Dahil tila wala na yatang imposible ngayon sa pageant world ay tinanong ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Celeste Cortesi, kung mabibigyan ng pagkakataon, sasali ba siyang muli sa Miss Universe Philippines?
Reaksiyon ni Celeste, “I don’t think I would just because. Kasi I don’t think of it at all.
“If I would do it again? I don’t know in the future what I will think of it, but as of the moment, right now, I wouldn’t do it just because I know I gave it all already.
“I put all my efforts in, and I really believe that the Miss Universe is a destiny, and if it’s not for me, it’s destined for someone else.
“And now finally, I really have something that I would like work on and to focus on, and that’s my acting career."
Wala nang balak sumali si Celeste na sumali sa kahit anumang beauty pageant tulad ng Miss World Philippines.
Aniya, “I’m done with pageantry, tapos na."
Ang pagiging aktres na ang nais bigyan ng atensiyon at panahon ni Celeste, 26.
Miss Universe Philippines winner siya noong 2022 ngunit nabigong masungkit ang international title na napanalunan ng half-Pinay, half-American na si R’Bonney Gabriel ng USA.
Read: Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel: “I’m proud to be half-Filipina.”
CELESTE CORTESI ON TRANSGENDER WOMEN JOINING PAGEANTS
Ano naman ang reaksiyon si Celeste tungkol sa kontrobersyal na usapin na sa ilang mga beauty pageants ay pinapayagan nang lumahok ang transwomen o mga dating lalaki na babae na ngayon.
“Well I think that’s not even like, like a news, we had it before, and there’s nothing wrong with it.
"To be honest. It’s not about the sex, the age, the beauty anymore, it’s more about what you can bring in the table.
”And these women, they have such inspirational backgrounds that’s why they join Miss Universe, that’s why they the have the chance to be Miss Universe.
“So I think I will always choose to see the positive side to it, and this is positivity, and it gives more chances for more women.”
Halimbawang kasali si Celeste sa isang beauty pageant at tinalo siya ng isang transwoman, ano ang mararamdaman niya, masasaktan ba siya?
“I wouldn’t be mad about it, I cannot be mad about it, I cannot be mad about it.
“It’s her space, it’s her right to win,” ang nakangiting pagtatapos ni Celeste sa aming interview.
CELESTE CORTESI GETS INTO ACTION, IDOLIZES GAL GADOT
Gumaganap si Celeste, na ang tamang bigkas sa kanyang pangalan ay Che-leste, bilang si Diamond Ricci sa season 2 ng Walang Matigas Na Pulis Sa Matinik Na Misis na pinagbibidahan nina Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. (bilang Tolome) at Beauty Gonzalez (bilang si Gloria) sa GMA-7.
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Magpapaka-action star si Celeste sa sitcom kaya bukod daw sa mga Tagalog lines niya ay mga action scenes ang sumubok sa kakayahan ng Filipina-Italian actress.
Aniya, “Because of course it is very something new to me, and it took a lot of physical preparation, you really have to be good at it, to make your scenes very maganda sa screen. So that’s a challenge definitely.
“But I’m working on it, people are helping me, yeah, I’m just quite excited, something new.”
Idolo raw ni Celeste si Gal Gadot na gumanap bilang Wonder Woman onscreen sa Hollywood.
Bulalas niya, “Of course, Gal Gadot, she’s just my favorite, I watched every single movie! I really admire her acting skills, her action skills, she’s my idol, perfect!”
Samantala nasa cast rin ng Walang Matigas Na Pulis Sa Matinik Na Misis Season 2 sina Carmi Martin as Lucing; Jestoni Alarcon as Police Colonel Gener Alberto; Ejay Falcon as Police Captain Ace Catacutan; Liezel Lopez as Jacqueline “Jacq” Dela Torre; Niño Muhlach as Sergeant Sylvester Salonga; Dennis Padilla as Police Major Vincent Policarpio; Maey Bautista as Kapitana Candida; Raphael Landicho as Kiko; Nikki Co as Dustin; Angel Leighton as Master Sergeant Pretty Competente, and Jeffrey Tam as Onofre “Bunso” Batumbakal.
Special guest stars naman sina Max Collins as Elize; Herlene Budol (2022 Binibining Pilipinas 1st runner-up) bilang si Mia; Kelvin Miranda as Gary; Dion Ignacio as Blake; Lianne Valentin as Atty. Loretta Montecillo; Mika Salamanca as Megan Espinosa; Sanya Lopez as Mildred Darlene Yabut; Ramon Christopher Gutierrez as Redentor Pigsart; ER Ejercito as Juancho “Kamao” Dehado; Roi Vinzon as Vito Poblete;Jay Manalo as Pancho Blanco; Antonio Aquitania as Rafael “Paeng” Advincula; Brent Valdez as Alfred; MJ Ordillano as Harry, at Michael De Mesa as Luther Abueva.
Sa direksiyon nina Enzo Williams at Rechie del Carmen, napapanood ito tuwing Linggo, 7:15 p.m. sa GMA7.