“Nagtago po ako, nag-abroad po ako.” Laarni Lozada reveals her shocking experience in showbiz

• Pinoy Dream Academy’s Laarni Lozada revealed her whereabouts after taking a hiatus from show business
• She said that she left the country before because of the bashers she encountered.

Laarni Lozada was the grand champion of the second season of ABS-CBN’s singing competition Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA). But unlike her batchmates Bugoy Dri­lon, Cris Pastor, Miguel Mendoza and Liezel Garcia, she decided to take a break from the entertainment industry.

So where did she go after PDA and her short stint at ASAP? She said that she continued her studies in Philippine Women’s University.

“Pinagpatuloy ko kasi ‘yung pag-aaral ko. Naka-graduate naman po ako ng kursong Bachelor of Science in Education major in English sa Philippine Women’s University (PWU).”

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She remembered that when she was still a contestant, there were rumors that she was uncooperative in some of the tasks. She explained that it was only for the protection of her family.

“Every morning, pinapakausap kami sa psychiatrist, sa psychologist. Then, pinalalabas ‘yung emotions namin, kung ano ‘yung problema namin sa pamilya, at sa kung ano pa. Sabi ko, it’s a singing reality show, at hindi naman po ito Pinoy Big Brother.­ Sabi ko, kanta na lang po muna. Hangga’t maaari, ayoko po munang ilabas ‘yung problema sa family ko. I protected my parents. Kasi siyempre po, kung ilalabas ko ‘yung problema ng pamilya ko, baka wala nang mukha na iharap ang nanay at tatay ko sa mundo, sa dami ng problema namin that time.”

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The singer admitted that she suffered from all the bashing and the system in the entertainment industry.

“Aminado po ako na na-depress ako noon, kasi hindi ko kinaya ‘yung mga intriga sa akin. Hindi ko alam kung saan nanggagaling ‘yung mga taong naninira sa akin. Na-down po talaga ako, dahil sa bashers ko. And that time, ‘yung family ko po, nasa probinsiya. Hindi ko po kasama noon ‘yung mga taong inaasahan ko na tutulong sa akin, nag-iisa lang po ako that time.”

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So this resulted to her travelling to another country to escape it all.

“Nagtago po ako, nag-abroad po ako. Pinuntahan ko na lang po ‘yung tita ko roon. Kain-tulog lang po ako ru’n. Hindi ko na inisip ‘yung mga intriga sa akin.”

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But what happened to her relationship with other former contestants? Laarni admitted that unfortunately, they didn’t maintain their friendship after PDA.

“Actually, sila ‘yung mga na­ging close after naming lumabas sa PDA. Kasi, hindi ako nakakasama sa kanila kapag niya­yaya nila akong lumabas, ‘yung magpunta sa ganito, sa ganyan, mag bar-hopping. Homebody kasi ako e, hindi ako masyadong malabas. Gusto ko lang talaga ‘yung lagi akong nasa bahay, nagpapa­hinga lang ako.”