NAKAGAWA ng record ang magkakapatid na Arjo, Ria at Gela Atayde sa Star Awards for Television dahil lahat sila ay nagwagi ng Best New TV Personality.
Taong 2012 nang manalo si Cong. Arjo ng Best New Male TV Personality para sa ‘Bangka’ episode ng ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’.
Pagkaraan ng apat na taon (2016), si Ria naman nakasungkit ng Best New Female TV Personality para sa ‘Puno ng Mangga’ episode ng ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’.
At sa katatapos lang na 37th Star Awards for Television, si Gela naman ang nakakuha ng Best New Female TV Personality sa series na ‘Senior High’.
Kaya naman ganun na lang ang saya ng kanilang premyadong ina at aktres na si Sylvia Sanchez, na marami na ring napanalunan sa Star Awards for TV.
Hindi nga niya sukat akalain na mangyayari ang panibagong blessing para sa kanilang pamilya, na kung saan kakapanalo lang ni Arjo ng Best Actor sa FAMAS Awards para sa ‘Topakk’.
Samantala, nag-post si Gela sa kanyang Facebook account ng mahabang pasasalamat…
“Thank you, PMPC ❤︎ This was truly the last thing I expected. Acting has always been a passion I wanted to pursue since I was a kid. I remember watching Kuya @arjoatayde and Ate @ria bag this same award in 2012 and 2016. I was just a little girl dreaming I’d one day reach the heights they did. To be here now means the world,” say ni Gela.
Pagpapatuloy pa niya, “Thank you @dreamscapeph and @abscbn for believing in me since day 0. Tita @coryvidanesadc3, @direklauren, thank you for the love and faith always. Sir Deo, this one’s for you. Thank you for giving me my first chance. I hope you’re smiling up there. To Tita @monchnovales and Ate @sharleneopulencia, thank you for your care, guidance, and the tireless work you pour into everything.
“To my parents @sylviasanchez_a @xaviiart, thank you for trusting me to pursue this dream while finishing college. I know it wasn’t easy to let me enter showbiz when I did, but your unconditional support means everything. To my siblings Kuya @arjoatayde, Ate @ria, and @xavi_atayde, thank you for inspiring me and never doubting me. Your work has always been the catalyst for my drive.”
Hindi rin niya nakalimutang pasalamatan ang mga nakasama sa kanyang kauna-unahang serye, “To my Senior High family, thank you to the cast for being such generous actors. Plus the whole production, thank you for being my first home in this passion. You guided me every step of the way with your generosity, patience, and encouragement. I wouldn’t be here without you. To Sanya, my first role, thank you for holding my hand through this journey. This one is for you. You’ll forever be in my heart.”
Panghuli sa kanyang FB post, “And to my supporters, thank you for believing in a “nepo baby” who wasn’t sure if she could do it. Kinaya naman, at kakayanin pa. This is just the beginning. There’s still so much to learn, grow from, and improve on. I’m fueled to give even more. Maraming maraming salamat po.”
Congrats to our dearest Gela!
(ROHN ROMULO)