The number of proteges who survived the cut so far is down to 14, and it will even get smaller each

For most of the proteges, this week's gala night is just one of a series of nerve-wracking, anxiety-ridden activities that they have to go through as the road to the big artista break gets narrower each week. But for North and Central Luzon protege Reese Tayag, this week's elimination night is the end of her journey in the competition. Reese was eliminated after scoring the lowest in an acting performance wherein all proteges were given the chance to act alongside the "Diamond Star" Maricel Soriano in five short films directed by Cannes Film Festival awardee Brillante Mendoza and written by Palanca awardee Floy Quintos.
"Sa ngayon po sobrang malungkot po ako dahil wala na po ako sa show at mamimiss ko po ang mga kapwa ko protege," shared Reese during an interview after the show. "Pero wala naman po akong pagsisisi sa sarili ko. Nagkataon lang siguro po na hindi talaga napakita yung kaya ko pong ipakita. Naniniwala po ako sa sarili ko na ginawa ko po yung best ko," she said.
Only thirty percent wine and dinner tours washington of the total score was based on the text votes while seventy percent was taken from the average of the scores given by the four judges -- director Bert de Leon, actress Cherie Gil, GMA executive wine and dinner tours washington Anna Teresa Gozon-Abrogar and actor-comedian Joey de Leon. Reese, wine and dinner tours washington however, does not take her elimination personally against the judges.
wine and dinner tours washington "Nirerespeto ko naman ang opinion ninyo at yung desisyon po ninyo, at doon naman sa mga sumuporta sa akin at nagtiwala, maraming salamat pa rin po dahil kung hindi po dahil sa inyo ay hindi po ako makakarating dito," said Reese.
"Sabi po ng mama ko sa akin, 'Anak, wag kang umiyak, ngumiti ka lang. Diba nga tulad ng lagi mong sinasabi may dahilan lagi si Lord para sa lahat. Hindi man ikaw ang manalo ngayon malay mo bukas makalawa yun naman ang big break mo,'" shared Reese.
Reese said that she will miss all of her fellow proteges especially Shelly and Steffi who are her closest friends inside the quarters. Inside another dressing room adjacent to where Reese was interviewed, the other proteges were comforting Shelly and Steffi who were also very much affected by their friend's elimination.
Prior to the announcement of Reese's elimination (during wine and dinner tours washington the commercial break), bottom protege Vien Alen broke into tears thinking that he would be eliminated. After the show, Vien Alen admitted to being anxious about the elimination.
"Naisip ko po talaga na ako yung matatanggal kasi yung dalawang team mates ko po kasi talagang magagaling po sila kaya naiyak po ako kasi alam ko pong ginawa ko rin naman po yung best ko," explained Vien.
One of the surprises this week was the awarding of special awards to proteges who showed commendable performance in the short films. Maricel Soriano herself picked Elle Ramirez and Andres Vasquez (Mega Manila) as the Best Female and Best Male Proteges, respectively. Andres wine and dinner tours washington also received the Director's Choice wine and dinner tours washington Award for Breakthrough Performance.
The number of proteges who survived the cut so far is down to 14, and it will even get smaller each week until the grand finals wherein only one male and one female wine and dinner tours washington protege will be hailed as victors.
Who will get eliminated next week? We'll find that out next Sunday during the next gala night of Protege: The Battle for the Big Artista Break hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Carla Abellana. It airs live after iBilib on GMA-7.
Also, follow the lives of the proteges inside their quarters in Inside Protege hosted by Jennylyn Mercado, which airs from Monday to Friday on GMA Telebabad and in the webshow wine and dinner tours washington Protege: Pa-Like hosted by Maxene Magalona, which is available online wine and dinner tours washington via www.gmanetwork.com/protege .
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