Martin del Rosario considers nude photo scandal a ‘blessing’

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div><img src='' alt='062815-Martin_up.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Former Kapamilya star Martin del Rosario vehemently denied that he was the man in the recently-circulating nude photo.</div><div><br/></div><div>Although there was no telling if it was really Martin, netizens speculated that it was 38th Gawad Urian Best Supporting Actor winner.</div><div><br/></div><div>“Hindi ko na lang pinapansin,” he said of the photo.</div><div><br/></div><div>According to Martin, he wasn’t the least bit affected about it and the same way goes for his family.</div><div><br/></div><div>“<i>Nakita ko, nakita ng </i>family<i> ko. Pati </i>family<i> ko hindi sila apektado. Hindi ko naman mapipigilan ang ibang tao eh kung gusto nilang paniwalaang ako 'yon</i>,” he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>Instead of dwelling on the negativity of the rumor, Martin stressed that he’s not keen on pressing charges against the person behind that viral photo.</div><div><br/></div><div>Interestingly, the young hunky actor is convinced that the photo, despite its negative slant, has actually helped in boosting his career.</div><div><br/></div><div>“<i>Gulat nga ako dumami pa</i> followers<i> ko eh,” he said. “</i>Publicity is publicity, although<i> hindi naman talaga ako 'yon. Nagse-</i>sexy-sexy<i> na rin naman ako, so tingin ko hindi na siya nakaapekto sa </i>image<i> ko</i>.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Meanwhile, Martin recently bagged his first-ever Urian award for the film Dagitab.</div><div><br/></div><div>The fact that he was even nominated for under the Best Supporting Actor category for Martin is already a blessing in itself. </div><div><br/></div><div>“O<i>po, iniisip ko rin siguro mas lalo po akong na-i-</i>inspire<i> na galingan sa lahat ng ginagawa ko dahil na-</i>realize<i> ko na ang swerte ko dahil bata palang ako na-nominate nako as </i>Best Supporting Actor<i>. Happy na ako no’n</i>,” said the 23-year-old actor.</div><div><br/></div><div>Although he’s no stranger to indie films, Martin didn’t deny that the said film style holds a special place in his heart.</div><div><br/></div><div>“<i>Siguro gusto ko ‘yung indie kasi mas napapaganda tsaka lahat nagtutulungan para pagandahin ito. Parang </i>family<i> kayo</i>,” he ended.</div><div><br/></div>

Martin del Rosario is not keen on pressing charges against the person who spread the edited nude photo.

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