Sunshine Cruz shrugs off 'bold star' tag from netizen: 'It doesn't matter anymore'

Sunshine Cruz has shrugged off a netizen who called her a bold star and tagged her daughters on social media.

On Thursday's "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda," Sunshine reflected on doing sexy films earlier in her career and the criticism receives over it.

"Before, of course, I get affected because 'yung mga bata, parang 'di dapat nadadamay," the actress said. "Pero ngayon, naisip ko ang importante kung sino 'yung mga talaga nagkakilala sa 'kin, naintindihan ako at mahal ako."

"'Yung mga tao na nagsasabi na hindi maganda tungkol sa 'kin—'bold star,' 'sexy star'—it doesn't matter anymore," she added.

Sunshine admitted that there was a time she regretted doing sexy films. She said that it was a huge part of her separation with ex-husband Cesar Montano, but she did not elaborate further.

As for how she told her daughters about it, Sunshine said she waited until they were mature enough to handle it.

"Nung time na ready sila at alam ko kahit papano, maintindihan na nila ako, dun ko sinabi sa kanila. Hanggang maaari kasi gusto ko manggaling sa 'kin, hindi sa ibang tao," she said.

"Lahat naman tayo nagkakamali, nagkaroon ng maling desisyon nung mga bata pa tayo pero importante ay kung ano tayo ngayon," she added.

Sunshine said what's important is she became stronger and learned from it.

"Ang ginawa ko lang, mas napatunayan sa mga tao na hindi lang ako sexy star or bold star. I can also be a singer. I can be an actress. And most especially, I am a good mom. I know that for a fact," she said.

Sunshine stars in the GMA Afternoon Prime series "Underage." It airs on weekdays at 4:25 p.m. on GMA-7.

—Kimberly Tsao/MGP, GMA Integrated News