Angelica Panganiban plays her first ‘matalino’ role in The Kangks Show

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Angelica Panganiban plays an outspoken sex guru named Dr. Kara Teo who hosts a long-running midnight sex advice program called the The Kangks Show. The actress said she was still on vacation in the US when she got the offer to star in director Antonette Jadaone’s new WeTV series.<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-angelica.jpg' >“Ang plano ko talaga, kasi nasa States ako nung natanggap ko na talaga yung script niya. Parang third draft yung natanggap ko. And then siyempre alam ko na pagtatrabahuan ko ‘to. Tutal may ten days ako na quarantine, ito na lang yung gagawin ko. Pero dahil alam ko na si Tonette yung nagsulat, na-excite ako ngayon. Binasa ko siya habang nasa States ako. Sobrang nagkaroon ako ng malaking problema kasi hindi ko na-enjoy yung last days ng vacation ko dahil naka-focus na ako dun sa puro worries na yung naisip ko,” she said during The Kangks Show media event.<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-2.jpg' ><a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/12/3/fresh-scoops/angelica-panganiban-reveals-which-movie-role-she-r-197216'>READ: Angelica Panganiban reveals which movie role she regrets turning down</a><img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-maris.jpg' >The Kangks Show star said that her current role is very different from her previous projects after almost three decades in showbiz.<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-kit.jpg' >“Ang ganda ng script oo pero hanggang sa nandun na ako sa realization na, ‘Hala, paano ko ‘to gagawin? Hindi ko ‘to kayang i-memorize.’ Lagpas ten pages yung mga sinasabi ng character ko tapos hindi naman baklaan. Kung baklaan kaya ko yun. Pero kung doctor ka, matalino ka, at sobrang sensitive nung mga kailangan mong bitawan na salita, pati yung actions mo guwardiyado.<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-jc.jpg' >“Umabot naman kami sa point na, ‘Direk, kailangan natin mag-usap.’ Nag-Zoom, nagpasa siya ng mga kailangan ko pakinggan at panuorin. Bawas talaga ng bisyo, tanggal inom. Talagang naiiyak ako minsan na ako yung promotor sa ganyan tapos for the first time wala ako. Pagka sinabing pack up, ang haba pa ng trabaho ko. Parang akong bumalik ng school. Yung after school pag-uwi mo may homework ka na malala tapos exam mo lang lagi, ganun. Kasi nga naka-bubble kami so siksik talaga lahat sa isang araw. So yun yung preparations na nagawa ko,” she recalled.<a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/4/15/fresh-scoops/angelica-panganiban-on-retiring-from-teleseryes-192848'>READ: Angelica Panganiban on retiring from teleseryes: ‘Deserve ko rin naman sigurong magpahinga’</a>With the show headlined by sex positive female characters, Angelica said she couldn’t help but admire the show created and penned by direk Tonette.“Natapangan talaga ako. Hindi ako maka-get over dun sa tapang nung pagtawid ng bawat episode hanggang nung natapos ko siya. Hindi ko man naramdaman yung kaba at yung takot. Nawala sa isip ko na ako pala yung mag-po-portray. Tapos nung pangalawa, pangatlong basa ko dun pa lang nag-si-sink in sa akin yung oh my God sobrang ganda nito, hindi ko puwedeng kahit sarili ko ma-let down dito. So ganun siguro ka-powerful yung naging dating sa akin nung script. Ganun yung nadama kong energy sa kanya. It’s powerful. Talagang ang tapang tapang nung script,” she admitted. <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/11/15/fresh-scoops/angelica-panganiban-celebrates-birthday-with-bf-f-196879'>Angelica Panganiban celebrates birthday with BF, friends in Subic</a>The Kangks Show premieres exclusively on WeTV on December 17 Friday, 8 pm. With new episodes available every Friday. The Kangks Show stars Angelica Panganiban, Maris Racal, JC De Vera, Kit Thompson, and Angeli Bayani. Written and directed by Antonette Jadaone. <img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-1.jpg' >

<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-2.jpg' ><a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/12/3/fresh-scoops/angelica-panganiban-reveals-which-movie-role-she-r-197216'>READ: Angelica Panganiban reveals which movie role she regrets turning down</a><img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-maris.jpg' >The Kangks Show star said that her current role is very different from her previous projects after almost three decades in showbiz.<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-kit.jpg' >“Ang ganda ng script oo pero hanggang sa nandun na ako sa realization na, ‘Hala, paano ko ‘to gagawin? Hindi ko ‘to kayang i-memorize.’ Lagpas ten pages yung mga sinasabi ng character ko tapos hindi naman baklaan. Kung baklaan kaya ko yun. Pero kung doctor ka, matalino ka, at sobrang sensitive nung mga kailangan mong bitawan na salita, pati yung actions mo guwardiyado.<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-jc.jpg' >“Umabot naman kami sa point na, ‘Direk, kailangan natin mag-usap.’ Nag-Zoom, nagpasa siya ng mga kailangan ko pakinggan at panuorin. Bawas talaga ng bisyo, tanggal inom. Talagang naiiyak ako minsan na ako yung promotor sa ganyan tapos for the first time wala ako. Pagka sinabing pack up, ang haba pa ng trabaho ko. Parang akong bumalik ng school. Yung after school pag-uwi mo may homework ka na malala tapos exam mo lang lagi, ganun. Kasi nga naka-bubble kami so siksik talaga lahat sa isang araw. So yun yung preparations na nagawa ko,” she recalled.<a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/4/15/fresh-scoops/angelica-panganiban-on-retiring-from-teleseryes-192848'>READ: Angelica Panganiban on retiring from teleseryes: ‘Deserve ko rin naman sigurong magpahinga’</a>With the show headlined by sex positive female characters, Angelica said she couldn’t help but admire the show created and penned by direk Tonette.“Natapangan talaga ako. Hindi ako maka-get over dun sa tapang nung pagtawid ng bawat episode hanggang nung natapos ko siya. Hindi ko man naramdaman yung kaba at yung takot. Nawala sa isip ko na ako pala yung mag-po-portray. Tapos nung pangalawa, pangatlong basa ko dun pa lang nag-si-sink in sa akin yung oh my God sobrang ganda nito, hindi ko puwedeng kahit sarili ko ma-let down dito. So ganun siguro ka-powerful yung naging dating sa akin nung script. Ganun yung nadama kong energy sa kanya. It’s powerful. Talagang ang tapang tapang nung script,” she admitted. <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/11/15/fresh-scoops/angelica-panganiban-celebrates-birthday-with-bf-f-196879'>Angelica Panganiban celebrates birthday with BF, friends in Subic</a>The Kangks Show premieres exclusively on WeTV on December 17 Friday, 8 pm. With new episodes available every Friday. The Kangks Show stars Angelica Panganiban, Maris Racal, JC De Vera, Kit Thompson, and Angeli Bayani. Written and directed by Antonette Jadaone. <img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-1.jpg' >

Angelica Panganiban plays an outspoken sex guru named Dr. Kara Teo who hosts a long-running midnight sex advice program called the The Kangks Show. The actress said she was still on vacation in the US when she got the offer to star in director Antonette Jadaone’s new WeTV series.<img alt='' src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-december/121621/the-kangks-show-angelica.jpg' >“Ang plano ko talaga, kasi nasa States ako nung natanggap ko na talaga yung script niya. Parang third draft yung natanggap ko. And then siyempre alam ko na pagtatrabahuan ko ‘to. Tutal may ten days ako na quarantine, ito na lang yung gagawin ko. Pero dahil alam ko na si Tonette yung nagsulat, na-excite ako ngayon. Binasa ko siya habang nasa States ako. Sobrang nagkaroon ako ng malaking problema kasi hindi ko na-enjoy yung last days ng vacation ko dahil naka-focus na ako dun sa puro worries na yung naisip ko,” she said during The Kangks Show media event.

‘The Kangks Show’ star Angelica Panganiban talks about playing a ‘matalino’ character for the first time onscreen. 

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