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Actors Mario Maurer and Gulf Kanawut, two of Thailand’s biggest names, spoke with almost an air of nonchalance on Tuesday, May 11, when asked what they think about LGBTQ+ romance.
“It’s something that’s natural. You cannot design it. Any kind of love is beautiful,” said Mario during a media conference for Philippine prepaid telecommunications powerhouse TNT, of which he is an endorser.
“Like what Mario said, love is natural and it’s just…it’s between two people and it is normal. We can see relationships like this everyday,” added Gulf.
The two star in TNT’s latest campaign alongside fellow Thai star Nonkul Chanon, Filipino “Popstar Royalty” Sarah Geronimo, and Filipino actress Sue Ramirez.
Both Mario and Gulf shot to fame after starring in projects that featured gay characters. Mario, one of the biggest Thai stars to cross over into the Philippine market of late, starred in the cult classic Love of Siam, a coming-of-age film that featured two young boys falling in love.
Gulf, meanwhile, starred in the hit Thai BL (boys love) series TharnType: The Series, about a homophobic university student who eventually falls for his gay roommate.
Mario, Gulf, and Nonkul met Filipino fans virtually on Tuesday, in an online fan meet hosted by TNT.
Both Nonkul and Gulf said they’d love to work on a project – a movie for Gulf, a movie or series for Nonkul – in the Philippines. “Especially if it’s with these guys,” quipped Nonkul.
Mario, who has already starred in a Filipino production (2010’s Suddenly It’s Magic), said he’d love to return to the Philippines, meet his fans, and maybe shoot a video or two for his YouTube channel while in the country.
The three, who’ve amassed fan bases across the world, agreed that Asian stars have what it takes to make it internationally. For Nonkul, who starred in the 2017 crossover hit Bad Genius, it’s “most important” for Asian artists to be unique.
“[There’s] a lot of competition out there,” he added. – Rappler.com
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