Maja Salvador shares how motherhood made her a better actress: ‘Feeling ko mas lumalim ako’
It’s been four years since we last saw her in th ABS-CBN series The Iron Heart and a lot has already happened in actress Maja Salvador’s life.
She got married to Rambo Nuñez in 2023 and then the couple welcomed their first child Maria in 2024 when Maja gave birth in Canada. Now that she’s making her first major acting comeback in the ongoing series Someone, Someday, Maja admitted that her acting has definitely changed for the better now that she is a mom.
“Feeling ko mas lumalim. Lalo na ang bawat kuwento naman natin, may pagmamahal yun eh. Di ba laging tungkol sa pagmamahal? Pagmamahal sa isang tao, sa pagmamahal mo sa trabaho, sa lahat. Kahit saan ka lumingon, tingin ko, may love. So yung love na meron ako ngayon is umaapaw talaga.
“I thought alam ko na yung meaning ng love, pero nung naging mommy ako, nung nandiyan yung anak ko, hindi pa pala. Talagang yung sinasabing unconditional love , parang mas higit pa dun,” she shared during the Preview Ball red carpet interviews last month.
The 38-year-old actress, who she plays the role of the scheming and vengeful Abi Mercado in the series, said she appreciated all the positive feedback from viewers who love watching her character in the show.
“Salamat po. Salamat sa support at nakakatuwa dahil na-miss kong umarte. So para ma-appreciate at magustuhan nila yung mga eksenang nagawa ko, masarap sa pakiramdam. Parang alam mo yun, yun yung pagkain naming mga artista, pag may nakaka-appreciate, yun talagang gustong gusto yung mga eksenang ginawa mo. So thank you, thank you,” she said.
On screen, Maja plays the secret half-sister of Billy Carino (played by Kathryn Bernardo) who wants to bring her down as revenge for being their father’s second family. In real life, the two actresses are actually good friends.
“Sa ibang interviews namin, sinasabi namin, hiwalay talaga kami ng tent. Kasi pag nagsama kami sa isang tent, hindi namin matatapos yung mga eksena, ganun. Now that we’re done shooting, yung taping namin tapos na, but siyempre continuous pa rin palabas yung show. Tapos na kami so ang dami naming labas ngayon. Ito na yung Ate Maj and Katreng moments, mas marami ng ganun ngayon. Kasi hindi namin nagagawa sa set. Parehas kaming focused sa mga characters namin, sa roles namin,” Maja shared.
Another proof of Maja’s strong acting return is how fans are excited over her unexpectedly strong chemistry with co-star McCoy De Leon who plays her sidekick slash suitor in the romantic thriller series.
“Sa set sinasabi nila (malakas chemistry namin). Pero parang ako, ‘Ano ba? Meron ba?’ parang ganyan. And siyempre hindi naman tayo parang pumartner, mag-love team. Kung kailan nagkaanak saka nagka-love team! (laughs) “