Can’t Buy Me Love stars Maris Racal and Anthony Jennings recalled what were their first impressions of each other before working together as a trending pair in the hit Kapamilya series.
In a vlog interview with Luis Manzano, the two stars shared that they had different views about each other’s personalities in real life.
“Si Maris, alam ko naman na mabait siya. Si Maris nakikita ko na siya paano siya makisama sa mga tao doon sa ABS-CBN,” Anthony shared.
Maris, on the other hand, recalled a hilarious moment when she thought of Anthony as a snobbish person.
“Yung sa dressing room noong Christmas Special noong 2022. Hindi siya tumitingin sa akin. Si Louise Abuel lang yung nag ha-hi sa akin tapos same kami ng dressing room noong Christmas special. So sabi ko, ‘Ah okay, sige, hindi na rin kita papansinin,’ ganoon,” Maris said.
The two also revealed that before their trending scenes, they actually never talked to one another, even during the show’s press conference and look test.
“First time namin itong magtrabaho. Hindi kami naguusap, hindi kami nagpapansinan,” they both shared.
Luis, who was shocked by their answer, asked how they could work so well in their scenes that fans have been gushing over them.
“Magaling kasi siya eh,” Maris said. “Noon, pinapanood ko tong si Jennings sa mga eksena niya kasama sila Donny (Pangilinan), tapos sabi ko, ‘Ang galing nito ah’. Tapos alam ko naman yung script eh halos lahat doon nagaadlib siya tapos pasok lahat ng adlib niya so nagalingan na ako.”
Anthony also praised Maris, whom he already knew as a good actress from her previous projects.
“Napapanood ko na si Maris dati pa. Nakikita ako siya dati tapos galing na galing ako sa kaniya,” he remarked.
“Mas nagconnect (din) kasi yung humor namin kasi yung humor ko pangkanal yung kaniya aircon,” he added.
Maris and Anthony play the roles of Irene Tiu and Snoop Manansala respectively in the hit primetime series Can’t Buy Me Love.
The pair, who had funny and “smelly” encounters in the series, became a trending topic online as netizens found the chemistry between their characters funny and full of kilig. Netizens even dubbed the pair as SnoRene. Outside of the show, their pairing has been called MaThon.
“Noong briefing pa lang sa characters, wala pang sinabi sa akin (amin) na mayroon akong love interest dito,” Maris revealed.
She went on: “Ang sinabi lang sa akin, ako yung black sheep ng family, maldita kay Caroline yung character ni Belle (Mariano) tapos siya yung headache sa family. So, inexpect ko talaga na super kontrabida ako rito, ready na ako. Like ready na ako na maging evil, like evil talaga kasi kontrabida eh. So, parang to get in the mood, sasamaan mo yung ugali mo.”
The Kapamilya stars were happy and grateful as they never expected that their characters would be appreciated and loved by the viewers.
“Natutuwa ako kasi nahahappy sila sa mga eksena namin kasi kami kapag ginagawa namin iyon happy din kami. Natutuwa ako na nakukuha nila yung vibe na gusto namin iparating sa kanila kasi yung characters namin nandoon na sa stage na gusto na nila yung isa’t isa pero in denial,” the actress remarked.
When asked about how they work together, they shared how they played their roles.
“Ang ginawa namin noon, kinikilig na kami sa loob pero ang ginagawa namin pinipigilan namin,” they stated.
They also revealed that the series’ directors also helped them make Snoop and Irene real and relatable.
“Kapag nagsasalita siya (director) sa aming dalawa, nandoon din siya sa eksena eh so kinukwento rin niya sa amin yung mangyayari,” Anthony shared.
Maris added: “Oo tapos kapag nagawa namin yung eksena uulitin niya, may igaganda pa yan, tapos parang kami na bahala sa eksena. Kung ano mang gagawin niya, sasaluhin ko.”
“Kung anong ibabato ko, sasaluhin niya kaya nag-o-off script kami,” Anthony agreed.
