and that a person has only one soulmate in your lifetime?
03:42Or is it something peddled by card companies and perhaps soppy films?
03:46I'd like to believe that there is a soulmate.
03:49And it doesn't necessarily have to be the person that you choose to be in love with.
03:53It could be your best friend.
03:55It could be your mom.
03:56It could be your dad.
03:57But yeah, I do believe that there is a soulmate for you.
04:00And what do you cook for your husband?
04:01I know he cooks for you.
04:02I'm pretty sure he must be making something amazing.
04:05What do you cook for him?
04:06Or do you cook at all?
04:07Instant noodles and fried eggs.
04:09Oh, I love that.
04:11Oh, that's amazing.
04:12With your Netflix series.
04:14Yeah.
04:14What's the biggest turn-on and turn-off when you meet a guy?
04:17Biggest turn-on is if I can have a decent conversation with him.
04:21One that carries on.
04:22There's no awkward silence.
04:24Biggest turn-off, I would have to say, is bad breath.
04:26Tell us about three romantic songs when you're in love.
04:29Or that's on your playlist that just immediately sets you in the mood.
04:33Do You Realize by The Flaming Lips.
04:36Just Like Heaven by The Cure.
04:39And my favorite book by Stars.
04:43Last question.
04:44How important are looks in a relationship?
04:46They're not important.
04:47What was it like to play the adulteress?
04:50It was a bit of a challenge for me.
04:51But it was quite exciting at the same time.
04:56It's a different take.
04:57So it's a different take on this kind of story.
05:00So it's different dynamics.
05:01And then, of course, we shot in the beautiful place of Lisbon in Portugal.
05:07So cinematically, it's beautiful on screen.
05:10It goes with the plot of the story.
05:11Which people think it's quite racy.
05:15But when you actually watch it, because of what's established in that relationship,
05:20there's so much pain while you're watching it.
05:23It's a heartbreakingly beautiful love story.
05:25And when you play such troubled characters,
05:28is it difficult to disconnect and somehow snap out of it?
05:31Or are you in the zone?
05:32I'm in the zone.
05:33I mean, what was good is we were kind of locked in for about a week or 10 days or so.
05:38So I was able to just concentrate on that character.
05:41But when we got back to the Philippines,
05:44what's great is I'm on a noontime show there, which is called It's Showtime.
05:49So it's quite easy for me to disconnect from my character
05:52because I have to go back to my bubbly self.
05:55So yeah, it's not a problem for me.
05:56And then the moment on set,
05:58I'm switched on again to the character that I'm portraying.
06:01Would you ever in real life ever replicate what happens on the big screen in this movie?
06:05Is it for this story?
06:07I hope not.
06:09No, no, no.
06:09In real life, you're single.
06:11And I'm married.
06:12In the movie, you're married.
06:13And in real life, I'm married.
06:15Yeah, of course, I know.
06:16Two celebrated chefs who supported you throughout.
06:19In fact, when the posters came out,
06:21I remember him supporting you,
06:23saying that a happy marriage is not about stifling somebody else's identity.
06:27Yeah, so no, no.
06:28And I'm very, very, very happy that I actually have a supportive husband
06:33as Erwan because, you know,
06:36I think in the time and age where it's about time that people accept that
06:42women as actresses should be allowed to portray any role they want to
06:47and not be subdued to just having a character as a married woman or a mom.
06:53She should be allowed to play a single woman.
06:56They do it in Hollywood.
06:57And I'm happy that I have a husband who fully supports that
07:01and accepts who I am as an actress.
07:04As he said, he's known that since day one.
07:06And he admires all the work that I do.
07:09He also said in the post that he often gives tips on how to
07:12perhaps develop, you know, how a character...
07:15What was his contribution here?
07:17It was the first time that I ever had him read any of my scripts.
07:21I felt that it was something I had to do now that we're married.
07:25And because it's such a daring kind of film, I felt like,
07:29OK, I'll let him read the script and see what he thinks about it.
07:33And if he's OK with me doing this film and he read it and he loved it
07:38and he was like, I actually love the plot.
07:39I was thinking, what if this happened instead?
07:42And I actually brought it up with my director and he loved it.
07:45So, you know, he contributed to the script itself.
07:50And I think that's why he was very passionate on answering
07:53some of the people who were questioning our promo materials
07:56and all of this whatnot.
07:58But so that's why I think he was so empowered to answer
08:02because he knew it was part of the process and it didn't offend him at all.
08:05So why should other people be offended?
08:07I'm so happy.
08:08It's good to have husbands who support you.
08:10He's like the wind beneath your wings.
08:12He is.
08:13Were you scared of alienating your fans, though?
08:15I ask you this because if an actress takes on a challenging role,
08:18I cover Bollywood all the time and they tell me it's often a calculated risk.
08:22Yeah.
08:22Did you at any point tell your director, let's not go there?
08:25No, not at all.
08:27I think that if you have fans and followers who truly admire you,
08:32as an actress, they should be open to supporting whatever project it is you decide to take on.
08:40And this is not the first film I've done in this genre.
08:44It's just that I'm coming back now as a married woman doing this genre.
08:48So that's why people were kind of like,
08:50why are you doing roles like this?
08:51You're a married woman and stuff like that.
08:53And I'm like, because I'm an actress.
08:54And the moment that they saw the movie, it changed immediately for them.
08:58They understood that you can't judge a film just by the trailer or the promo materials.
09:04You really have to watch the film to understand what it is.
09:08This country, there are so many fans of yours as well.
09:11They also have long distance relationships.
09:13You know, that's one thing.
09:14The husband is far away.
09:15The wife is often working or vice versa.
09:17What would you like to tell those people, perhaps, keeping this movie in mind?
09:22Don't be affected.
09:24Don't give in to temptation.
09:26I would have to say before you decide on any temptation or being tempted,
09:32end the relationship that you're in.
09:34If you're really not happy or just stay away from any temptation, you know.
09:39And yeah, don't be bothered by the movie.
09:45Don't take it to heart.
09:45This is not life lesson.
09:46Don't hang out with younger men.
09:49What I like about you is you love to sing as well.
09:52We heard a few words, you know.
09:53And you do a great, whatever people might say.
09:56I don't know about great singing, but yeah.
09:59You love it.
10:00I love singing.
10:01I really love singing.
10:02I'm not the best singer in the world.
10:05But that's the amazing thing about the Filipinos is that they know that I'm not a singer.
10:10I just love to sing and they fully accept that.
10:12Could you sing for us?
10:13How do I get you alone, alone?
10:20Oh my God, you're so good.
10:21This is the sport I tell you.
10:23Thank you very much.
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