MANILA – After keeping mum for a very long time, actress Maja Salvador finally addressed her bashers who continue to call her names in various social networking sites.
Salvador earned some haters when actor Gerald Anderson admitted that they are in a relationship.
“Ang daming puwedeng sabihin, pero ayaw ko nang i-defend ang sarili ko o iklaro kung ano ang tingin ng tao sa akin. Majarot? Ahas? Isipin na lang nila 'yon. Pero sa akin, never akong naapektuhan dahil unang una, wala akong inagawan, at wala akong inagaw,” she said.
Anderson is the former boyfriend of actress Kim Chiu, Salvador’s erstwhile best friend.
In the July 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, Salvador said her bashers can say what they want to say but she will not waste time worrying over what others think of her.
Salvador said her decision not to talk about her rift with Chiu was because she still treasures the friendship that they had.
“Kung para sa kanya, hindi niya nakita ang foundation ng friendship namin, sa akin gusto ko makita niya na para sa akin, nandoon pa din. At the end of the day, gusto kong piliin ang maging kaibigan. She knows everything from the start,” she said.
Salvador said people should not put all the blame on her because Anderson and Chiu also had their share of mistakes.
“Aminin natin, aminin ko na. May mali ako, may mali si Kim, mali si Gerald. 'Yung sa akin, sige mali, dahil magkaibigan kami at ex niya. Si Ge, mali dahil alam niya magkaibigan kami tapos pumasok [siya sa eksena], at si Kim, dahil three years na nga [since naging sila],” she said.
While she doesn’t get affected by whatever her bashers say, Salvador said she is sad for her friendship with Chiu.
“Mahirap, masakit. Every day nakikita ko si Kim sa set. 'Yung dati mong kaibigan, stranger na ang turing sa 'yo. Pero kailangan mong tanggapin at intindihin,” she said.
Amid this trying time, Salvador said she just tries to hold her head up high and brave every controversy.
“Tumatakbo pa rin si Thelma sa loob ko. May mga bagay na pagiging matatag na lang ang puwede mong panghawakan, kasi kung wala 'yon, saan ka pupunta?” she said, referring to her role as a runner in the movie of the same name
The actress said she does not regret fighting for Anderson because the actor also did the same for her.
“Anong magagawa mo kung sabihin sa 'yo, ayaw niyang ihinto?” she asked.
“Ang ipaglaban ang pagmamahal na hindi mo naman alam [kung magwo-workout], that’s the bravest thing I ever did. Kung pinaninindigan ka naman, bakit hindi mo rin panindigan?” she added.
