Megan Young believes she made the right choice when she moved from Kapuso to Kapamilya

Masaya sa nangyayari ngayon sa buhay niya ang 5'8", 18-year-old young actress na si Megan Young. Bukod daw kasi sa may regular show siya-ang I Love Betty La-Fea, where she plays one of the office girls named Marcella-she gets to attend her regular schooling at Trinity College as a freshman student.

BINIBINI AND BETTY. Kinumusta ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kay Megan yung dati niyang pangarap na maka-join ng mga beauty contest like Binibining Pilipinas, patuloy pa rin ba siyang nag-a-aspire na makasali rito?

"Well, hindi ko pa alam kasi may Betty pa, may school pa ‘ko...saka sabi ng friend ko, mas maganda raw na mag-join ng Binibini kung graduate ka na ng college. But then, we'll see..." wala pang katiyakang sagot ni Megan.

"Hindi ko pa rin alam kasi, hindi ko alam kung bagay ba talaga ‘ko ro'n," tila nahihiya pang pagpapatuloy ng dalaga.

Aminado naman si Megan na medyo hirap daw siya portraying her character as Marcella sa Betty.

"First of all, mas matanda siya. Sobrang tanda, e. Yung mga classmates ko nga, sinasabi nila na kapag nakikita nila ‘ko sa TV, iba raw at sa school. At saka, obsessive siya. Doon ako nahihirapan kapag nagpapakita siya ng affection na niya. Sobrang O.A. sa pagka-affectionate. Hindi kasi ako ganoon. Pero iniisip ko na lang, hindi naman talaga ako yun, si, Marcella naman talaga. So, iniisip ko na lang din, get into the character."

Pag-amin pa niya, "Noong una talaga, parang naiilang ako. Si John Lloyd [Cruz] pa ang kaeksena ko."

MEGAN'S TYPE OF MAN. Two years ago pa raw mula nang magkaroon siya ng boyfriend, pero hanggang ngayon ay still single pa rin siya. Nagbiro pa ito na baka raw puwedeng maglagay ng ads sa article searching for a boyfriend.

Type raw niya yung moreno at mabait.

"Gusto ko kasi, puro non-showbiz. Pero siyempre, kailangang matangkad siya kasi, kung hindi siya matangkad, ang pangit tingnan, ‘di ba? Dapat kahit naka-heels ako, mas matangkad pa rin siya sa akin."

Dugtong pa niya, "Ayun, naalala ko, si Jon Avila pala! Kahit hindi siya moreno, pero, bagay sa kanya yung pagka-puti niya."

AS A KAPAMILYA. As everyone knows, galing Kapuso network si Megan at kasama sa second batch ng StarStruck. At that time, marami ang may bet na siya ang mananalong ultimate survivor. But Megan didn't win. It was Ryza Cenon who was declared the ultimate female survivor of StarStruck batch 2.

Kumusta naman ang pagiging Kapamilya niya?

"Mas happy ako," nakangiti niyang pag-amin. "Dito kasi, mas nae-enhance yung skills ko. Mas pinipiga, para I won't settle lang sa ganito lang, sa ganyan lang. Minsan nga, parang naiiyak ako sa work ko. Siyempre, minsan, napapagalitan din ako when they say, it's not good enough.

"Siyempre, hindi ko rin maiwasang hindi maiyak. Nasasaktan din ako. Pero, after noon, iniisip ko rin, sinasabi rin sa akin nina mama na, ‘Okey lang ‘yan, galingan mo lang. Ipakita mo sa kanila na kaya mo kasi, sayang naman itong ibinigay nila kung hindi mo naman gagawin at idadaan mo lang sa iyak.'

"So, after no'n, bongga na! Ipinush ko na talaga ang sarili ko kasi, I have to, talaga or else, papagalitan na naman ako. At least ngayon, hindi na ‘ko pinapagalitan," natatawa pa niyang sabi.

THE RIGHT NETWORK. Naniniwala si Megan na tama lang ang naging decision niyang talaga na lumipat ng network.

Sey nga niya, "Feeling ko, mas okey talaga na lumipat ako. Feeling ko, if ever I stayed [in GMA-7], baka nag-quit na lang ako. Feeling ko kasi, wala na ‘kong mapupuntahan doon. Imbes na puro ako hintay, mag-aaral na lang ako.

"Eh ngayon, since I'm working, you know, work and then school. Kung wala, there's school. Sayang naman kasi kung wala akong gagawin, I'm just gonna waste my time."

Diretsuhan na naming tinanong si Megan kung pakiramdam niyang talaga, hindi talaga siya nabigyan ng opportunity sa Kapuso network where she started?

"Siguro it wasn't the right time lang. Not the right place and not the right time. Siguro, this is my right time and my right place right now [in ABS-CBN] at saka, mas ready na ‘ko ngayon. Parang noon, parang wala lang din... Parang before, laro lang dahil mas bata pa ‘ko. Ngayon kasi, mas serious na ‘ko."

A "MATURE" MEGAN. Kung si Megan daw ang masusunod, gusto raw niyang mas malinya sa mga kontrabida roles talaga.

"Sa ngayon kasi, hindi pa ako sure kung ano talaga ang plano nila. Pero si Mr. M [Johnny Manahan, Star Magic boss], mas gusto po nilang mas mature ang packaging sa akin. Pero hindi naman aabot sa talagang, ‘Whew! Mature!" na ang ibig sabihin ni Megan ay ang mag-all the way or do sexy roles.

"Mas mature po siguro na mas classy, mas sophisticated. More older para hindi na teeny-bopper. At saka, sa ngayon kasi, mas gusto ko yung mga character roles, mas feel ko siya, mas exciting at saka, mas nae-enjoy ko."

Megan Young takes on a more mature role

Playing the role of Marcella, Armando’s scheming fiancée in I Love Betty La Fea, is definitely a 180-degree turnaround for Megan Young. The young actress is mostly known for her kikay roles in the now-defunct youth-oriented program Star Magic Presents Astigs and for her stint as a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition Season 2.

“Hindi lang medyo mature, very mature ang role ko dito kasi Marcella is about 25 or 26-years old so that's eight years beyond my real age. So it’s really a big transformation for me,” says the 18-year-old actress. She reveals that she even had to watch “tasteful adult films” to help her understand the ways of a woman of the world like Marcella. “I admit it’s really hard especially from all my [previous] parts na pa-tweetums kasi dun na ako nasanay. Pero siyempre I have to move forward,” Megan admits.

This huge leap in her showbiz career is quite unexpected because she never thought she would get such a challenging role in the first place. “Actually nagulat nga ako kasi nung audition, naisip ko na, ‘Naku, nagkamali ata ako ng gawa. Baka hindi na ako makuha.’ After some time, tinawagan nila ako for the look test. Then naging sure lang talaga ako kung ano’ng gagawin ko nung nag-start na akong mag-workshop,” she excitedly gushes.

Describing Marcella to ABS-CBN.com, Megan says, “She is a really snotty person, rebellious, sobrang masungit, and in love na in love siya kay Armando.” Considering her previous teenybopper roles, fans can expect to see a very different Megan Young as Marcella when I Love Betty La Fea premieres soon.

"StarStruck" and "Star Circle Quest" graduates shift network allegiance

The stars who came from GMA-7's StarStruck and ABS-CBN's Star Circle Quest (SCQ) are switching networks.

Masasabing ang mga artistang nagawa sa dalawang reality shows ng magkalabang TV stations ang pinaka-homegrown talents na nagawa ng respective stations. Sa mga reality shows sila nagsimula, so they owe their allegiance to the network that created them.

Years later, situations are changing as StarStruck talents are now Star Magic exclusive and SCQ questors can now be seen on GMA-7, and one is even a GMA Artist Center (GMAAC) exclusive.

Sa GMA-7 na mapapanood ang tatlo sa original SCQ questors—ang grand winner na si Hero Angeles and two of his runners-up na sina Michelle Madrigal and Joseph Bitangcol—at ang kambal naman noon sa SCQ II na sina Bebs and KC Hollmann.

Hero is now being co-managed by GMAAC and German Moreno. He was included in the GMAAC plug na kinunan noong Sabado, March 29, sa Bulacan airport. Kasama niya pa sa segment ang original Final Four ng StarStruck na sina Jennylyn Mercado, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, and Rainier Castillo.

Hero's first regular show for GMA-7 will be Marian Rivera's Dyesebel, kung saan magkakasama silang muli ni Michelle who will play a mermaid.

Michelle is now under contract with Annabelle Rama kung kaya't freelancer na siya. But since mostly Kapuso stars ang mga artista ng ina nina Richard, Raymond, and Ruffa Gutierrez, it is understandable that Michelle gets her next job sa Kapuso network.

Huling nagkasama sina Hero and Michelle sa SCQ Reload ng ABS-CBN.

Another freelancer now is Joseph Bitangcol, who is being managed solely by Manny Valera. Joseph's first primetime appearance sa GMA-7 was on Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita where he played the young Paolo Contis in the pilot week.

The Hollmann twins, meanwhile, are set to compete with another reality show over at QTV-11, sister station of GMA-7, ang piloting The Debutante hosted by Marc Nelson. The Debutante will start airing on April 14. KC and Bebs are now under Artist Center also.

Over at ABS-CBN, dalawang StarStruck 2 Avengers at isang StarStruck Kid ang regular nang napapanood sa Kapamilya station.

The first to transfer was Megan Young, now a Star Magic talent. Nakakatandang kapatid ni Lauren Young who really started with ABS-CBN, Megan's first two regular shows for ABS-CBN were Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv and Kokey. She also became one of the housemates in Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition Season 2. Megan is now a regular of the new youth-oriented show of ABS-CBN na Astigs.

During her StarStruck days, Megan Young and Kirby de Jesus were the last cut before the Final Four na sina Mike Tan, Ryza Cenon, LJ Reyes, and CJ Muere. Now, Kirby joins his original partner sa ABS-CBN as he is now managed by Becky Aguila—whose stars are now mostly Kapamilya headed by Angel Locsin and Valerie Concepcion.

Isang StarStruck Kid naman ang Kapamilya na rin, si Paul Salas who is now part of Kung Fu Kids. His last regular show for GMA-7 was Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.

Meanwhile, isang StarStruck 1 Avenger ang in limbo pa rin dahil sa contract dispute, si Cristine Reyes na kapatid ng kalilipat lang din sa ABS-CBN na si Ara Mina.

Reportedly now being considered to play the lead role of an upcoming afternoon soap ng ABS-CBN na Eva Fonda, 16, pinag-uusapan pa rin ng mga lawyers ni Cristine at lawyers ng GMA-7 ang kontrata niya sa GMA-7. Ito ang dahilan kung kaya't hanggang guest appearances pa lang ang kayang gawin ni Cristine sa ABS-CBN na sinusuklian naman ng memo ng GMA Artist Center kada appearance.

Megan Young well-adjusted at ABS-CBN

Very vibrant talaga ang personality ng young actress na si Megan Young at marami ang nagsasabing hiyang siya sa ABS-CBN. Hindi katulad ng iba na parang nade-depress at nine-nega pa kapag lumilipat ng istasyon, si Megan ay lumitaw talaga ang positive points ng kanyang personality.

Medyo nagkalaman pa si Megan na bumagay sa role niya bilang go-getter na trying to please others, pero lumilitaw pa ring palpak sa maraming bagay, sa youth-oriented series ng ABS-CBN na Abt Ur Luv. Kaya nga naitanong ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kung mayroon pa ba siyang nami-miss sa GMA-7.

Ayon kay Megan, "Marami rin akong nami-miss doon [GMA-7] dahil marami akong naging kaibigan sa kanila. Naiisip ko rin sila paminsan-minsan, pero I easily gained friends sa ABS.

"Sa Abt Ur Luv na nga lang, I have become so close with Carla Humphries. I always look forward each taping day na magkakasama kami. And then, kung madaling natatapos ang taping, gumigimik pa kaming magkakabarkada," kuwento pa ng dating StarStruck Avenger.

Over din nga yata sa closeness sina Megan at Carla samantalang ang roles nila sa series na pinagsasamahan nila ay magkaagaw sa isang lalaki na ginagampanan ni Victor Basa. Swear-to-death si Megan na sa tunay na buhay, hindi sila puwedeng maapektuhan ng ganoong conflict ni Carla.

"Walang inggitan sa amin ni Carla," sabi ni Megan. "Feeling ko talaga, sumaya siya nang husto when I joined the cast. Because before, siya lang ang parang ate ng mga kasama namin dito. We're almost of the same age ni Carla. We also share the same interests."

Welcome daw agad si Megan sa Dos na para bang hindi na siya halos nag-adjust.

Marami rin ang nagsasabi na sa ganda ni Megan, talagang nababagay siya sa ABS-CBN dahil karamihan ng contract stars sa Star Magic ay may halong foreign blood at parang sumusunod talaga sa standard of looks and beauty na nai-set ng nabanggit na management arm. Marami rin sa boys ng Star Magic ang may crush kay Megan, na half-American at half-Pinoy.

Samantala, nagkita na raw sina Megan at Angel Locsin, na gaya niya ay nagmula rin sa GMA-7. Wala siyang hangad para kay Angel kundi gaya niya ay maging masaya rin ito talaga sa ABS-CBN. Wish ni Megan na magkasama rin sila ni Angel sa isang proyekto. Huli silang nagkasama sa Asian Treasures, na huli ring nilabasang teleserye ni Angel sa GMA-7 bago siya lumipat sa Dos.

Bukod sa Abt Ur Luv ay napapanood din regularly si Megan sa fantaserye na Kokey.

Megan Young evicted from "Pinoy Big Brother" Celebrity Edition 2

Megan Young was evicted last night, November 17, from Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2. The Star Magic talent had been nominated three times already but her luck ran out this time when she only got 21.52 percent of the votes cast by viewers of the reality show.

Megan was on the chopping block against Ethel Booba and Ruben Gonzaga. The Ultimate Pasaway garnered 23.72 percent of the votes while the comedian from Davao got a majority vote of 54.76 percent.

When Megan was nominated last weekend, she calmly accepted the black medallion, signifying that she is one the nominees for eviction. But when she talked to Big Brother regarding her third nomination, Megan confided, "Every time na nominated ako, ina-absorb ko ang lahat dito kasi may possibility na ako ang mawala. Baka hindi na ako makapasok uli sa bahay ninyo."

For her part, Ethel coped with the threat of eviction by cracking jokes to lighten up the situation. "Dinidistansiya ko na ang sarili ko sa kanila. Sabi ko sa kanila, 'Wala nang drama-drama kung sakaling aalis.'"

Ruben has been very vocal about missing his family back in Davao. "Minsan nalulungkot po ako. Naisip ko sana makapag-stay pa ako sa bahay ninyo pero hindi ko po hawak yun. Pag lumabas ako, makikita ko na uli ang pamilya ko."

When asked to give her last message to the public, Megan pleaded, "Gusto ko po talagang i-complete ang journey ko dito. Marami pa po akong mako-contribute as a person."

Unfortunately, because she got the lowest number of votes during the third eviciton night, Megan was asked to leave the PBB house immediately. She then placed her footprints as part of the Celebrity Walk of Fame.

It's the end of the line for Megan

It's been a punishment week for the housemates for all of them committed a violation one way or the other. Kuya showered them with personal tasks left and right. And aside from the hardships they also lost their weekly task this afternoon. Will the housemates' luck pick-up in the coming weeks?

The moment Ethel, Ruben and Megan dread arrives with Toni asking each of the nominees why they should remain and extend their stay. Ethel gave a loud laugh for she is actually longing to see the outside world. "Parang baliktad ata!" she exclaimed and just thanked her supporters. Megan goes next and she shares that being a housemate is one big journey for her and she feels she has still a lot to accomplish inside. Ruben on the other hand tells everyone that everyone will miss the Probinsyanong Promdi if ever he gets the boot.

Toni then lets Ruben of the hook and frees him of his black medallion. Relief flooded the comedian's face while the two ladies remain in the hot seat. Ethel's looks of anticipation to see her 'baby' was erased when Toni announced Megan as this season's third evictee. Megan tearfully hugged everyone good-bye and made her way to the eviction hall to meet Toni. After getting a warm welcome hug from her mom, Megan proceeded to leave her footprints in the Celebrity Walk of Fame.

Ruben accumulated a total of 54.76% of tonights votes while Ethel received 23.72%. Megan was actually hot on her heels with 21.52% of the votes.

Megan nominated for eviction for the second time

HOH Ethel Booba had first dibs on picking her nominee for tonight. The Ultimate Pasaway chose Megan, basing her vote on the events of previous week. She also noted that she'd rather have Jen back than the Princess of Charm. But even without Ethel's automatic nomination, Megan gathered the third highest point for tonight. The others felt that she's no acting genuinely and is still clueless on what her goal is inside Kuya's house. Can Megan stand another week inside the house? When will she be good enough for the other housemates?

Where is Sugar???

The Princess of Charm became alarmed when she couldn't find Sugar inside the girls bedroom where she left it. Worse, she claimed that it smells like poo which worried her more for her Persian cat may have been the culprit! After checking every nook and cranny and she still didn't find anything, Yayo advised her to ask the housemates if they've seen it come after her on the sala earlier. Before she stressed herself out though, Big Brother finally intervened by telling Megan to check the cabinets again. True enough, Sugar was hiding on Gab's stuff of all places!

Megan quickly admonished her pet since the owner of her hideout is asthmatic, all the while transferring Sugar to her own dresser. Not long after that, she asked Kuya's residents to bid her cat goodbye. Because even though she's really happy to have it with her, she knew that it would only be a nuisance to them particularly those who are allergic to furs. With that, Victor told Sugar that her adorable presence made them happy even for a short while (as if he's really talking to a person). What's more, he asked it to say hello to Megan's sister for him!

Megan Young, Marylaine Viernes & Jen Da silva the first nominees for eviction

Megan Young, Marylaine Viernes & Jen Da silva are the nominees for eviction last saturday night in Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity 2 on the nomination night.

Megan got 7 pts. while Jen & Marylaine got a combined total of 15 points since Jen & Marylaine played as "Twin" so its a battle between Megan and 26K girls.

Megan was nominated by her housemates because of her attitudes called "Maarte" she always refused in things that she do not want. While the 26K girls Marylaine got the highest vote compare with Jen because many of marylaine's housemates observed that lahat ng gamit ng mga girls housemates ay ginagamit nya ng walang paalam.

Tinawag ni Big Brother ang dalawang 26K girls at inexplain kay Jen kung bakit siya'y nominated. Ito ay dahil kay Marylaine because they play as "Twin" so kung nominated si Marylaine ganun din si Jen. At dahil dito galit na galit si Jen kay Marylaine kasi gustong gusto ni Jen mag stay pa ng matagal sa Big Brother House.

StarStruck graduate Megan Young now officially with Kapamilya network

One of the most promising and arguably the most beautiful in the second batch of GMA-7's StarStruck, si Megan Young ang isa sa nakatanggap ng cruelest cut of their batch nang nalaglag siya sa Final Four na kinabilangan ng ultimate winning pairs na sina Mike Tan and Ryza Cenon and their consorts LJ Reyes and CJ Muere.

Promising naman ang naging pasok ni Megan sa showbiz nang binigyan siya ng malaking papel sa Say That You Love Me, ang Regal Films/GMA Films launching nina Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras. Siya ang ka-love triangle nina Jennylyn and Mark.

Pero sa TV, never nagkaroon ng regular show si Megan sa Kapuso Network. Either pa-guest-guest lang or semi-regular, her last being sa Asian Treasures.

February of this year, nag-lapse ang contract ni Megan sa Artist Center ng GMA-7. She decided to transfer to Star Magic of ABS-CBN.

"They [Artist Center] have the first option to renew but we chose not to sign again. Mutual naman ang naging decision," sabi ni Megan sa press con na ibinigay sa kanila ng mga bagong mukha sa Star Magic—which also include Gian Sotto, Alfonso Martinez, Michael Manotoc, and Michael Manahan.

"Let me make it clear, everything happened [in ABS-CBN] after my release," diin niya.

Nang ma-release si Megan ng GMA-7, saka pa lang daw siya nag-audition sa Star Magic. Nandoon na rin kasi ang kanyang younger sister, si Lauren Young, na part ng Star Magic Batch 13.

"Now, actually, it's easier for our parents dahil one TV network na lang kami," sabi pa ni Megan.

Nakahanda si Megan sa tinanong ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kung bakit sa tingin niya hindi siya nabigyan ng break sa GMA-7.

"I knew you would ask me that," sabi niya. "I really can't answer that. Sila naman ang pumipili kung sino ang gusto nilang ilagay sa isang show. I'm just a contract star."

Ipapasok si Megan sa show ng kanyang sister na si Lauren, ang Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv (Ur Lyf 2).

"Papasok ako as love triangle nina Victor [Basa] and Carla [Humphries]," sabi ni Megan tungkol sa kanyang role.

Ito lang daw muna ang show niya sa ABS-CBN but at least it's a regular show. Asked what Kampamilya show she wants to join in, Wowowee ang isinagot ni Megan.

"Sana may chance ako para makapag-audition," sabi niya. "Gusto ko kasing maging host. I never had that chance kasi. Saka sobrang enjoy kami ng family namin kapag pinapanood namin ang Wowowee. Tawa kami nang tawa."

Ang dating pangarap ni Megan na lumaban sa Binibining Pilipinas, hold na muna. Dati raw gusto niya ito, pero saka na niya ito iisipin ulit kapag of age na siya. Seventeen pa lang ngayon si Megan.

Nagpapasalamat si Megan sa chance na binigay sa kanya ng StarStruck. Pinaalala namin na kapag nagkaroon muli ng StarStruck, hindi na makukumpleto ang all-batch number na ginagawa palagi sa Final Judgment Night.

"Let's see. Malay natin payagan nila akong mag-guest," huli niyang sabi.

Megan Young Shift from GMA7(Stars Struck) to ABS CBN(Star Magic)

One of the most promising and arguably the most beautiful in the second batch of GMA-7's StarStruck, si Megan Young ang isa sa nakatanggap ng cruelest cut of their batch nang nalaglag siya sa Final Four na kinabilangan ng ultimate winning pairs na sina Mike Tan and Ryza Cenon and their consorts LJ Reyes and CJ Muere.
Promising naman ang naging pasok ni Megan sa showbiz nang binigyan siya ng malaking papel sa Say That You Love Me, ang Regal Films/GMA Films with Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras at naging love triangle niya ito.
February 2007, nag-lapse ang contract ni Megan sa Artist Center ng GMA-7. She decided to transfer to Star Magic of ABS-CBN.
Nagpapasalamat si Megan sa chance na binigay sa kanya ng StarStruck. Pinaalala namin na kapag nagkaroon muli ng StarStruck, hindi na makukumpleto ang all-batch number na ginagawa palagi sa Final Judgment Night.
"Let's see. Malay natin payagan nila akong mag-guest," huli niyang sabi.