Anne Curtis says no to international career, yes to second album

Anne Curtis during the press conference for her special on E! News Asia at the Buddha Bar in Makati City on Thursday, August 29. (Photo by Jessie Bunyi Villanueva)

MANILA, Philippines - Anne Curtis marks another showbiz highlight this year — she will be the first Filipino to have a feature on E! News Asia.

The feature comes a year after Anne shot the American independent film “Blood Random.”

This latest development in Anne’s career begs the question: hasn’t she thought about expanding her acting career outside the Philippines — Hollywood, in particular?

“And leave what I have here? That’s a big decision. I don’t know if I could,” the Kapamilya actress told Philstar.com during the press conference for her E! News Asia special on Thursday, August 29.

Anne further said, “I really love the Philippines. I love the people, I love the country. I know how hard it was for me to get to where I am today, so maybe not now.”

Entertainment ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1Last year, Kapamilya actor Sam Milby went to the United States to try and pursue a career in Hollywood. Anne said she asked Sam about the specifics of the entertainment industry in the US. However, the 28-year-old actress said she’ll need at least six months to find representation and attend auditions — time she simply doesn’t have.

Second album

“If it happens, it will happen, but not now,” she said.

Meanwhile, Anne confirmed her sophomore album is already in the works. The album is slated to come out late this year. In 2011, the Kapamilya actress released her first album “Annebisyosa.” The success of the album spawned a sold-out concert at the Araneta Coliseum in 2012.

“It’s actually something different. I won’t share the title yet but it’s actually really funny,” Anne said of her album. “I don’t think you guys would expect it.”

Anne added she will have another concert at the Araneta Coliseum next year.

No sugarcoating

Clearly, Anne remains to be on top of her game. But what makes the actress so interesting to the public eye?

“Maybe because I’m real? I don’t have an image to protect. I am who I am and I share that,” she said.

Anne added, “I guess I don’t have to sugarcoat who I am. It’s a learning experience for me because I make mistakes but it’s part of being in the industry. I don’t necessarily like putting myself in a box to protect my image, so maybe that’s why.”

E! News Special: Anne Curtis will air on September 29 at 7:30 p.m. on SkyCable channel 57, Cignal channel 25, and Cablelink channel 33.