Michelle done with posing for men’s magazines covers
Michelle Madrigal, one of the more popular men’s magazine cover girls may soon bid that part of her career good-bye.
"My last FHM was very revealing. Topless na yun. Kaya in the meantime 'wag muna. Hindi naman dahil may nagpipigil sa akin," explained Michelle.
Michelle said that her being a sexy cover girl came in different stages of her showbiz career.
"My first was Maxim, then FHM, parehas akong 17 years old pa lang. And then 'yung sumunod, 'yung kaming dalawa ng sister kong si Ehra. The last was 'yung solo ko, feeling ko yun na 'yung last na magagawa ko for a cover na pinaka-sexy," she said.
She has her sights set on becoming a "sexy cover model" of a different magazine - Women's Health and Total Fitness.
"I'm really aiming for Women's Health, that's what I really want kaya siguro kailangan kong ihinto 'yung pag-pose sa men's magazine kasi baka hindi ako kunin. Sobrang dream ko yun, pag nag-cover ako sobrang okay na ako. Kahit minsan lang," remarked Michelle.
Working out
Michelle's interest in a fitness magazine sprung from her new "addiction" – working out.
She revealed that she's following exercise regimens for her health religiously. Her last FHM showed not only a slimmer Michelle, but a well-toned one.
"I feel like the people they get are deserving naman. I feel I deserve it because I eat healthy food, I work-out three to four times a week kahit may trabaho ako. I do Cross Fit which is an intense work-out," she described.
Michelle attributes her fit lifestyle these days to her beau of seven months - a soccer player from Guam. She met him in her Cross Fit class in Libis, Quezon City, where he was a Cross Fit coach.
"He got me into it. When I started, I was so weak. Pero nang nasanay na ako lumakas na ako, nakakapag-lift na ako ng weights," she said with pride.
Ironically, Michelle didn’t develop a passion for fitness when she was still with John Hall, a buff model turned showbiz personality. She recalled that though John would tell her to go to the gym and work out, she would have lots of reasons not to, like she felt lazy or she just didn’t like to do it. But now, thanks to her boyfriend, Michelle learned to love doing work-outs.
Aside from fitness, Michelle is focused on her acting career which she feels has progressed since she started in showbiz six years ago. The former Kapamilya talent is grateful to GMA-7 for the opportunities coming her way. Her roles have become more challenging .
Michelle wants to show her acting range in her latest soap, “Faithfully,” where she stars with Maxene Magalona, Isabel Oli, Vaness del Moran and Isabelle Daza. Michelle thanks everyone who finds her “sexy” or likes her “sexy image,” but she’d rather be called a “good actress”.
“Faithfully” airs daily in GMA-7’s Afternoon Prime block.
