Ysabel Ortega shares budol moment in LA: 'Wag kayong magpa-picture'

Ysabel Ortega has a friendly reminder for those who are traveling to Los Angeles, California, after she had to pay costumed performers $15.

In a video she uploaded on TikTok, the Sparkle star talked about her current stay in the United States.

"Alam niyo ba, first day pa lang namin sa LA, nabudol na kaagad ako. ‘Yung hotel namin nasa Hollywood Boulevard, and we went to Walgreens,” she said. “Nakatayo lang kami sa Hollywood Boulevard, ina-appreciate lang namin.”

“May lumapit na Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse tapos ang bait nila. Sabi ko, ‘Ang bait naman nila!’ Pero medyo na-feel ko na na parang something’s off," she added.

After approaching Ysabel, they took photos with her, so she thought, “Okay, sige, hindi naman sila naningil. So akala ko, okay lang, hindi naman sila naningil, so nag-smile ako, sige.”

“Tapos siningil ako ng $20,” she added.

Ysabel recalled that she was told at immigration that she doesn’t look 25 years old.

“So sinabi ko, ‘Sir, I’m just a minor... Nalusutan ko naman ng $15 pero nung kinonvert ko, ate, P2,000 ba ‘yun?” she said. “So, kung may lalapit sa inyo na Spider-Man or Mickey Mouse dito sa Hollywood Boulevard, ‘wag kayong magpapa-picture.”

Ysabel just turned 25 years old last month and marked her special day with stunning black-and-white photos of herself.

She recently starred in "Firefly" with Miguel Tanfelix, Alessandra de Rossi, and Euwenn Mikaell, which was hailed as the Best Picture at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival.

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