Philippine Showbiz Today
May 22 - June 7, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
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Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla
shares weight-loss story
If In The Know did not see her
photos from her daughter Isabella
Padilla’s first birthday party last Octo-
ber, it would have been hard to think
that Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla hit the
scale at 178 lbs.
Mariel says she was depressed
at the time since she was hiding from
everybody so that no one would see
her, “I couldn’t see people when I get
invited sabi ko hindi ako puwede be-
cause I’m too fat to be seen. I couldn’t
go back to work I would even send
my photo na okay lang ba I look like
this? Hindi talaga kaya.”
Mariel knew she was so heavy
but she had to do it because her milk
supply was low and she had to exclu-
sively breastfeed her first born.
“Akala ko when I gave birth that
I would return to normal right away
I had this picture in my mind. My
heaviest was not even when I gave
birth, my heaviest was when I had to
breastfeed Isabella for 14 months and
I was at my heaviest at her first birth-
day party. I had to eat my way as in
kahit hindi ako gutom kumakain ako,
kakain ako after ko mag-pump!”
The weight gain was an issue for
Mariel who is very particular with her
appearance—she did not even shy in
admitting she had a rule of not re-
peating clothes. But because of the
extra pounds, the first-time mom
experienced difficulty in buying new
clothes at her new size.
“Maternity clothes pa rin suot
ko, as in lima lang. I did not want to
buy new clothes because ibig sabihin
nun na yun na yun, I’ve resigned to
my heaviest weight, pero hindi pu-
wede na yun na yun!”
Because of her will power, Mari-
el made a deal with herself to lose
the weight as soon as Isabella stops
being breastfed. She did not go un-
der the knife, she just went to Marie
France three to four times a week
and on weekends she would have
five-hour sessions.
She also cut her food intake in
half and is so proud that in six months
time, she lost the baby weight.
“I also did juicing from time to
time which I used to do naman be-
fore giving birth.”
Mariel is set to return to televi-
sion in roughly a month’s time and
she made a promise to lose an extra
15 pounds. Besides her discipline
and motivation, her husband Robin
Padilla has been her biggest cheer-
leader all throughout her weight-loss
journey.
“He knew I was eating so much.
Never siya nag-complain. Kaya yung
bigote niya never din ako nag-com-
plain! Kasi hindi siya nag-complain
na mataba ako so hindi rin ako nag-
complain tungkol sa bigote niya.” ●
Julia Barretto responds
to the most hurtful
comments she received
Nowadays, everyone has some-
thing to say, especially online. It’s
easy to hate people or engage in
word wars when you can hide behind
a username.
Even a beautiful, talented, and
successful actress like Julia Barretto
isn’t immune to online bashing.
But Julia is such a class act. She
doesn’t let nasty comments bring her
down.
When she was once bashed
for allegedly snubbing fans, Julia
responded by airing her side and
standing firm that she did not do
anything wrong: “I am not going to
allow a fifteen-second video to define
me,” she was once quoted saying.
Julia even uses the negative
comments she gets on social media
to push herself to become better.
“I feel motivated to keep go-
ing, keep pushing, and keep trying
until I become the person I have
always dreamt myself to be,” Julia
posted on her Instagram account in
response to a commenter who criti-
cized her for being the second pick
for a movie role.
“The thing with me is that I nev-
- M.J Marfori, TMT
er really check the comments. Or if I
stumble upon one, I just shrug it off
because I feel like it’s such a waste of
energy to dwell on it,” Julia said in an
interview with PEP.
People may always have some-
thing negative to say online about
Julia, but the actress also has her
fans’ support. “I’m very, very thank-
ful and blessed to have them, a