Jericho Rosales: Excited to be working again with Kristine Hermosa

After months of shooting in Malaysia for his teleserye with model-turned-actress Carmen Soo, Jericho Rosales is happy to finally be back in the country. With his newly single status, a lot of people have been commenting that his career is finally on the rise again after doing Pangarap Na Bituin last year.

Aside from the Malaysian series, which is co-produced by ABS-CBN and Malaysia's Double Vision, Echo is also excited to be part of an international movie where he will be sharing screen time with Hollywood actress Briana Evigan of the movie Step Up 2. But more than that, fans are excited to discover that he will soon be reunited onscreen with former real life sweetheart Kristine Hermosa, with whom he has not worked with for the past five years.

In an interview in Entertainment Live last May 31, the actor confirms that ABS-CBN honchos Malou and Charo Santos got in touch with his management at Genesis to ask if he would be interested in doing a Maalala Mo Kaya episode and a movie with Kristine. "Abangan niyo po yan. Naghahanap lang siguro ng magandang story and I think the timing is right," he says.

Echo has also been in the news lately because of his highly publicized breakup with girlfriend of three years Heart Evangelista. Despite rumors persistently pointing to co-star Carmen as the cause, Echo still maintains that the Malaysian beauty had nothing to do with his failed relationship. He even went so far as to say that nothing could develop between him and Carmen. "Yun yung challenge sa akin ngayon. I'm just working professionally so talaga pong wala pong halong kiyeme. Focused talaga ako," he stresses.

Although Echo admits he is free and single, he confesses that the state of his heart at the moment is not that great. "Ang puso ko medyo kalmado na. I'm okay,” he admits.