Sa one-on-one interview niya kay Korina: IZA, may mga isiniwalat sa ina at tungkol sa kanila ni BEN

PUNUM-PUNO ng juicy revelations ang award-winning dramatic actress na si Iza Calzado sa kanyang one-on-one kay veteran broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez-Roxas sa ‘Korina Interviews’ na pinalabas last Sunday, December 3 sa NET 25, na puwedeng balik-balikan sa kanilang YouTube.

Isa nga sa napag-usapan nina Korina at Iza, ang tungkol sa kanyang ina na noong namatay ito ay parang nawalan siya ng direksyon ang buhay.

Pagbabahagi ng premyadong aktres, “my mom moved to the States, I think, Grade 3 or 4 ako. My mom battled mental health issues. Bata pa lang ako meron nang ganung tension.

“We lost her third child, my brother, he was 17 days old in 1988.

“I think that was the final straw. After that, I think, it was not a good time, the tensions was there.

“Kaya Grade 2 onwards, nag-stop na ako ng mag-ballet, mag-artista. Tapos palaki ako nang palaki. There was a lot of things going on in the house.”

Pagpapatuloy pa ni Iza, “my mom was diagnosed as Bipolar, and para sa akin mahirap intindihin, pag bata ka.

“When I lost my mom, that’s really when i started a little direction in life. Kasi I lost her when I was 19. I was completely shocked, because it was tragic.

“And parang naisip ko na, saan ako pupulutin o saan ako pupunta? I was not doing well in school, parang party girl ako nun. I didnt have a direction, plan or dreams even.”

Pag-amin ni Iza tungkol sa pagtaba niya noon, “foods became my friends, from Grade 2 onwards, I guess, parang naging ganun ang buhay ko.

“At masarap din namang kumain at ang daddy ko, ang hilig din talagang kumain. Masayahin kasi siya at hindi dahil masama ang loob niya. I think kay Daddy ang pagkain, he didn’t enough of it growing up.

“He was a sampaguita vendor, you know, he was from the streets. So parang from humble beginnings, I think his love language is to provide us good foods and to enjoyed it.

“Akala ko normal lang yun nagmi-midnight snacks, hindi pala.

Pag 10 pm nag-oorder pa kami ng pizza, kaya lang parang nasobrahan.”

Isiniwalat din ni Iza ang mga nakakalokang kundisyon niya sa kanyang fiancé na si Ben Wintle bago sila ikinasal at ang kanilang love story.

At wala rin sa plano nila ni Ben ang pagkakaroon agad ng anak.

“Deia was not plan, I wanted to work and work. Sabi ko sa kanya, ‘you know what, we have to freeze more embryos’, we have a round before.

Works are coming in and it is really good, I want to do this, to do that, tapos nabuntis. Nabigla rin ako noong una. But it is God’s plan, ok, I will not resist but embrace it.

“And wow, what a gift.”

Inamin ni Iza na in a way naging abusado siya sa kanyang katawan dahil sobra siyang workaholic, kulang na kulang rin siya sa tulog.

Inalala rin ni Iza ang kanyang matinding pinagdaanan ng tamaan siya ng COVID-19 noong 2020, na muntik na niyang ikamatay.

Marami pang revelations si Iza sa naturang interview.

Napapanood every Sunday at 5 pm sa NET25 ang ‘Korina Interviews’ right after ng romantic-comedy na ‘Good Will’.

(ROHN ROMULO)