Actress Kiray Celis, in several interviews, admitted that she has been bullied, one way or the other, because of her looks, her height and even her sense of style.
Even beauty guru Fanny Serrano helped Kiray and gave her a makeover as he was getting tired of Kiray getting bullied on social media.
Kiray, who is always a positive and happy person, is now paying it forward and has given PUSH some tips on how to overcome bullies to share with you guys.
1. Learn the art of deadma
Having entered show business at the age of 3, Kiray said that she did not get exempted from bullying, “Nung pumasok ako sa pagiging artista, 3 years old ako ‘nung nagstart so wala pang masyadong social media noon. Hindi pa rin ako marunong pero habang tumatagal, nakakarinig na ako ng mga kung anu-anong salita.”
She then pointed out the importance of learning the art of deadma, especially for public figures, “Siguro ano lang, ‘pag artista ka at kapag lumalabas ka sa TV, kailangan mo lang matutunan ‘yung art of deadma.”
2. Know your capabilities
And be proud of them, according to Kiray. “Dapat alamin mo kung anong kaya mong gawin at saka hindi lahat ng kaya nila ay hindi mo rin kaya. Marami akong kaya na hindi mo kaya. Dapat ipagmalaki mo ‘yan sa mga tao.”
3. Don’t let them underestimate you
Admitting that she is the smallest in her class, Kiray, nonetheless, never let people underestimate and bully her, particularly boys. “Pero kahit maliit ako, ‘wag mo kong mamaliitin. ‘Yun yung para sa akin. Lalo na sa mga lalaki, ‘wag na ‘wag talaga akong bubully-hin ng mga lalaki dahil hindi ako nagpapatalo sa mga boys kasi napaka-bastos para mang-bully ng isang lalaki ng isang babae,” she said.
The young comedienne also said that you should never allow bullies to intimidate you. “Hindi ka naman mabubully kung hindi ka magpapabully eh, parang ganon. Kung alam nila na mas mataas ‘yung aura mo and alam nilang malakas ka, hindi ka nila maa-underestimate so kailangan mataas lang ‘yung confidence…”
4. Be confident
Speaking of confidence, Kiray related this to Yeng Constantino’s song for Acer’s #PullitOff and Vice Ganda’s #ProudToBeMe campaigns.
“Katulad nung kanta ni Ate Yeng, kailangan confident ka lang sa sarili mo. Kagaya nga ng sabi ng Mama Vice ko, ‘proud to be me.’ Kailangan maging proud ka lang sa sarili mo kasi kung sa sarili mo, kinakahiya mo na, mas ikakahiya ka ng ibang tao,” she ended.