Sen. Robin Padilla admitted that he doesn’t miss show business at all because he believes that there are ‘better artists’ in the Senate amid the growing trend of celebrities joining politics.
‘Mas maraming magaling na artista sa Senado (There are more talented artists in the Senate). Kaya hindi ko namiss (So I didn’t miss it),’ Padilla told Boy Abunda in a recent guest appearance on ‘Fast Talk’ after he was asked if he missed showbiz since he no longer acts full time. The actor-politician and his wife Mariel Padilla were guests in the show.
However, Padilla clarified that he hasn’t turned his back on showbiz despite his role as a senator.
‘Katunayan po, katatapos ko lang ‘yung Bad Boy 3 (In fact, I just finished doing Bad Boy 3). Eleven years in the making,’ said the actor, adding that the film is expected to be released in December.
Padilla, who made a special brief appearance in the controversial 2022 film ‘Maid in Malacañang,’ is among the celebrities who currently hold a seat in the Senate alongside actors-turned-politicians Jinggoy Estrada, Lito Lapid, and Tito Sotto III, among others.
Meanwhile, Padilla’s wife, Mariel Rodriguez Padilla, clarified that she is not returning full-time to show business because her priority right now is motherhood.
‘I have two girls who really need my attention right now,’ she said.
Padilla and Rodriguez, who are celebrating 15 years of their romance this year, got married in India in August 2010 after three months of their first meeting. They held their second wedding in September of that year in Baguio City.