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Filipina-British celebrity Yassi Pressman learned to appreciate good days after going through tough times

Filipina-British celebrity Yassi Pressman learnt to appreciate good days after going through tough times. (Photo / Retrieved from the Pixabay)
Filipina-British celebrity Yassi Pressman learnt to appreciate good days after going through tough times. (Photo / Retrieved from the Pixabay)

According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, her kind smile and inscrutable countenance give little away, but Yassi Pressman’s eyes say them all. She may have lost a loved one (her dad) even before she turned 25 last year and endured other struggles over the course of the pandemic, but Yassi, who has fought long and hard to get to where she is now, isn’t giving up without a good fight.

Given what has transpired in the past two years or so, the actress-dancer certainly knows a thing or two about grief, sense of uncertainty and anxiety

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And this is where the Pinoy adaptation of the 2009 Korean film “More Than Blue”—about two orphans, K (JC Santos) and Cream (Yassi), who find comfort in each other’s woes—and Yassi’s mental health advocacy cross paths.

Philippine Daily Inquirer mentions, you read that right. Yassi wants to help draw more attention to and spread awareness for the country’s underserved mental health needs, which are urgently needed in challenging times like this.

First and youngest

So, early this year, the actress became the first and youngest female investor of Mind You, a mental health service company that “aims to create happier healthier and more productive workforces by making mental health care accessible, systematic and sustainable.”

For its part, “More Than Blue,” which shows how high the stakes are for both characters and the lengths they’d go to avoid hurting each other even more, began streaming on Vivamax last Friday.

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Yassi Pressman on grieving: You appreciate the high times when you experience the lows. (Photo / Provided by the Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Yassi Pressman on grieving: You appreciate the high times when you experience the lows. (Photo / Provided by the Philippine Daily Inquirer)

“I didn’t watch the original Korea version because I didn’t want it to influence my performance,” Yassi explained over Zoom when we spoke to her for this one-on-one interview. “I wanted to embrace the character without copying or imitating anything from what I’d see in the film, so I chose not to watch it. I wanted the portrayal to be as raw as possible.

Philippine Daily Inquirer says, “But I have to admit that I was also a little scared, because I thought, ‘Maybe I should watch it, just out of respect for the project.’ So, when I was already on the set, I saw the Taiwanese version, then I asked Direk (Nuel Naval), who also didn’t watch it, if I should make the character a little more expressive and give her bigger movements.

“Direk said that he wanted to create what would look like new material … for him and for the viewers. So, I was happy I didn’t get to see the Korean original … and our version is definitely more Pinoy at heart.

“Fans of the film will surely recognize the familiar story, but the Korean one has that bouncy feel, while Cream in the Taiwanese version is a little more energetic and over the top.

“Those earlier versions have some sensitive topics that do not apply to our culture. So, we made the story more culturally appropriate. Having said that, the backbone of the story is almost the same. I hope Filipino viewers will like it.”

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