Andrea Brillantes sa pagsabak sa mas mature na role sa "Drag You & Me": "I'm 20 na"

- Andrea Brillantes was interviewed by Metro and the former child star opened up about her more mature role

- She plays the lead role in "Drag You & Me," where she gets to join a drag competition

- In the interview, Andrea revealed how she hopes that the public would accept that she has grown and can start doing more mature roles

- The actress also said that it is important for her to express herself, and at the same time revealed that she wanted to tackle serious topics

Andrea Brillantes was interviewed by Metro about her role in "Drag You & Me," a series where the actress plays the lead role.

In the series, the actress plays the role of a drag queen and takes part in a drag competition, Philstar reported.

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The actress expressed her hopes that the public would accept that she is all grown up and that she can take on more mature roles, just like the one in the series, emphasizing that she is already 20 years old and no longer the 12 or 10-year-old that the public has been accustomed to.

"Ang dami pa rin namang nagsasabi na ang bata-bata ko pa. I’m 20 na, and pataas na lang ’yun nang pataas. Sana maiwan na nila ’yung image ko na ako lang ’yung 12-year old, 10-year old na ’yun — na hindi ako puwedeng mag-explore sa mga ganitong roles," said Andrea, as per ABS-CBN's report.

She also emphasized that it is important that one has the freedom when it comes to her growth, especially in expressing oneself.

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"Very important ’yung maging free ka, ’yung ma-express mo ’yung sarili mo, magustuhan mo kung sino’ng gusto mo kasi everybody deserves freedom," said the actress.

Andrea Brillantes is a Filipina actress who started out her career as a child star and rose to fame. Her popularity was further propelled when she played the role of 'Marga' in the hit teleserye “Kadenang Ginto.” She was a member of The Gold Squad, Along with her “Kadenang Ginto” co-stars Francine Diaz, Kyle Echarri, and Seth Fedelin.

Glenda Dela Cruz recently penned a heartfelt post about Andrea. The CEO of Brilliant Skin Essentials said that just like Andrea, she went through several life challenges. Miss Glenda further expressed how delighted she is to have Andrea as the beauty and cosmetics brand’s first celebrity endorser.

She just posted a series of photos on her Instagram feed. She captioned them with, "Freedom in mind. Faith in words. Pride in our souls. Happy Independence Day." Furthermore, it's noticeable that aside from the netizens, some celebrities also reacted to her post. It includes JK Labajo and Ivana Alawi, who gushed over Andrea's beauty.

Source: KAMI.com.gh