'I'm just happy': Max Collins on motherhood and love life

Max Collins is taking on the leading lady role opposite Dingdong Dantes in the soon-to-premiere Kapuso action-drama series, "The Master Cutter," which also stars "PBB: Celebrity Collab Edition" former housemate Shuvee Etrata.

- By JERRY DONATO

Max with S&J Beauty CEO Shiela Mae Bonifacio and Shiela's husband (second and first from left) and (from left) co-manager Perry Lansigan of PPL Entertainment, Inc. and Sparkle GMA Artist Center senior manager Daryl Zamora. - PHOTOS FROM MAX COLLINS' PUBLICITY TEAM

(PHOTOS FROM MAX COLLINS' PUBLICITY TEAM)

It's another exciting and engaging role for her after the latter's short but vital appearance in the story of GMA Afternoon Prime intense drama, "Akusada," with Andrea Torres in the title role.

"We've just finished a lock-in in Bataan," Max gave everyone an update when The STAR asked about the show in a recent group interview. “Dingdong has done a lot of action scenes and everything. Me (as my character), I’m just sitting pretty as an island girl. The boys were the ones na pagod na pagod kasi ang daming action scenes (the male actors were very tired because they did many action scenes)."

"Maybe, like, this is my fourth or fifth (time) as a leading lady," added the Kapuso actress, the brand ambassador of the wellness and weight-loss product Extra Curvee Coffee by S&J Beauty. The latter's CEO is Shiela Mae Bonifacio.

"It's more like me though, it's my other part of me. Deep inside I’m really an island girl, like, we used to live in Boracay when I was younger," said Max of her character, "parang nakaka-balik ako sa roots ko (it somehow allows me to return to my roots), the feeling of the sand, the sea, I love being by the sea. I feel at home. So, ang saya (it's fun). It's close to my heart."