Janella Salvador took it to another level by getting a new pet snake to prepare for the role of “Valentina”–talk about dedication!
The 23-year-old actress, who will be playing the Serpent Queen in “Darna: The TV Series,” introduced her new pet snake through a series of photos on Instagram: “Hello, world. Meet Versace, my 5-month-old baby girl. ðŸ”
Valentina and Versace
Janella’s boyfriend, Markus Paterson, revealed that he wanted to have a pet snake at home even before Janella landed the role of Valentina. However, the new mom was against this at first because of worries that it might hurt their one-year-old baby, Jude Trevor.
“Matagal na akong may admiration for reptiles. I’ve always wanted a tortoise or a snake. I wanted to buy a snake for the house,” Markus said in an episode of “Kapamilya Chat.”
“Pero sobrang kontra siya. [She said,] ‘No, we can’t have a snake in the house with the baby. What if it gets out? What if it escapes?’ I was like, ‘Sige, good point. Alagaan natin [ang] anak natin.’”
“But now, as soon as she heard that sa kanya na ‘yung role [na] Valentina, she came to me and said, ‘Alam mo love, I think I want to buy a snake,’” he continued.
“So meron na kaming snake, her name is Versace. She’s so beautiful. Actually, nandoon pa rin siya ngayon sa taping ng ‘Darna,’ kasama niya ngayon. Tuwang-tuwa siya doon; she loves her, honestly. I knew she would but she was just scared.”
It was announced that Janella will be playing the iconic Valentina role during a live-streamed video from ABS-CBN on November 19, 2021. Aside from Janella, Jane De Leon, Joshua Garcia, Zaijan Jaranilla, Rio Locsin, Kiko Estrada, and Iza Calzado will also appear in the series.
Art Macky Arquilla
