Solenn admitted she accepted the role in the surf movie which features eight different love stories because of her connection to the director and the storyline. “I just really loved the script. I love the fact that direk Jay Abello and I met also on set, I was a makeup artist, he was a cameraman on Camera Cafe. Si Assunta de Rossi and LJ Reyes were there. So parang it’s a cute story (laughs). And I love that the script is so light kasi TV is full of drama, it’s so mabigat and people are already going through their own sh*t so why should they watch sh*t that makes things depressing as sh*t? (laughs) I just wanted something happy and light na may love story, may konting drama but it’s not like you go out of the theater crying, yung ganun. Masaya at madaming iba-ibang love stories so for sure lahat ng tao makaka-relate kahit sa isang story lang,” she explained.
Currently in the middle of her own wedding planning, Solenn said it was no problem during shooting and even until now. The Fil-French beauty said she is still keeping mum about any details she has finalized. “No (it wasn’t a problem). That’s just paper. I can do it by e-mail (laughs). I’m still keeping everything a secret. No one’s going to know anything. (laughs). Because it’s a personal thing and you want it to be magical and the more people talk about it and the more it gets magulo, parang ayoko na. I want to keep it private. Lalabas naman. When it happens I’ll share,” she explained. When asked if maybe she had already gotten married, Solenn chose a playful answer, “Secret! Everything’s a secret (laughs).”
When asked how she felt when Derek admitted she was the girl he broke his heart for, Solenn admitted it was a big compliment. “Actually I didn’t watch the interview. He was telling the truth. At least he’s very honest and siyempre naman I got touched. We had a very good relationship and intense when we were young. Memorable. He’s part of my life and I’m part of his life,” she added.
Her fiance Nico Bolzicco is also not bothered by her working with an ex-boyfriend. “Yeah, Nico’s fine. Siyempre naman I spoke to him before to be sure. But I’ve done so many movies with different guys. It shouldn’t be any different so he’s very supportive,” she said.
Flotsam, a film by Jay Abello starts showing on November 4 in theaters nationwide. It also stars Rocco Naccino, Carla Humphries, Franco Daza, Mara Lopez, and Marco Abaya.