Isa si Alden Richards sa mga nakapasok sa listahan ng 100 Most Beautiful Stars ng YES! Magazine ngayong taon.

Pero hindi nakadalo ang young actor sa launching ng special issue na ito ng YES! dahil abala siya sa taping ng kanyang pinagbibidahang teleserye sa GMA-7, ang One True Love.

Kaugnay nito, masayang ibinalita ni Alden sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at YES! noong Hulyo 24 na “extended” ang kanilang show.

“We were supposed to air lang for eight weeks, pero now it’s gonna be fifteen weeks, almost a season po,” wika ng batang aktor nang makapanayam namin siya sa pocket interview ng GMA Artist Center sa Casa Filipino, sa Quezon City.

“Kasi filler lang po siya, e, for the next soap.

“Ano lang kami, parang kami ‘yong… Since pinalitan yung My Beloved, ‘yong eight weeks na ‘yon, to buy time for the next soap to prepare. Pero mukhang hindi pa yata sila ready.

“Pero at the same time, they extended because of the ratings din po and the support, of course, of the fans.”

ALDEN’S SUCCESS. Ang sunud-sunod na proyektong ibinibigay ng kanyang home network ay patunay lamang ng tagumpay na unti-unting naaabot ni Alden.

Pero aminado ang 19-year-old actor na habang paangat nang paangat ang kanyang career, pabigat rin nang pabigat ang kanyang responsibilidad bilang isang showbiz personality.

“It’s very hard to handle, e,” pag-amin ni Alden tungkol sa expectations ng mga tao sa kanya.

“Coz there’s a lot of haters, a lot of people pull you down, a lot of envious people na gustong…

"When you reach something na, like whenever you receive an award, parang, ‘Hindi naman deserving ‘yan. Malakas lang pumiar [PR] sa press.’

“It’s hard, but you have to keep your cool kasi you can’t handle naman talaga people like that, e. It’s part of showbiz.

“It’s kasama ‘yan sa pagiging showbiz personality... sa pagiging isang showbiz personality.

“Laugh it off and pray, number one. After noon, okay na.”