Solenn Heussaff speaks the truth about love teams

Kapuso actress Solenn Heussaff has something to say about love teams in a recent post on her blog.

Saying that while she herself has never been part of a love team—and humorously pasting the heads of Ryan Gosling and Channing Tatum in photos with her—Solenn shed some light on the reality of what is it like to be in one, after speaking to some celebrity friends.

"I’ve spoken to a few friends who have been in love teams or are in one, and of course they’re super grateful for all the work that a successful love team can bring in. But what the world doesn’t always see is that being in a love team can be hard," Solenn wrote on her website.

She said that although being in a love team can be a big help to one's career, it also has downsides.

"You want to act with different people, because you learn from every new person you act with. But when your love team is too strong and you get a job where you have to act with someone else or you have to be the love interest of a different person, someone gets attacked," she said.

Solenn pointed out that trying hard to portray themselves as couples on screen and in real life can make the actors "lose a sense of who they are."

"Mean things are said to the actors involved, especially in social media. Sometimes, it even gets to the point when the actors in the love team lose a sense of who they are, because they’re trying so much to portray themselves as a couple both on-screen (which is okay) and in real life (which is not okay if it’s being forced on them)."

She additionally said that some fans "knowingly or unknowingly" limit their idols from more opportunities and roles to take.

"And I think that goes against the whole thing of supporting someone or being a fan of someone. When you’re a fan, you want whoever you’re supporting to always be better. To do better, to learn more, to spread his or her wings," she said.

"Sadly, there are fans who knowingly or unknowingly cut the wings of the actors they support by limiting their roles and keeping them from making the most out of other opportunities."

On the other hand, she also said there's still a "huge positive side to love teams."

"We all know that there are instances when the actors in a love team actually fall for each other. That’s great. There are also times when they work well together, but have different personal lives apart from each other," she said.

Heussaff reminded fans that actors are in the end just like everyone else.

"Let’s not forget that actors, even though they are seen as bright stars or whatever, are still human. They feel, get angry, dream, and cry. They’re real people who are only doing their jobs."

She ended her post by urging fans to support love teams on screen without losing respect for them as separate individuals off-screen.

"We can also draw lines. Let’s love the couple on-screen, but also respect them as individuals off-screen. We can love the work that they do as actors, and still support their individual lives. Let’s make love teams what they’re supposed to be about. Love," she said.

Solenn's post came days after Maine Mendoza posted an open letter on Twitter to her fans, in which she also revealed that she and Alden Richards are just friends and a love team. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/BM, GMA News