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Jennica Garcia allays concerns about her weight
Jennica Garcia has taken to social media to allay public concerns about her weight.
In an Instagram post on Sunday, the actress and mother wrote a lengthy caption where she denied being underweight.
Jennica also assured her followers that she eats regularly and does not do exercise to lose weight.
Nevertheless, the actress said she understands the public’s concern.
“My father became worried about it too so he brought me to the hospital last April to get an overall check up and results were all normal,” she said.
Jennica also revealed she has been diagnosed with a heart condition that may cause her to collapse or faint in some situations.
“My Ninay and I discovered that my heart is smaller than how it should be when I was only 7 years old," she said.
"That is why it is not unusual for me to faint/collapse when feeling an extreme emotion crying/excitement but again, other than that, everything is normal."
Jennica also addressed the backlash on her recent IG post where she appeared to be eating only a small portion of food while filming a series.
“My ‘kain tayo’ post where I shared a photo of my meal before... Hindi po konti yun. Yun ang pagkain ng lahat ng tao dito sa Las Hermanas (That portion was not small. That’s what we all eat here at ‘Las Hermanas’),” she said.
“Hindi lang naka plato kaya mukhang konti (It didn’t look like much because it wasn’t on a plate) but that is 1 cup of rice with 2 chicken parts. The production feeds us well,” she added.
To further prove her point, Jennica shared a throwback pic from a 2009 soap with Chynna Ortaleza and Chariz Solomon, both of whom are moms now just like herself.
“As you can see mukha kaming tatlong kawayan. Kawayan pa rin po kami ngayon (As you can see, we all looked like three sticks of bamboo. We still look like bamboo now),” Jennica wrote.
“Chyns has 2 kids just like myself, while Chariz has 3 and yet we all still have the same body frame,” she added.
“I am not underweight. I do not exercise or follow a diet either to be in the body shape that I am in. Last time I exercised, hindi pa po ako nanay (The last time I exercised, I wasn’t a mom yet.)”
Jennica Garcia is the daughter of veteran actress Jean Garcia.
She has recently been in the headlines following a separation from husband Alwyn Uytingco in May. They have two daughters, Athena Mori and Alessi. — Margaret Claire Layug/LA, GMA News
