Max Collins on Lovi Poe: “It's a Bond Beyond the Spotlight”
Manila Bulletin
|May 28, 2025
In our vibrant world of show business, friendships often come and go, but today Max Collins, actress and business owner of Vitamin Sea, an air B&B in Boracay, tells us about her enduring friendship with Lovi Poe which stands out as a testament to genuine connection and mutual respect.
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Their relationship, forged on set and nurtured off-camera, exemplifies the strength of female camaraderie in an industry frequently characterized by competition. While sipping her favorite fruit juice Collins Cleanse, Max tells me her new project that her “ideal bestie” produced, “I am so proud of Lovi. From a celebrated actress here in the Philippines, she is one of the very few that was able to cut through Hollywood with her independent film 'Bad Man.' Imagine rubbing elbows with Sean William Scott! And now Lovi has evolved and become the producer of C’est Lovi Productions that she shares with her husband Monty Blencowe. I am grateful that she chose me to work with her in her C’est Lovi’s first film, 'The Sacrifice.' The cast is amazing from Lovi Poe to Hollywood’s Timothy Granaderos and Gomburza’s Enchong Dee. Spoiler alert Pi
This story is from the May 28, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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