Atasha, never pang nagkaroon ng bf!

Magda-dalawampu’t limang taong gulang na sina Atasha at Andres Muhlach. Inakala raw noon ng dalagang anak nina Charlene Gonzalez at Aga Muhlach na isang sirena ang kanyang ina.

Matatandaang gumanap si Charlene bilang sirena sa pelikulang Dyesebel noong 1996. “Unang-una, akala ko mermaid ang nanay ko, tunay na mermaid. Kasi she would show us her photos before. ‘That’s me, ako ‘yon.’ So, for the longest time, ‘yung dream ko, sana ako rin,” natatawang bungad sa amin ni Atasha sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.

Mula pagkabata ay hindi raw ipinaramdam sa magkapatid na kambal ang pagiging sikat ng kanilang mga magulang. “Honestly, I’m just very, very lucky to get whatever traits that they may have. Because they’re both incredible people. For me and Andres, we both agree na, we never saw them as artists or superstars. We saw them as parents. Even at home, they’re so grounded, they’re so normal talaga. Very encouraging and supportive as parents. They were very supportive and encouraging both me and Andres to whatever we have, whatever dreams that maybe, whatever may we want in life, is to just work on it and work hard on that,” paglalahad ng dalaga.

Bata pa lamang daw noon si Atasha nang magsabi kina Aga at Charlene na gusto ring maging isang artista. Mayroon lamang umanong hiniling ang mga magulang kay Atasha noon. “Ang pangarap ko actually was just to enter showbiz, ever since. The reason why I took up business because it allows me to put structure into my creativity. Growing up I’ve always been very creative person and I’ve been always into arts. I would always join all the school plays. I like to draw, I like to play music. And being surrounded with like a showbiz family, they’re like my natural environment in a way. Parang they kind of understood na she’s gonna enter naman. Kasi I asked them when I was a kid. Sabi nila, ‘Finish your school.’ That’s a promise that I’m grateful for because I promise to them that I would finish my education before entering showbiz,” nakangiting kwento ni Atasha.

Mayroong payo ang mga magulang kay Atasha mula nang sumabak sa show business. “Ang advice niya (Aga) talaga is experience. Experience is really your best teacher and to never short-change yourself. So, there’s no shortcuts in anything in life. Up to this very moment which is just to hold on to your truth. Just to hold on to the kind of person that you are, never step on anyone’s toes. Just know that whatever you do, come in with pure intention always because no matter what it is, as long as you have a good heart, everything will be okay,” kwento niya.

Hindi pa nagkakaroon ng kasintahan ang dalaga. Kapag mayroong balak manligaw ay agad daw itong kinakausap ni Atasha. “No, I have not. I’m very approachable in terms of being kind. I think it’s being known that my priority talaga is work ko po. Meron naman (nagbabalak manligaw) pero they all know na my priority talaga is work. In-advise ko na lang na ang priority and focus ko talaga is work,” giit ni Atasha.

Samantala, mula nang pumasok sa show business ay hindi na humihingi ng pera si Atasha kina Charlene at Aga. Ang dalaga na ang humahawak ng sariling kinikita mula sa kabi-kabilang trabaho. “I save, then sometimes of course I’d like to award myself because it’s hardwork at the end of the day. It’s very fulfilling talaga when you know that you’ve bought something for yourself, and you know it’s coming from hardwork. The moment I graduated actually from college. When I started working na, everything has just been on my own na,” pagtatapat ng aktres at modelo. — Reports from JCC