Duda sa kakayanan ng aktor… NICO, UMAMING INISMOL SI ALDEN NANG MALAMANG KAGRUPO SA TRIATHLON

ni Nitz Miralles @Bida | March 25, 2026

Photo: Nico Bolzico - Instagram

Nag-sorry si Nico Bolzico kay Alden Richards sa pag-underestimate niya rito nang malamang ang aktor ang makakasama nila ni Wil Dasovich sa Ironman 70.3 na ginawa sa Davao noong March 23. 

Nagbago ang pagtingin ni Nico sa actor-producer pagkatapos ng triathlon.

Ipinost ni Nico sa Instagram (IG) ang pagso-sorry niya kay Alden na agad namang tinanggap ng aktor.

Sabi ni Nico, “I am so sorry @aldenrichards02 for underestimating you. I have to admit it... I underestimated Alden. He’s one of the busiest and most recognized actors out there. Good-looking, composed, with that good boy aura. I wasn’t sure he had what it takes to fully prepare, perform, and represent BYD in an Ironman.

“I even asked Coach Al, can he go sub-3 in less than two months? Even he wasn’t fully convinced. But everything started to change. In those two months, Alden showed up in a way very few people do. Straight from taping to training. From the airport to the track. No sleep, no excuses. No shortcuts. Just work and then he went somewhere else.

“A place you only reach when you truly give everything physically and mentally. A dark place. The kind that breaks you, strips you down, and leaves you alone with nothing but your will. Not everyone gets there. It’s almost a privilege, but also dangerous. Because once you go there, there’s no guarantee you’ll come back the same. But if you do, you come back stronger, sharper. You discover something inside you that was always there but sleeping. But I still wasn’t sure he got it in him.

“Maybe I thought he was too busy. Maybe I thought he was too polished. Or maybe just too good-looking to become a beast. Well, I was wrong.

“On race day, I was waiting at the runner’s tent, ready for the final leg. When Alden came in from the bike, I didn’t see the same person anymore. I saw someone who had emptied the tank completely. Someone who had given everything.

“He finished the bike in under 3 hours and with his last ounce of energy he handed me the chip. But it wasn’t a handoff. He passed something else. Energy, intensity, purpose. He had just come back from the dark place and brought something with him. 

“At that moment, he wasn’t just Alden Richards to me. He was Alden Richards. And that energy pushed me beyond what I thought I had in me. It’s rare to witness someone in that state. It’s something only sports can reveal. And Alden went there. There’s a beast inside him. And in that Ironman, it came out.”

Patuloy ni Nico, “Wil crushed the swim. Alden destroyed the bike. I gave everything on the run. All under Coach Al’s guidance. All representing a brand like BYD, one that truly aligns with the values we lived out in that race.

“Alden, I owe you an apology. I underestimated you. And I’m proud, truly proud, to call you my teammate. Wil, you too.”

Sagot ni Alden, “No apologies needed after this post. But seriously, it was an honor to race alongside you and @wil_dasovich. Thank you for all the hard work and most especially thank you for the trust. Until our next race.”

Nakapasok sa 9th place ang team nina Nico Bolzico, Wil Dasovich at Alden Richards sa more or less 70 participants. 

Tama nga, it was a strong finish at nagbunga ang paghahanda ng tatlo.

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MAY nagsabing si Marian Rivera, pero meron ding si Barbie Forteza raw ang makakasama ni Sharon Cuneta kapag naging okay ang negosasyon sa paggawa niya ng series sa GMA Network. 

Si Annette Gozon-Valdes ang nagbalita nito at ang clue na binanggit ay A-lister at top trending ang series na ginagawa ng Kapuso actress na makakasama ni Mega.

May nanghula na si Marian ang tinukoy ni Atty. Annette dahil sa clues na A-lister at laging trending ang mga shows sa network. 

Saka, nabanggit ni Marian sa Stars on the Floor (SOTF) na may offer sa kanya ang GMA na series.

May nag-akala namang si Barbie ang tinukoy ni Atty. Annette na makakasama ni Mega. 

Pero mas matutuwa ang mga fans kung silang tatlo ang magkakasama sa series. Ang ganda noon, may Sharon Cuneta, may Barbie Forteza, at may Marian Rivera pa.