Hindi pala naging madali para kay Jessy Mendiola na makuha ang kasikatang tinatamasa niya ngayon.
Nagdaan daw sila sa hirap ng kanyang pamilya pero ngayon nagpapasalamat siya sa kanyang kinahinatnan.
“My mom has been working hard all her life. That’s why it was very easy for me to take a stand and unburden her of the responsibility of providing for our family,” kuwento niya sa press.
Mula sa isang simple high school student, bumaligtad ang mundong ginagalawan niya. Like any other rising star, she went through a series of workshops and did minor roles on various ABS-CBN programs. She waited long hours on the set, with only minimal speaking lines. Dahan-dahan, pero nakaakyat siya sa hagdan ng tagumpay.
“I have learned to love the craft and it motivated me to do better. I am working not only to provide for my family, but because I have actually started to enjoy acting. I realized that I really want to become a good actress,” patuloy pa niyang kuwento.
She waited patiently for her career to blossom until she finally got her big break. In 2010, she was launched in her first title role as “Sabel,” a show that marked the beginning of her reign as ABS-CBN’s next teleserye princess.
Her popularity and premium as an actress were bolstered after she did the television series “Budoy” and afternoon soap “Precious Hearts Romances Presents Paraiso” and starred in her first movie “The Reunion.”
Now tagged as one of Philippine television’s prettiest faces, Jessy has become one of the country’s fast-rising cover girls after being featured on the covers of top glossy magazines such as Metro, Chalk, Men’s Health, Meg and Preview.
She has also proven to be a sought-after product endorser after brands Head and Shoulders, Myra E, Boardwalk, Bench and McDonalds tapped her to be their image model.
