ACTOR, television host, recording artist, product endorser and businessman Alden Richards (Richard Reyes Faulkerson, Jr. in real life) seems ready to face the issue of his lovelife now that he has become financially secure.
In a Zoom interview with The Philippine Star’s Ricky Lo, the actor revealed the need to put attention to finding his Miss Right and the difficulty he finds doing so.
“It’s about time na rin,” he said in the interview. “That’s already in my plan even before pa. That’s why all the years, I’ve been working so hard for my family.”
He continued, “As of now, it’s a bit hard because of the circumstances, the pandemic. It’s hard to go out to meet people. But sooner or later, darating tayo diyan.”
Although the 29-year-old heartthrob describes himself as contented nowadays, he admits that finding his better half is what is lacking in his life right now. If he finds the right woman, Alden wants to have an intimate and private wedding.
When asked to describe the qualities of his future wife, Alden said he likes a woman with the Pinay look, with long hair (typical Filipina beauty), and someone who is kind and understanding.
Of course, netizens were quick to point to newly-crowned Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo who recently appeared as a judge in the “Bawal Judgmental” segment in variety show “Eat, Bulaga!” as a potential girlfriend, but this was quickly shot down by the beauty queen who revealed that she has a boyfriend, but that she found Alden nice and they could be good friends.
The actor, for his part, said that although he would like someone in Rabiya’s mold, he is not referring to anyone in particular.
These days, Alden is preparing for his first virtual concert called “Alden’s Reality (AR)” which will take place on December 8.
The concert will feature the song “Going Crazy,” his new single composed by Pow Chavez which will be released by GMA Music and FlipMusic Productions during the concert.
Another song in the concert’s repertoire, which also features songs close to the actor’s heart, would be “God Gave Me You,” which became the accidental theme song of Alden and Maine Mendoza’s hit team-up, AlDub.
Asked to describe the virtual concert, Alden refers to it as “an affair to remember.”
“It’s parang a dating experience. Bibigyan natin ang audience ng one-on-one experience kasi during the concert everything will be between me and whoever I am talking to. I mean, pag kausap ko ‘yung camera, I’m talking to only one person, to only you, not to a whole audience. It’s just you and me, tayong dalawa lang. You will experience a part of my reality at that moment,” he said, while adding praises to concert director Paolo Valenciano who gave Alden blanket authority to conceptualize the concert.
His biggest prayer for 2021 is for a vaccine to be available so that people can go back to some sense of normalcy.
And despite the challenges faced by people in 2020, especially by his kababayans, Alden is thankful for his many blessings.
“In terms of what’s happening in general, it’s not so good,” he summed up 2020. “Pero so far, when it comes to work, I’m still blessed that I’m very active pa rin despite the situation. I’m thankful to the brands that continue to trust me with new endorsements.
Also, GMA has never failed me sa pagbibigay sa akin ng new projects,” he said. “But I feel sad for the people na naa-apektuhan ng pandemic at ng mga calamity like the recent typhoons. The least I could do is share my blessings with them para maramdaman nila na may kasama sila during this difficult time.”
