Jericho Rosales was in good spirits when he faced a small group of press to promote his upcoming series, “Lavender Fields.” His aura was light and no questions were off the table.
Even personal questions outside of the show were answered.
To begin with, it was Rosales who first admitted that he and Janine Gutierrez — who play husband-and-wife in a complex relationship for the upcoming Dreamscape production — are more than just co-stars at the moment.
‘I’m in a really good moment in my life. I wish everyone can experience this cooperation that I’m receiving from God, the universe and everything, with work, with my personal life.’ INSTAGRAM PHOTO/JERICHOROSALESOFFICIAL
“We’re getting to know each other, we’re dating,” the 44-year-old actor revealed.
Rosales and Gutierrez sparked dating rumors when they were spotted visiting the National Museum in Manila last July.
“I was the one who asked Janine to go to the National Museum because I haven’t been,” he detailed.
Rosales was a first hesitant to share their real status and insisted that as a gentleman, he can’t speak for the 34-year-old actress.
“Just ask Janine,” he teased.
But when pressed for the real score, Rosales eventually gave in, “I’ve known her for a period of time, she’s a very sweet person, loving, family oriented and loves her work.”
He added that he is in such a good position right now that even answering a personal question seems to comes off easily for him.
“I’m in a really good moment in my life. I wish everyone can experience this cooperation that I’m receiving from God, the universe and everything, with work, with my personal life.”
This particular approach to answering showbiz questions was a refreshing shift for Rosales, who previously either evaded questions or gave out answers that could potentially bite him back.
One of them was his declaration that he is never going to sign up for teleseryes (TV series) again.
Addressing this statement, he said during the recent interview: “I ate my word, masarap siya [it’s delicious].”
Rosales was last seen in the 2018 drama, “Halik” together with Yam Concepcion, Yen Santos and Sam Milby.
Recalling this phase in life, he said, “I was angry, I complained about soap operas, about the industry, the hours, directors, co-actors. I was complaining nonstop because I got burnout.”
So, Rosales took a step back and worked on himself. He particularly recalled going to New York and meeting his acting coach who helped him realize that acting is an integral part of him, “I was crying. I said sorry to myself for turning my back on acting.”
“One of my realizations in this period is you have to choose a life that you will never want to run away from. So that even when things go south, you can choose to be happy.”
Having healed, the role of Tyrone — ‘an accountant by day and a gun smuggler in the dark,’ as Rosales would describe — came at the right time.
“He’s that kind of person who wanted power and experience the good life until he realized that somewhere in his heart, he wanted a simple life all along.”
While others may see Tyrone as a departure from Rosales’ usual leading man roles, the actor said he is more than happy to introduce gray characters to the audience.
When The Manila Times asked if he’s ready to be potentially hated because of Tyrone, Rosales elaborated, “Ready to be loved? Yes, sure. If I can extract these reactions from people then it’s a sign that I’m doing a good job.
“In the characters that I play, in the six months to a year that I’m going to do a project, it has to have something that people will learn from. I’m not here to show grayness or darkness, let’s add more color to every character,” he ended.
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