During a story conference last January 27, Derek Ramsay was all praises of Bea Alonzo who’ll be his leading lady for Star Cinema’s anniversary offering this year. “I’ve worked with Bea many times. For me,

One More Chance

is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. And then on

Magkaribal

, on TV, she’s a big star, she doesn’t act like it, but she makes me feel comfortable in front of the cam,” he said in an interview with

Push.com.ph

.

While he can admittedly relate to his character, Derek teased Bea about the sexy image that she has to portray in this film. Apparently, they’re required to do a love scene that would surpass what Derek did with Anne Curtis in

No Other Woman

. “

Namumula si

Bea

o

(laughs)! Bea’s very intense. She’s always bubbly like this off cam.

Pero ‘pag nandun na, minsan nakakaasar, parang sasabihin mo, ‘walang pakisama…

’ But she’s really focused in her character. So I have to level up as an actor.”

Without giving details about the story of their movie, Derek maintained that Bea will be able to pull off whatever’s required of her role. “We all know Bea.

Mahirap talaga yung

role

niya dito

. But she was handpicked for this role because they know she can deliver. Even in

Magkaribal

, even in a simple scene, she’s always nervous. But I think

tama lang yun e, kasi dun mo huhugutin yung pang-

portray

ng eksena.

If you’re not nervous, you don’t really care about what you’re doing.”

Having worked with Bea in

One More Chance

and

And I Love You So

, Derek’s also confident that they would make a good team-up for this project. He’s also confident that her boyfriend Zanjoe Marudo won’t be jealous of his on screen chemistry with Bea. “No, I’m buddies with Zanjoe. We’re golf buddies. And

nagumpisa kami ni

Zanjoe together. We did

Super Inggo

. So I’ve known him since way back. I think that was his first soap.

At nagkasama din kami sa The Wedding.

So

walang

issue

dun

.”