Carla Abellana may have one of the most beautiful faces in showbiz, but even she has days when she feels ugly and insecure. In fact, she believes even the most confident people we know also have insecurities of their own. The GMA-7 actress opened up about her insecurities and how she deals with them at the press launch of her latest endorsement for Collagen by Watsons last Friday, October 14.
She told PEP.ph, "In fact, 'yung mga mas nakikita pa nga nating confident, sila pa nga yung kung tutuusin, they have a lot of insecurities. There are really days when you feel like you're ugly, alam mo yun?"
"You feel so down. You don't look pretty. Your hair is so sticky, frizzy. Your face is so oily. We all have these insecurities. Basta days like that, you feel ugly or you don't feel as pretty, as bright or vibrant or radiant, you feel like you're getting older, nakita na yung signs of aging, mahirap yun." This feeling of insecurity is a lot more challenging for celebrities like her.
As she put it, "Especially in the world that we live in now, sa digital era, mahirap kasi we tend to compare ourselves with others, lalo na kaming celebrities."
Carla said it's very human to feel this way once in a while, but the best way to overcome these negative feelings is to practice self-love. She advised, "Hindi maiwasan na you feel insecure but that's okay. That's part of life. Just, you know, be over that. You embrace that and don't focus too much on others. Rather focus on yourself talaga and the beauty in you."
Asked when she does feel most beautiful, Carla said, "Honestly, ako, it's when I don't have make-up on. It's at the end of the day when I remove my make-up and wash everything. Not that I'm over-confident. Sa akin kasi, less is more. When I'm with my bare face on, for me, parang yun na yung beautiful sa akin."
This story originally appeared on Pep.ph. Minor edits have been made by the Preview.ph editors.
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