The #AlDubMaiDenHeaven
is definitely unstoppable and its influence was felt even in social media
breaking records with over 3.5M tweets. Alden
Richards tagged as Pambansang Bae and Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza expressed their heartfelt
gratitude to all their ALDUBNation supporters because of the phenomenal success of
their love team in their respective Twitter accounts.
Eat
Bulaga,
the longest running noontime show in the Philippines, still is undisputed when
it comes to deliverance and in surprising their audience. According to GMA News Online " TAPE is the production
company behind Eat Bulaga, which has
seen record ratings because of its kalye-serye featuring the tandem”.
Last August 22, 2015 alone, Eat Bulaga got 39% rating which was conducted by AGB Nielsen, a far cry from their rival show.
The Kalye-serye
#KiligPaMore is a Filipino drama
parody which is a segment of Juan for
All, All for Juan of Eat Bulaga and is considered to be the first ever in the Philippines and many
audiences might not know but it really is an on-the-spot thing with live improvisations.
With the new twists and characters being
added to the story, Kalye-serye proved to be a huge success both in broadcast
and social media.
Amidst the overwhelming success of the AlDubMaiDenHeaven that features Maine “Yaya
Dub” Mendoza and Alden Richards dub smashing their feelings for each other
through split screen, one of the characters that has to be created in the show’s
tremendous breakthrough is played by comedian-host Wally Bayola.
Bayola is a creative genius, playing multiple,
significant roles in the story. He is
very effective being the celebrated antagonist known as Lola Nidora making the kalye serye more exciting and anticipating to
watch due to Lola Nidora’s funny antics, hard challenges that she gives Alden and her words of wisdom against the ALDub!
Wally Bayola at the Height of the Video Scandal
It was September of 2013 when the
controversial scandal video was leaked online and went viral that took Wally
Bayola’s career into a downward spiral which caused him to take a leave for
five months. Others even predicted that it was the end of his showbiz career.
On his interview last March, 2015 with Kapuso
Mo Jessica Soho, Wally tearfully relayed how the scandal greatly affected him
and his family. He has gone through a lot of pain, shame and guilt that he
rarely leaves his room and went to the point that he had some suicidal
thoughts.
Excerpted
from Jessica Sohos’s interview last March 2, 2014:
“Gusto
kong parusahan yung sarili ko, ayoko nang sumaya,” said Bayola.(I wanted to
punish myself, I didn’t want to be happy).
“Dumating
yung, akala ko sa sine ko lang nakikita o sa telebisyon ko lang nakikita, yung
tulala, na tumutulo lang yung luha, dinanas ko na totoo pala talaga na
nangyayari yun.” (It reached the point when, I thought
it only happened in the movies or television, when you would just stare
blankly, cry. I experienced that, I never thought it really happened in real
life).
The scandal has shaken even their finances due
to his showbiz absence, his savings has to be used especially that he has a
daughter who has cancer and needs to be medically treated with chemotherapy and
he is the only breadwinner of the family. The 41 year-old comedian is a family
man who has 5 children and is married to a non-showbiz personality.
Because of the forgiveness and the support of
his family and friends, Wally decided that it is about to move on and to brave
out from the scandal that he has himself caught to. He experienced struggles to
get himself back on track and is very thankful for the second chance that Eat
Bulaga has given him.
Wally Bayola now at the Height of the Successful Kalye Serye
With his promise of redeeming himself and of doing
his best to make sure that he deserves the second chance, Wally Bayola indeed
was able to get out from his dark past.
His career definitely has an unexpected
turnaround due to his great contribution to Kalyeserye’s success. He is very
thankful for the acceptance and the forgiveness of the management and even the
viewers of Eat Bulaga for their undaunting support to GMA’s Kalyeserye.
Wally Bayola’s outstanding performance evolving
himself to multiple characters which started being the self-made quack doctor Dra.
Dora de Explorer who provides prescriptions and concoctions out from a self-made
medical booklet in Juan for All, All for Juan’s Problem-Solving portion.
He
then later played Lola Nidora (Donya
Nidora Esperanza Zobeyala vda. De Explorer) the main antagonist who is
against the relationship of Yaya Dub and Alden. Lola Nidora’s character mimics
the late comedian Babalu’s mannerisms with
the way she talks and acts especially when
she is stressed out.
Lola Nidora’s Words of Wisdom:
"Hindi sapat ang yaman para ibigin ang
isang tao.
Ang pag-ibig ay nararamdaman, hindi binibili,
ipinaglalaban, iniingatan at ipinagkakaloob
sa tamang panahon."
(Wealth/ Money is not enough to love someone.
Love should be felt, and it cannot be bought; it should be fought, valued and
given at the right time.)
.
Fan sign lang love na, text text lang, kayo na. Ano to?
Sa inyong lahat, masarap umibig. Masarap may
inspirasyon, wag niyo lang minamadali!
The ALDUB fever even soared high when the character of Duhhrizz Maine de Explorer
(still played by Wally) had just surfaced. Duhhrizz is Lola Nidora’s flirty granddaughter
who is also against Yaya Dub as she has the crush on Alden.
From his Pep.ph (Philippine Entertainment
Portal) interview last August 21, 2015 Wally Bayola was quoted:
“Parang yung chance na ibinigay sa akin,
parang suklian ko naman nang hindi naman kayo magsisi na binigyan n’yo ako ng
chance. I need to do my job very well,”
(“It’s
like the second chance given to me, I intend to return it back in a way that
viewers won’t have any regrets. I need to do my job very well.”)
Second Chance, Not Only for Wally…But it is for Everyone
Wally Bayola is incredible and he certainly
has recovered from the scandal. His success did not happen overnight. The
experience definitely had humbled him to the point of working hard not just to fix
his marriage and mend his family’s relationship but also to regain the respect
back.
The lesson here is that, we are mere mortals.
We are not perfect. We have our own
weaknesses and shortcomings. It is our fallen nature to be limited with
vulnerabilities and can easily be tempted. We all have our mistakes. We make stupid decisions in life sometimes and be blinded spot-on either due to an
emotional impulse or because we were simply lured by our carnal instinct and
the weakness of the flesh.
But the thing is, despite our shortcomings,
we do deserve a second chance. Everybody does. Our mistakes shouldn’t be the
yardstick to measure us. Your failure is not the summary of your life. It is a “going-through”
stage and it will soon pass. What’s more important is that you learned from it,
you have asked for forgiveness from the people who were affected, and above
all, you have forgiven yourself. So move on.
Time and a leap of faith will help you big
time to stand on your own again. Life goes on! There is a million reasons to
live and a billion reasons more when you humble yourself and to brave out the
storm by Divine Providence.
Image credit: Wikipedia, GMA Network
Image credit: Wikipedia, GMA Network
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