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Kathryn Bernardo, who plays Mara in the hit teleserye Mara Clara, said that although she is proud of their program’s huge success, she makes sure that she still keeps her feet on the ground. “Hindi ko naman nilalagay ‘yung success sa ulo ko. Thankful lang po kami [like] ‘yung directors, ‘yung co-stars ganyan maganda po ‘yung naging results. Maraming maraming salamat po sa mga walang sawang sumusporta sa Mara Clara gabi-gabi. Sana patuloy n’yo pa ring suportahan hanggang sa huli dahil sigurado pong marami kayong dapat aabangan dahil maraming twists na magaganap,” said Kathryn.

Asked if she finds the physical requirements for her role difficult, Kathryn replied smiling, “Worth it naman po ��yung sampal at sabunot.”

She continued, “Actually ‘yun po ‘yung gusto talaga namin, ‘yung masakit para po ma-motivate po kaming dalawa [ni Julia] (Montes, who plays Clara). Pero ‘pag naman po cut na back to Kathryn and Julia na kami. ‘Pag lang po take tsaka po kailangan naming gampanan ‘yung Mara at Clara. Minsan nga ‘pag mahina [sinasabi ko] ‘Lakasan mo pa!’ para ma-motivate talaga ako kasi ‘yun talaga ‘yung gusto namin. Kahit po kay Tita Dimples (Romana), Ms. Gina (Pareno) gusto po talaga namin ‘yung totoo.”

The actress also said that she already saw the video of a young girl, who cried so hard while she was watching the episode when Mara supposedly got killed in an explosion. She explained that she was surprised to see how deeply affected the girl was but she was flattered at the same time with the fan’s attachment to Kathryn’s role. “Hindi ko po in-expect na ‘yung mga tao talagang ganun po talaga napamahal si Mara sa kanila.”

Kathryn also shared that she is planning to make a video for the young girl so she can she can thank the avid fan, who resides in Chicago, USA and who is named Pamela. “Plan ko pong gumawa ng video para sa kanya para i-thank ko po siya tapos para i-comfort ko po baka hanggang ngayon depressed pa rin siya sa pagkamatay ni Mara,” said the young actress.

To the avid viewers of Mara Clara, who are still wondering if the character of Mara already died, Kathryn explained, “Sa mga nagtatanong po sa akin sa Twitter, sa Facebook kung ano po talaga ang nangyari kay Mara ngayong week po malalaman n’yo na ang nangyari kay Mara: kung namatay po ba siya o buhay. Kaya abangan n’yo po ‘yan sa Mara Clara.”

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