Bea & Gerald uncensored

Short but sweet.

That sums up the romance between Bea Alonzo and Gerald Anderson rudely interrupted by career moves that brought them away from each other.

“I was young then, immature,” admitted Gerald, now 27, who let himself be swayed by people against the relationship. “Maraming intriga.” (Gerald has just been named Squadron Lieutenant of the Philippine Coast Guard, and his dad Gerald Sr., Captain of the Philippine Coast Guard, and Gerald’s brother Ken Lieutenant of the Philippine Coast Guard.)  

“It was so short that I didn’t have time to discover more about him, to know him better,” said Bea with a tone of undisguised regret. “I was also young then, carefree. I wish we could go back to those carefree years.”

They didn’t even have time for closure. But since then, they would cross paths and get wind of each other’s affairs of the heart. Gerald has been linked to other actresses (Kim Chiu, Sarah Geronimo and Maja Salvador among them) and so was Bea (Mico Palanca, John Lloyd Cruz and Zanjoe Marudo, among them). 

Art seems to imitate life in their first movie together, Star Cinema’s How To Be Yours (directed by Dan Villegas) which opens nationwide on Wednesday, July 27. Gerald plays Niño who initially chooses career over love until he meets Bea’s character Anj whose choice is career over love.

Reel life takes up where real life has left off. Niño and Anj journey through the various stages of loving and living, and all the ups and downs of falling in love, something they didn’t have a chance to experience during their “short but sweet” romance.

Asked by the press if they didn’t feel awkward working together, Gerald admitted that it felt “surreal” and that he never thought this kind of team-up would come up. “Even before I entered showbiz,” added Gerald, “I had a crush on Bea. She’s a very good actress. Being paired with her is a blessing.”

Bea said that being together on the set gave her the chance to do what she had failed... to bond with Gerald. “We are okay so we were comfortable working together, no awkwardness at all. Gerald and I could talk about the past without being conscious about it.”

To probe the exes deeper, Funfare decided to make them take the “First Time/Last Time” test which reveals a lot about the respondents (read closely). Here are Bea and Gerald (whom Bea fondly calls Ge) UNCENSORED:

Bea: The first time I said ‘I love you’ to somebody was when I was 19. And the last time I said ‘I love you’ to somebody was before the breakup.

Bea

• The first time I cried hard: Siguro nung we had family problems, financial problems that pushed me to enter showbiz. 

• The last time I cried hard: When I watched Me Before You recently lang. 

• The first time I fell in love: Tagal na nun, when I was 15. 

• The last time I fell in love: Last year.

• The first time I fell out of love: When I was 19.

• The last time I fell out of love: Also last year.

• The first time I was broken-hearted: When I was 15.

• The last time I was broken hearted: When I was 28.

• The first time I kissed a boy: Onscreen.

• The last time I kissed a boy: Onscreen din.

• The first time I felt frustrated: Nung hindi ako makapasok sa showbiz kasi hindi ako pinapayagan ng parents ko.

• The last time I felt frustrated: When I wanted to work last year because I was going to break up (with somebody) pero di nakakasa ang pelikula.

• The first time I was embarrassed: When I was in  high school.

• The last time I was embarrassed: Natalo ko sa game with Ge last time sa set.

• The first time I felt I was on top of the world: When I was able to get my first paycheck.

• The last time I felt I was on top of the world: When I did A Second Chance (with John Lloyd Cruz). Pero di naman ako yun, si Basha yun, yung character ko.

• The first time I felt that I was famous: When I did One More Chance (also with John Lloyd).

• The last time I felt that I was famous: When I did A Second Chance.

• The first time I got hurt by gossip: When they dragged my family into the mess, calling my mom a stage mother which she definitely was not, is not. 

• The last time I got hurt by gossip: About my break-up.

• The first time I got good reviews for my performance: For One More Chance.

• The last time I got good reviews for my performance: For A Second Chance.

• The first time I told a lie: That I did not have a crush on somebody when actually may crush talaga ako sa kanya.

• The last time I told a lie: Nung sinabi kong I was not hurting.

• The first time I said “I love you” to somebody: When I was 19.

• The last time I said “I love you” to somebody: Before the breakup.”

Gerald: The first time I kissed a girl was when I was 12. And the last time I kissed a girl was nung isang araw lang dito sa shooting.

Gerald

• The first time I cried hard: First serious breakup ko.

• The last time I cried hard: Last serious breakup ko.

• The first time I fell in love: I was 17.

• The last time I fell in love: I was 25.

• The first time I fell out of love: “Wow out of love” was the hardest part of my life.

• The last time I fell out of love: Hurt me the most.

• The first time I was broken-hearted: I thought it was the end of the world, and I recovered by working hard and by staying positive.

• The last time I was broken hearted: Was the most painful. I recovered din by working and by staying positive.

• The first time I kissed a girl: I was 12.

• The last time I kissed a girl: Nung isang araw lang dito sa shooting.

• The first time I felt frustrated: Siguro noong eight years old ako kasi di ako maka-shoot ng bola.

• The last time I felt frustrated: Kaninang umaga, sa mga ibang priorities sa buhay.

• The first time I was embarrassed: Madami, eh. Siguro sa school, kasi mali yung sagot ko.

• The last time I was embarrassed: Yung isang eksena namin dito sa How To Be Yours, abangan niyo na lang.

• The first time I felt I was on top of the world: Nung nakapasok ako sa PBB (Pinoy Big Brother).

• The last time I felt I’m on top of the world: Nung nag-start kaming mag-shooting nitong How To Be Yours.

• The first time I felt that I was famous: PBB Big Night.

• The last time I felt that I was famous: Nung nag-start kaming mag-shoot ng movie na ‘to.

• The first thing I do as soon as I wake up and before I go to sleep: I say thank you. (“My first and last good meal? Kaninang lunch, nag-luto yung mama ko.”)

• The first time I got hurt by gossip: Nung pumasok ako sa showbiz.

• The last time I got hurt by gossip: Siguro mga  two years ago.

• The first time I got good reviews for my performance: For Tayong Dalawa.

• The last time I got good reviews for my performance: For Always Be My Maybe, my last movie before How To Be Yours.

• The first time I told a lie: Siguro nung pinanganak pa lang ako.

• The last time I told a lie: Kaninang umaga siguro, tinanong ako ng nanay ko kung kanina pa ako gising, sabi ko, “Hindi, kakagising ko lang,” tapos kanina niya pa ako hinahanap.

• The first time I said “I love you” to somebody: When I was 17.

• The last time I said “I love you” to somebody: When I was 25.

• The first time I hurt somebody unintentionally: When I was 21.

• The last time I hurt somebody unintentionally: When I was 25.

• The first time I looked at the mirror and felt handsome: Never!

• The last time I looked at the mirror and felt handsome: Never!

• The first time I lost my temper: Sa basketball point siguro, when I was in high school.

• The last time: This morning because they forgot to feed my pet dogs.

• The first time I said “I’m sorry” to somebody: When I was small, sa mga pagkakamali ko sa mga magulang ko.

• The last time I said “I’m sorry” to somebody: When I was 25. 

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