In an interview with 90.7 Love Radio Oct. 30 Xander Ford shared that fame entails the struggle of always being under public scrutiny.
“Bago pa ako sumikat sinabi ko [na] sa sarili ko: pag sumikat ako, di ko na hawak ‘yung buhay ko dahil ako, buong pagkatao ko, hawak na ng buong sambayanan. Sila yung magbibigay ng kasikatan sa akin, sila yung magja-judge kung ano yung gagawin ko or di ko gagawin,” he said.
The 19-year-old social media icon formerly known as Marlou Arizala has recently been under fire after old videos of him bashing Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo leaked and circulated on the Internet.
In the viral video, Ford was caught insulting Bernardo because of her bow-leggedness, saying, “Meron bang sexy [na] sakang?”.
On Oct. 30, he headed to the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group and filed cyberbullying raps against those who posted the videos.
Ford shared that the incident has led him into depressive episodes.
“Minsan nade-depress din ako, kung alam lang ng mga bashers ko ‘yun. Minsan gusto kong sabihin na ‘ano kaya kung magpatiwakal na lang ako?’” he told the radio hosts.
Ford shared that he was hurt when veteran celebrities judged him based on the videos, but even more so when his friends did the same.
“Noong nakasama niyo (his friends) ako, okay naman ako sa inyo pero [bakit] hinusgahan niyo ko [because of the videos]?” he lamented.
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