Lauren Young Denies Competition with her Sister Megan Young

Is TV host-actress Megan Young jealous of her younger sister's big show biz break?

During the Kapamilya Gold trade event on Tuesday, rising drama actress Lauren Young has belied rumors that her older sister, who joined show business long before her, is envious of her upcoming TV series, the "Mula Sa Puso" remake. Lauren will play the lead in the series.

"Laging ganyan 'yung tanong sa amin. No. Kami ng sister ko, napaka-close namin. She's one of my best friends. We live together so lagi kaming nagkikita. Kung siya may show, masaya ako sa kanya. Kung ako may show, masaya [rin] siya," said Lauren.

The 17-year-old actress added: "It's good na parehas kaming may show ngayon at sabay ni-launch so we're very happy for each other."

When asked about Megan's reaction when she finally got the job, Lauren shared, "We started jumping around. Parehas kaming masaya kasi this is what I've been waiting for [for] so long. Pinaghirapan ko 'to. She's very happy for me and I'm very happy for her."

Lauren also stressed that show biz will never destroy the healthy relationship between her and her sister.

"Hindi naman dadating to the point na we're going to ruin our personal relationships dahil sa trabaho, dahil 'di naman tama 'yun for a family," she ended.

'Packaging'

In a separate interview, the older Young meantime defended herself saying that there is no brewing competition as she and Lauren have their own respective showbiz identities.

"I don't think na may competition kasi iba eh. Iba 'yung imaging. Iba 'yung packaging naming dalawa," she said.

"Alam naman natin na si Lauren ay sa dramatic side siya. Bigay na natin sa kanya 'yun. Sa akin naman kasi, iba 'yung packaging namin, ang show namin, lalo na 'yung show ko is a part of PHR, 'Precious Hearts [Romances]'. Iba talaga ang packaging," said Megan.

On the other hand, Megan humbly admitted that her younger sister is a better drama actress compared to her.

"Tanggap ko na 'yun. Sa akin naman, ibigay niyo na sa akin ang hosting (laughs)... Pero I also love acting. Sobrang gusto kong nagpe-play ng iba't-ibang characters. But of course, sa aming dalawa ni Lauren, we learn from each other," she added.

Asked who is sexier between her and Lauren, however, Megan quickly replied: "I am."

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/03/19/11/lauren-denies-competition-sister-megan

Lauren Young Reprises Claudine Barretto’s Role in - ‘Mula Sa Puso’

Lauren Young bagged the much-coveted role of Olivia Pereira in the remake of Mula Sa Puso after beating out 120 stars who also auditioned for it. While the 17-year-old could hardly believe her luck, she was also grateful to be given such a big break after five years in the biz. “Siyempre it feels very overwhelming talaga. I’m very happy and nervous at the same time. I worked hard for this one. Hindi lang naman siya binigay sa akin. I went through the audition process, nag-workshop pa ako. So feeling ko naman I deserve it din kasi pinaghirapan ko naman. And since binigay nila (ABS-CBN management) ito sa akin, I’m going to show them that I do deserve it,” said Lauren during the cast pictorial last February 28.

It was Mula Sa Puso which catapulted Claudine Barretto to stardom back in the late ‘90s. When asked if she’s ready to measure up to Claudine’s acting prowess, Lauren said that she’d rather focus on giving her character a fresh twist this time around. “Siyempre ‘di mo naman maiiwasan yun kasi si Claudine ‘yan, ako si Lauren lang. People are always going to compare me to the original one. To top that, it’s Miss Claudine Barretto pa. It just adds more pressure on me. But if there's no pressure, it’s not worth it kasi you need pressure din to give you that push.”

Lauren further shared that she’s excited to work with her leading men JM De Guzman and Enrique Gil. But she’s set on keeping her relationship with both of them on a professional level. “Ako kasi ‘pag trabaho, trabaho. Ewan ko lang kung si JM ganon. But if you can’t help how you feel, e ‘di you can’t help how you feel. Pero as much as possible I want to keep it professional. Mas close ako kay Enrique. Actually, si JM I only met him nung nag-audition kami. Unlike Enrique, we have common friends like Giggerboys so matagal ko na siya nakakasama.”

The fact that she’d get to work with veteran actresses like Dawn Zulueta and Eula Valdez was something that Lauren appreciates as well. “I like working with people who are more experienced because they teach me things. I know what to do and what not do. It’s basically a learning process. Nakaka-pressure knowing na mga magagaling at respetado yung mga makakasama ko. Pero nakatrabaho ko na si Ms. Dawn, naging nanay ko siya sa MMK (Maalaala Mo Kaya) dati. She’s easy to work with and we have good chemistry sa work. Handa na rin ako masampal ng bonggang-bongga ni Ms. Eula. If they need it in the script at kung ikagaganda naman ng storya, go lang ako,” Lauren added with a laugh.

Source: http://www.push.com.ph/news-feature/2941/Lauren-Young-reprises-Claudine-Barretto-s-role-in-Mula-Sa-Puso-.aspx