Former Kapamilya actress Liza Soberano opened up about why she needed to enter the showbiz industry when she was growing up. In an exclusive interview with Boy Abunda, Liza stated that she didn’t have the opportunity to “experience things that normal kids get to experience.”

Liza revealed that she needed to become a celebrity in order to feed her family and send her sibling to school. 

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“Hindi ko po pangarap maging artista. I had to be an artista para mapag-aral ko yung sarili ko, para mapa-aral ko kapatid ko, para mabuhay ko yung family ko. That’s one thing na hindi alam ng maraming tao. I think that they assumed na gusto ko mag-artista ever since I was a kid which is not true,” she admitted.

The actress also maintained that she was just stating her side of the story in the controversial vlog she uploaded which caused a frenzy on social media. 

“I was literally just saying that I started as a child. Hindi po ako nagkaroon ng chance na mag-grow into myself as an adult. I didn’t get to experience things that normal kids get to experience because I started at an early age. Hindi po normal yun,” she added.

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The 25-year-old actress added that while she is grateful for the work being given to her, she felt like she needed to grow more as an artist rather than being stuck in a love team with her boyfriend and on screen partner, Enrique Gil.

“I felt the need to explain myself why I wanted change – because I wanted to grow… But now it’s time for me to grow as an individual,” she continued.

The actress currently has no Manila-based projects as of this writing and is focusing on building her career in Hollywood. Liza plays the role of an '80s high school cheerleader named Taffy in her debut Hollywood film, Lisa Frankenstein. A release date for the movie has yet to be revealed.