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He
is
now
considered
the
new
“Crush
ng
Bayan”.
He
is
“Harry”
or
“Andrew”
whichever
way
you
want
to
remember
him
in
the
hit
ABS-CBN
soap
“Hiram”.
He
is
from
the
acclaimed
family
of
artists
the
Eigenmanns,
and
lucky
enough
to
have
Gina
Alajar
for
a
mom
and
Michael
de
Mesa
for
a
dad.
But
he
need
no
other
superlatives
or
attributions,
because
the
showbiz
world
simply
knows
him
as
Geoff
Eigenmann,
the
new
kid
in
the
heartthrob
block.
“I
am
very
flattered,
of
course,
to
be
called
Crush
ng
Bayan,
as
they
say…I
never
thought
I’d
be
one
considering
that
I
was
pretty
huge
before.
I
was
220
pounds
then,”
says
the
20-year
old
matinee
idol.
He
was
“Crush
ng
Bayan”
overnight
since
his
Globe
telecom
commercial
started
to
hit
the
boob
tube
essaying
a
fresh
face,
asking
for
a
place
to
load
his
cellphone,
and
getting
that
popular
Ilokano
response
“dyakmawatan”
(which
means
I
don’t
understand).
“Commercials
are
fun,
specially
that
Globe
in
Baguio
thing.
I
still
do
TV
commercials
until
now.
The
difference
lang,
TV
commercial
is
more
fast-paced
and
paulit-ulit,
so
just
have
to
be
patient.”
Coming
from
a
showbiz
clan,
Geoff
braved
all
the
expectation
and
ended
up
proving
that
he
can
make
a
name
for
himself
this
early
in
his
career.
“I
get
support
by
being
with
my
family.
They’re
the
ones
that
know
me
best,
so
when
I am
doing
something
wrong
they’re
the
ones
who
tell
me
first.
Their
support
and
guidance
makes
me
even
more
confident
to
face
the
challenges
ahead.
“He
gets
tons
of
support
and
criticism
at
the
same
time
from
her
award
winning
actress/mom
Gina
Alajar.”
“She’s
been
great.
As
my
biggest
critic,
she’s
usually
the
first
to
judge
what
I
do.
She
tells
me
all
my
mistakes
and
everything
I do
right.
Lahat
detalyado,
plus
the
workshops
I
did
with
her
before
really
helped
a
lot.
I
wouldn’t
know
how
I’d
be
doing
without
her
help.”
His
family
also
gives
him
pieces
of
advice
especially
in
dealing
with
people
to
survive
in
this
vicious
showbiz
world.
“For
me,
the
most
important
pointer
and
lesson
I
learned
from
my
dad
and
mom
is
their
advice
to
always
keep
my
feet
on
the
ground.
Wag
lalaki
ang
ulo,
and
lastly,
just
be
nice
to
everyone.
What
you
give
is
what
you
get.”
He
stressed
that
this
showbiz
family
is
ever
supportive
even
to
his
brothers
Ryan
and
AJ
and
cousins
Gabby,
Ira
and
Sid
Lucero
who
are
all
in
showbiz.
“There
is
no
room
for
competition
and
insecurities
among
us.
Everything’s
still
the
same
between
all
of
us.
Walang
lamangan
because
we’re
all
doing
the
same
thing…it
just
came
at
our
own
time.”
His
biggest
break
undoubtedly
after
that
Globe
commercial
is
the
soap
opera
“Hiram”
where
he
became
the
object
of a
searing
love
triangle,
torn
between
two
lovely
ladies
Heart
Evangelista
and
Anne
Curtis.
“Everything
we
did
in
the
soap
was
a
different
experience.
Everyday
there
was
something
new
happening.
Being
able
to
work
with
the
cast,
crew
and
directors
was
such
a
great
experience.”
In
that
soap,
Geoff’s
acting
talent
was
put
to
the
test
especially
when
he
had
to
wear
prosthetics
on
his
face
for
long
hours.
“The
prosthetics
really
helped
a
lot
in
acting
out
my
role.
It
really
made
me
feel
that
I
was
“different”,
and
that
I
really
had
something
to
be
insecure
about.”
Save
for
the
prosthetics,
it
was
smooth
sailing
for
Geoff
in
“Hiram”
especially
with
his
team
up
with
Heart
Evangelista
(who
plays
Margaret
in
the
soap).
“Working
with
Heart
is
great.
She’s
someone
you’ll
never
have
a
boring
time
with.
We’re
close
friends
lang
talaga,”
Geoff
explains.
Geoff
added
that
Heart
is
very
much
endeared
with
animals,
and
he
liked
her
more
because
of
that.
“When
we
were
at
remote
locations
and
there
are
stray
dogs,
she
always
gives
them
food.
I
have
dogs
as
well,
that’s
why
I
like
that
in
her.”
The
other
side
of
the
triangle
involves
Geoff
and
the
fiery
Anne
Curtis
that
for
a
while
even
had
a
bigger
following
than
the
Geoff-Heart
tandem.
“Anne
and
I
have
been
friends
for
a
long
time.
That’s
why
we
were
comfortable
with
each
other.
And
our
story
in
the
soap
was
more
on
the
fun
and
laughter
side
of
being
in a
relationship,
rather
than
the
tears
and
sadness.
Anne
may
look
bitchy
or
masungit,
but
if
you
get
to
know
her
really
well,
she’s
the total
opposite.
She
is
someone
you
can
really
count
on
to
be
by
your
side.”
What
about
the
popular
“Prince
Chubby”
terms
of
endearment?
“Oh
yeah…when
Anne
and
I
were
together
during
the
story,
people
on
the
set
were
saying
I
was
gaining
a
little
weight,
and
they
were
teasing
me
about
it.
Then
one
day
these
words
just
showed
up
on
the
script…
‘Prince
Chubby’”
With
the
success
of
the
movie
BCUZ
of
U,
Star
Cinema
is
planning
to
launch
the
Geoff-Heart-anne
triangle
on
the
big
screen
soon.
“Yes,
we
have
a
movie
coming
up
and
all
the
three
of
us
are
in
it.
It
is
going
to
be a
different
movie,
but
of
course
it
will
be
something
the
audience
will
enjoy.”
Geoff
is
also
a VJ
for
MYX
and
a
regular
in
Channel
2’s
ASAP
Fanatic.
Besides
Globe
Telecom,
he
is
also
the
newest
Human
apparel
endorser.
It
seems
that
the
road
is
all
clear
for
success
for
Geoff
Eigenmann.
Whatever
and
wherever
his
path
may
lead
him,
he
is
sure
to
get
there.
“I
know
there
will
be a
lot
of
trials
and
obstacles
along
the
way,
but
I
believe
that
if a
person
keeps
on
doing
what
he
loves
to
do
with
passion
and
faith,
everything
will
pay
off.
Jut
be
patient.”
He
concluded
with
a
smile.
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