Xian Lim speaks out about his absence from ‘Katorse’!

Xian Lim has not been seen on Katorse for a few weeks now, raising speculations that he had been axed from the show. ABS-CBN.com caught up with Xian during the Star Magic concert rehearsal and he shed some light on the situation. “One month na rin akong hindi nagte-taping. I was just told by someone from the production team na aalisin muna ako, ‘yung character ko pupunta muna ng US to study. Later on nabasa ko na nga sa script na ganun ang mangyayari. I asked why but they told me it was part of the story. But they assured me naman na babalik ako.”



He admitted to ABS-CBN.com that he was sad about his leave from Katorse because he misses his friends from the show. “Of course I’m sad. It’s been a month na hindi ako nagte-taping, hindi ko nakikita ‘yung mga friends ko from the show. Nami-miss ko ‘yung work.” Xian further clarified that he doesn’t think he was made to take a break from the teleserye because he did something wrong. “Hindi ko naman iniisip na may masamang intention kung bakit ako pinagpahinga muna. I trust them naman nung sinabi nila na ganun talaga ang story and naniniwala naman akong ibabalik talaga nila ako. For me naman kung ano sa tingin ng management ‘yung makakabuti I will respect the decision.”

According to rumors, management had warned Xian about being too close to Katorse lead star Erich Gonzales. When he went against management’s warning, he was eventually written out of the story. “I don’t think that’s the reason. I admit noong una pinagsabihan kami pero after that sinunod naman namin ‘yung utos. Hindi ako nagpasaway o nagpumilit sa gusto ko. Lahat naman kami ginagawa ‘yung trabaho namin.” Even before the show debuted on air, Xian had been very vocal about being attracted to Erich.

Now that he hasn’t been working on the show, Xian said he barely has the time to see or even communicate with Erich. “Hindi na kami masyado makapagusap because she’s busy sa taping. Ako naman habang hinihintay ko kung kailan ako pababalikin sa taping ginawa naman namin. Sabi nila sa akin sa week 12 ako babalik and I think matutuloy naman ‘yun.”

The 20-year-old actor-model also dismissed speculations that he felt jealous of Enchong Dee who was introduced in Katorse as another leading man of Erich. “Walang problema nung dumating si Enchong. The way I saw it is gusto ng creative team na palakihin ‘yung cast, which was completely fine by me. Alam ko talagang ipa-partner siya kay Erich. Hindi ako na-threaten. In fact mas masaya pa nga ako kasi mas marami na kami.” In a separate interview with ABS-CBN.com, Enchong shared that the management is currently developing a new teleserye starring him, Erich, and Xian.

Xian also gave a message to fans of the show. “Hindi pa naman ako patay sa story so may malaking possibility pa rin na babalik ako. I believe that’s going to happen. Abangan niyo na lang ang aking pagbabalik.”

Source: Napoleon Quintos, abs-cbn.com

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