Ejay Falcon gives his advice to the housemates of Pinoy Big Brother Double Up :: ABS-CBN.com

From over a million people who auditioned, only a few will be given the chance to be a housemate in the upcoming Pinoy Big Brother Double Up which begins this October.PBB, a reality contest show, has proven itself to be the major launch pad for those who dream of making it in showbiz.ABS-CBN.com recently spoke with Ejay Falcon, winner of last year’s PBB Teen Edition Plus, when he went online in the Kapamilya Chat Room and he revealed what it takes for one to survive inside a house while the whole world watches your every move.“Basta maging natural lang sila.Wala sila dapat ikahiya, ilabas lang nila ‘yung tunay nilang pagkatao.Huwag ka nang magpaka-plastic.Mas maganda kung kikilos ka sa loob ng bahay na parang walang mga camera.”



Ejay, an ordinary young man from Mindoro, braved the tedious audition process and bested other fellow teenagers to become the Big Winner of the last Teen edition.He revealed how being true to oneself helped him through the competition.“Ang inisip ko kasi bahala na kung ano ang makita sa akin ng mga tao, kung magustuhan nila ako o hindi.Ginawa ko na nga lahat e, pati panghaharana kahit nakakahiya.Okay lang naman kasi ‘yun ang nararamdaman ko e.Gumalaw ka na parang hindi buong mundo ang nanonood sa ‘yo.”

The 19-year-old Fil-French hunk also told ABS-CBN.com that living inside Kuya’s house is one thing, but surviving in the real world after the competition is a completely different story.Ejay confessed that he was hurt with the bad stories written about him when he came out of the PBB house.“Paglabas ko talaga ng PBB nagulat ako sa mga masasamang balita tungkol sa akin.Ang daming tabloids na may mga chismis tungkol sa akin.Siyempre ‘yung iba hindi nila matanggap na nanalo ako sa PBB kasi ang gusto nila si Robi o ‘yung iba.Ang nasa isip ko naman hindi ko naman kasalanan na nanalo ako e.Kami ni Robi okay kami.Hindi ko na lang masyadong iniisip ‘yung intriga.Basta malinis ang konsensya ko na wala akong tinatapakan na tao, gagawin ko lang ‘yung trabaho ko nang mahusay.”

Many past housemates are now considered as some of the brightest in the industry like Sam Milby, Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, Robi Domingo, and Zanjoe Marudo.Ejay also dreamt of becoming a part of showbiz, but he admitted that he was a bit discouraged at first because of the ugly rumors about him.“May mga nagsabi dati na wala daw akong pag-asa sa showbiz.Nasaktan ako siyempre.Wala pa nga akong ipinapakita hinusgahan na ako.Wala naman akong ginagawang masama.Naisip ko na ngang umayaw na lang pero ‘yung mga taong naniniwala sa akin sinabihan ako na huwag akong susuko.Doon ako naglakas loob na lumaban talaga.”

Over a year after becoming the Teen Big Winner, Ejay is now playing one of the lead roles of the teleserye Katorse, which is doing very well in the ratings.The newbie actor said that he is very thankful to ABS-CBN for giving him the opportunity to prove his worth.“Thankful talaga ako sa ABS-CBN na hindi ako binitawan.Kay Sir Deo (Endrinal, Business Unit Head of Katorse) na naniwalang may ipapakita naman ako.Sa mundong ito mahirap makahanap ng taong magtitiwala sa ‘yo lalo na kapag halos lahat nagsasabi ng masama tungkol sa ‘yo.Paglabas ko ng PBB pakiramdam ko walang magtitiwala sa akin.Kaya sobra ang pasasalamat ko kina Ma’am Charo (Santos Concio, ABS-CBN President) at Tita Cory (Vidanes, ABS-CBN Channel Head) kasi naniwala silang kaya ko.Ngayon naman talagang pinagbubuti ko para naman hindi rin sila mapahiya at hindi masayang ‘yung tiwala nila sa akin.”Ejay added that he will always be thankful to PBB for giving him the biggest break of his life.“Forever na akong magiging thankful sa unit ni Direk Lauren (Dyogi, Business Unit Head of PBB) kasi sa kanila ako nagsimula.Ang saya nga nung nakatrabaho ko uli ‘yung mga staff nila nung mag-shoot kami ng promo video.”

ABS-CBN.com also asked Ejay about his former teen housemates.He said that given their respective busy schedules they seldom get to see each other.Ejay shared that he never had to chance to say goodbye to Valerie Weignmann, his ‘ka-love team’ inside the PBB house, when the young lady flew back to her hometown in Germany.“Tinext lang ako ni Alex (Anselmuccio) na umalis na daw si Valerie.Nagulat ako, tinanong ko kung babalik pa.Hindi naman nila ako sinagot.Matagal na kasi kaming hindi nakakapag communicate ni Valerie.Paglabas namin ng PBB sandali lang kami nagkasama, after noon hindi na kami lahat nagkikita kasi busy na rin.Umalis siya kasi ng Star Magic kaya hindi na kami masyadong nagkita.Kapag tinatanong nga ako ng mga tao tungkol sa kanya wala akong maisagot kasi wala nga akong balita tungkol sa kanya.Sana nga bumalik siya para makapagkwentuhan man lang kami.Kahit papaano naging magkaibigan naman kami.Pero mukhang malabo na yata na babalik siya.”

Source: ABS-CBN.com