Happy daw sa kasalukuyang estado ng kanyang career si Iya Villania na nalilinya na ngayon sa mga lifestyle shows.
Ito ang isinagot ng Kapuso actress-TV host nang matanong s’ya ng entertainment press sa virtual media conference last June 25 para sa second season ng cooking show nila ni Chef Jose Sarasola na “Eat Well, Live Well. Stay Well.”
“I’m very happy with this career path. I’m very, very happy,” sagot ni Iya. “And it’s funny because, you know, when I entered the industry I’d never intended for it to be a career of mine. I really wanted to be a singer and a dancer.”
Matatandaan na during her early years in showbiz ay naging VJ s’ya sa music channel ng ABS-CBN na Myx, and also became a regular performer sa musical variety show na ASAP, aside from doing teleseryes and drama anthologies.
She also co-hosted two seasons of U Can Dance, a reality dance competition in 2016 and 2017.
“Sabi ni Lord, ‘Hindi ‘yan para sa’yo,” natatawang pagpapatuloy n’ya. “And He led me to this. I love it and I really feel so lucky and so blessed to be here and to still be enjoying what I’m doing.”
Sa pagbabalik n’ya kasi way back 2014 sa GMA Network ay naging regular showbiz news anchor si Iya sa 24 Oras at co-host ni Solenn Heussaff sa lifestyle informative show na Taste Buddies.
Sa ngayon ay ang Mars Pa More ang isa sa regular show ni Iya kung saan kasama n’ya si Camille Prats.
Paglilinaw n’ya, open pa rin daw s’ya sa acting kung sakaling mabibigyan s’ya ng project. Last 2018 pa siya huling umarte nang mapabilang siya sa romantic comedy series na My Korean Jagiya starring Heart Evangelita and Korean actor Alexander Lee.
“I still would [do acting] when given the opportunity, when given the right opportunity,” pahayag ng Filipino-Australian star. “It’s definitely something I would still do.”
But for now ay excited s’ya sa pagbabalik ng cooking show nila ni Chef Jose sa ere.
Dito natanong ng press ang misis ni Drew Arellano kung ano ang nabago sa kanyang eating habits.
“Wala namang nagbago kasi ever since masarap naman na akong kumain,” masayang sagot ni Iya. “My bosses in GMA can attest to that, from Taste Buddies to Mars Pa More, masarap talaga ako kumain.”
Gayunpaman, naging malaking tulong daw ang cooking show nila kaya mas confident at palaban na s’ya ngayon sa kusina.
“What has changed are my cooking habits,” aniya. “I have definitely become so much more confident and comfortable being in the kitchen.”
Pagpapatuloy pa ng aktres, “Dati talaga parang nagpo-procrastinate pa ako, e. Parang nakakatamad. Now it’s such a joy to be in the kitchen and even if I don’t know or have nothing exactly prepared.
“I look forward to experimenting. Ganu’n na kalakas ‘yung loob ko. I am not afraid to veer away from the recipe and to experiment and try something new,” pagtatapos ni Iya.
Mapapanood ang season 2 ng “Eat Well, Live Well. Stay Well.” nina Iya at Chef Jose simula ngayong July 2, bago mag-Eat Bulaga! sa GMA Network.
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