While fellow young stars like Kim Chiu who shot her first love scene with Gerald Anderson recently in Tayong Dalawa and Erich Gonzales who was paired with Ejay Falcon in Katorse have taken on more mature roles, Maja said that she will be offering something different. “Si Erich sexy pero dahil Katorse parangbagets pa rin. Si Kim naman as Audrey sa Tayong Dalawa, kahit papaano mature din yung ginagawa niya. Pero sa akin ibang Maja din ang makikita niyo kasi young college professor po ako dito.” Maja is also set on getting the same success that Kim and Erich have in their respective teleseryes. “Kung kailangan magpabonggahan, go! Bobongga po ako,” she joked.

Maja further shared how overwhelmed she was to be working with award-winning actors such as Jason Abalos and Coco Martin. In the story, Jason plays her childhood sweetheart while Coco is the student with whom she starts a forbidden relationship. The actress said she has already shot her first love scenes with both actors, something she describes as an unforgettable experience. “Yung kay Jason matagal na kami magkaibigan pero nung ginawa namin yung love scene parang may kakaiba sa kanya. May pinakita siya sa akin na nagulat ako, pero hindi naman ako nabastos. Sobrang professional ni Jason. Yung kay Coco naman sinasabi ko nga po na aktor talaga siya. Sobrang inalalayan niya ako at pinaramdam niya sa akin na babae ako,” she revealed. “Huwag ni’yo po isipin na malaswa. Bawat arte naman po siyempre kailangan mo ramdamin yung eksena para yung mga manonood madadala.”

Maja has no regrets about the long wait she had to undergo before getting her launching project. “Ito po yung launching ko talaga. Yung sa Annaliza tsaka sa Moonriver nalungkot ako [noong hindi sila natuloy] pero inisip ko na lang na hindi pa siguro yun panahon at hindi pa siguro yun ang tamang project para sa akin. Pero nung binagay sa akin itong Nagsimula Sa Puso super happy po talaga ako kasi iba yung pag-aalaga sa akin ng ABS-CBN at business unit ni Sir Deo (Endrinal). Sinasabi nila sa akin na ito na yung show na hinihintay mo, ibibigay na namin sa ’yo. So pinangako ko sa sarili ko na lahat gagawin ko para hindi ako mapahiya sa kanila at para hindi mawala yung tiwala nila sa akin,” she beamed.

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