Kathryn senses it coming

MANILA, Philippines — Kathryn Bernardo has so much on her plate and she can’t thank enough for that.

On the heels of the launch of her makeup collection called Generation Happy Skin, her new movie (Star Cinema’s The Hows Of Us) with reel-real-life boyfriend Daniel Padilla (they admitted that they’ve been going steady for five years now) has just chalked up a record as the No. 1 moneymaker of all time, so far grossing more than P600M (and counting).

The main lady star of what is now the highest-grossing Filipino movie of all time somehow had the inkling they were doing something super special a few days before it opened to theaters nationwide.

Kathryn was in a particularly upbeat mode promoting the Hows Of Us while talking to The STAR last month in a Megamall event featuring local beauty brand Happy Skin which she endorses.

“Ngayon ako sobra na-excite habang gumagawa ng movie dahil ang ganda ng love story ni George at Primo (More than ever I am much excited working on a movie because of the beautiful story of George and Primo),” she pointed out, referring to the characters she and co-star Daniel are portraying in the film.

The Hows Of Us, directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and produced by ABS-CBN Film Productions, was released last Aug. 29. The movie was still on its last few shooting days when she spoke to The STAR.

“Madaming makaka-relate sa story nila kaya excited ako (So many should get to relate to their story that is why I am excited about it),” she particularly noted.

The romantic drama film marked Cathy’s second collaboration with Kathryn and Daniel after She’s Dating the Gangster four years back. The film has grossed more than P600M domestically — the first Pinoy movie to have reached such mark and comfortably beating the previous record holder Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad, which of course, starred TV host Vice Ganda.

Kathryn plays Georgina “George” Silva opposite Daniel’s Primo Alvarez in this Star Cinema-distributed movie where the couple has to answer and fix the “Hows” of their relationship. The title is obviously a wordplay on the classic horror movie House of Wax.

Direk Cathy already announced her upcoming retirement and The Hows Of Us is one of the last projects she is scheduled to finish. Kathryn is also part of her next film which stars the reuniting Sharon Cuneta and Richard Gomez and titled Three Words to Forever.

On not being with Daniel for a movie project, she related, “Nakakapanibago na wala siya sa story con. Pero kailangan itong break na ito from each other (It feels odd he’s not around during the story con but this break from each other is needed).

Kathryn is glad being part of Cathy’s final sprint as filmmaker. Besides, the latter has a very fine record when it comes to delivering top grossers. She’s Dating The Gangster grossed almost P300M.

She said of the hit movie director, “She helped a lot to boosting my movie career and effectively she guided me to learning how to act in a rom-com.”

The newly-minted box-office princess is currently promoting the six-piece Generation Happy Skin collection whose shade names she picked “to inspire others to stay true to who they are.”

Kathryn with Happy Skin owners Rissa Mananquil-Trillo (right) and Jacqe Yuengtian-Gutierrez

With her complete direction, Generation Happy Skin includes a natural-finish powder foundation, a long-lasting matte lipstick, a highly pigmented lip and cheek tint, a super blendable powder blush, a no-clump mascara, and an easy-to-use brow liner. She added, “Happy Skin is perfect for different skin tones including morena girls like me.”

During the event publicly unveiling the Generation Happy Skin collection, one can observe how big she has become as a celebrity, with her multitude of fans filling up the activity area and not being able to contain their emotions upon the mere sight of her.

Perhaps one of the factors of her success is how she has carried herself to be an embodiment of simplicity. She expressed, “I like being simple that’s why I want my fans to learn how to also feel and look beautiful without looking too made up. I like doing my make-up but I don’t like changing my face.”