FIT kay Ashley Ortega ang role niya sa figure skating drama series ng GMA 7 na “Hearts On Ice,” bilang figure skater na si Ponggay. Sa totoong buhay kasi ay isa siyang professional figure skater. Sabi ni Ashley: “I was a competitive figure skater from three to 12 years old. I started skating at the age of three, and then, I retired as a competitive figure skater at the age of 12 before I entered showbiz. So, within those years, between three and 12, I was competing abroad and represented our country, I was in the Philippine team, and then, I stopped when I entered showbiz.”
Makokonsider ni Ashley na ang “Hearts on Ice”, na siya ang female lead, na biggest break para sa kanya. I consider this the biggest break. This one, I can say, is a dream role for me, I consider this the best and biggest break. I think perhaps they thought of a new concept about it (the figure skating sport) and they found out that I was a professional figure skater,” sabi pa ng dalaga kung bakit sa tingin niya ay siya ang kinuha para sa nasabing serye. Kahit masasabi ni Ashley na fit sa kanya ang role, masasabi pa rin niya na challenging ito para sa kanya.
“The character Ponggay has a leg disability. So, when she skates, she wears a leg brace. I had to learn how to skate with a leg brace on. Siguro yun yung challenge nila sa akin nd duon ipapakita sa story na kahit anong hadlang sa life you’ll get to pursue your dreams,” Samantala,very thankful si Ashley sa naging mainit na pagtanggap ng viewers sa pilot episode ng Hearts On Ice noong Lunes (March 13). Trending topic din ang serye sa Twitter kaya say ni Ashley, “Sa lahat po ng nagpa-trend ng ‘Hearts On Ice’ kagabi, maraming-maraming salamat po sa inyo. I’m so kilig. The whole cast and production of Hearts On Ice is so kilig also.”
Samantala, sinagot naman nina Xian at Ashley, ang isyung kung saan ay nili-link silang dalawa dahilan sa nakitang sweetness nila habang nasa pampublikong lugar. “Siyempre public eh, public ‘yung skating rink eh, and hindi naman namin pwedeng ipasara as much as gusto namin for safety rin, na baka makasagasa ako ng mga bata. So we’re skating on a public time, so ‘yung mga emote-emote namin, nakikita ng mga public, siyempre nagtataka sila bakit may nag-eemote na dalawa dito, siguro doon nagsimula yung isyung sweetness namin sa isa’t isa ni Ashley. Plus yung aming coach, si coach Ronan, na laging nag-aano. Siya kasi ‘yung nagcho-choreo,”say ni Xian. “Naku wala po, kami po ni Xian we’re just friends. Siyempre nakakatanggap rin po ako ng mga ganyang mga ano almost every single day, pero dedma na lang ako. Si Xian rin naman he’s aware of it. Hindi lang ako eh, pati siya eh,” say naman ni Ashley.
