RACHELLE ANN GO CONTINUES TO MAKE PINOYS PROUD

OUR INTERNATIONAL theater sensation Rachelle Ann Go and her beautiful family recently visited the Philippines for seven weeks. Rachelle was a picture of a happy and contented woman when she appeared in an episode of "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda." The first time I interviewed Rachelle was 20 years ago.

- BOY ABUNDA

Her rise to global stardom was not easy, especially during the first few years that she was in London. "I moved there without an agent, without any manager. Dahil sa 'Miss Saigon' po iyon. Pagdating ko doon kailangan ready ka, Tito Boy. I didn't have any training in theater. Lahat sila trained. They did a lot of shows before they did 'Miss Saigon.' Ako, first time," Rachelle shared. She also got homesick because she had no friends in London.

She now has an agent, who was introduced to her by my good friend, the late direk Bobby Garcia. Rachelle and Lea Salonga are represented by the same agent.