MANILA, Philippines -- Actress Dawn Zulueta admitted that she feels
sorry for veteran star Maricel Soriano, whom she replaced on the
upcoming series "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin."
"Si Ate Maria, I really looked up to her. When I heard the news, I
was really surprised. It was very unfortunate. I assure you, I had
nothing to do with it," Zulueta said on Monday when she was officially
presented to members of the press as part of the new drama series.
Zulueta said she felt sad when she heard about Soriano being dropped from the new soap. "Bilang kapwa artista mo, ayaw mong makarinig ng
ganoon. It was too unfortunate," she said.
But at the same time, Zulueta also admitted she feels nervous about
filling the shoes of Soriano as she vowed to give her best to make her
"Ate Maria" proud.
"I really want to make ate Maria proud. I hope," she said, adding
that she's just excited to be working again after the phenomenal success
of "Walang Hanggan" last year.
On Monday afternoon, the actress, who is considered among the most beautiful women in showbiz, and co-star Anderson also had a photo shoot for the series.
Zulueta earlier confirmed on "The Buzz" that the producers of the series have already sent her the storyline.
Last week, reports on Soriano's alleged outburst on the set of the upcoming drama series circulated online. The 47-year-old actress allegedly lost her temper during filming.
