Aside from having to adjust to fame, Melisa Cantiveros will also have to get used to becoming rich overnight. The 23-year-old lass from General Santos City told ABS-CBN.com in an interview following her Kapamilya Interactive Chat, that she has already received her one million cash prize from being the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Double Up. ABS-CBN.com then asked Melisa if the rumors are true that some of her family members are battling over who should get a part of her money. She clarified, “Hindi naman totoong nagkakagulo dahil sa pera. Kakakuha ko lang nung one million na cash prize ko. Ibigay ko ‘yung iba siguro kay mama kasi kailangan naming magbayad ng mga utang, over over sa dami. Nangutang din si mama para may ipang-text siya sa akin para ma-save ako sa PBB. Babayaran ko muna ‘yun.”

Melisa admitted though there is a bad side when almost everyone in the country knows you have lots of money. “Noon pa may mga nagsasabi na sa akin na bigyan ko raw sila ng balato kahit konti lang. ‘Melisa, pengeng 100 pesos!’ Hindi ko naman sila mabigyan kasi wala pa sa akin ‘yung pera, matagal na process din kasi ang pag-issue ng one million.” As the Big Winner, Melisa’s chosen charity organization in General Santos City was also awarded with one million pesos. Melisa also won a 40-inch LCD TV, an Asian trip for two, a water refilling business franchise, and a P2.5 million house and lot.

Melisa said that she will be very wise about spending her cash prize. “‘Yung mga kaya kong bigyan bibigyan ko. Pero tingnan ko rin kasi hindi naman ako para lang nanalo sa lotto. Mahirap din ang pera ngayon at marami akong kailangan suportahan sa family. Baka naman bigay ako nang bigay wala nang matira sa akin. Pulubi na ako bigla, ako na ang kailangang maghingi sa kanila. But I will do my best to…make it through the rain, ha ha ha!”

Melisa recently went home to General Santos City to be with her family, but had to fly back to Manila immediately to fulfill other commitments. “Umuwi na ako ng Gen San pero thirty minutes lang, ha ha ha! Nag-hi lang ako kina lola ko and then bye na. Sobrang busy kasi namin. Parang ginawa ko lang mall ‘yung Gen San, as in sandali lang,” she revealed.

Aside from achieving wealth and fame, Melisa also found love because of PBB. She and Jason Francisco are now enjoying a relationship, but Melisa still finds it hard to deal with pretty girls who swoon over her “sweety pie.” “Ang iniisip ko na lang kahit halikan niya ‘yung mga chikababes na ‘yun, ako pa rin ang love niya. Char! Parang ang ganda ko talaga, ha ha ha! Napag-usapan na namin ‘yan ni Sweety pie na ‘wag na akong magselos kasi mga fans lang ‘yun. Nakakahiya naman kung iwasan niya.”

Melisa and the other ex-PBB housemates are now undergoing acting workshops from Star Magic. She and Jason will soon be seen in Impostor with Sam Milby and Maja Salvador and in Kokey@Ako with Vhong Navarro and Angel Locsin. The bubbly Melisa confessed she has mixed emotions about taking the plunge into acting. “Ang hirap ng workshop kasi hindi naman talaga ako artista. Pero gina-guide naman kami ni Ma’am Gina (Alajar) at ni Tito Pen (Medina). Grabe ang kaba ko ngayon kasi madami ang nagaabang sa kung ano ang gagawin ko sa showbiz. Baka hindi ko maibigay ang gusto nila, mga drama drama na ‘yan, mag-iyak sa TV. Baka kapag napanood nila akong umarte matauhan na sila sa wakas, ha ha ha!”

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