Kathryn Bernardo, Alden Richard emotional after 'Hello, Love, Again' premiere
The jampacked audience at the "Hello, Love, Again" red carpet premiere on Tuesday night erupted into thunderous applause for lead actors Kathryn Bernardo, and Alden Richards, and director Cathy Garcia-Sampana during the movie’s closing billboard.
Viral videos online show Alden and Kathryn sharing a tight hug and a tear after the movie at SM Megalmall's Cinma 3.
Speaking exclusively to ABS-CBN News backstage, the lead actors shared why they became so emotional after watching their film.
“I’m very happy,” Kathryn said.
With a big smile, Alden added that he felt “very fulfilled and accomplished.”
The pair shared that they were entertained by the loud reactions of the audience during the romantic and emotionally-charged scenes.
Their co-stars Kakai Bautista and Maymay Entrata bawled their eyes out during the movie.
"That's our goal of the film," said Alden. "We're so happy that all the guests who were with us enjoyed it, and even us, because we haven't seen him yet. This is the first time.”
Kathryn added, "Yeah, the first time was earlier. It was our first too, together with you. That's why we were also shocked."
The movie ran for two hours and two minutes, and that whole stretch of time, Kathryn and Alden said that they were completely transported to a different place.
"When I was reading the script, I couldn't picture him what's gonna happen throughout the scenes. But right now, I created the story of Joy and Ethan in my mind. So even me, even Kath and I were watching, I really enjoyed the film," said Alden.
"It's like I forgot about Joy and Ethan," Kathryn added. "So the whole time I was watching them, I was just rooting for them. It's like we didn't perform. They're like people I'm watching."
"Hello, Love, Again" hits 500 cinemas nationwide starting Wednesday, Nov. 13.
