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Wowowee and Entertainment Live! host Mariel Rodriguez showed off her sexy side during the media launch of the Varga star as product endorser of Hot Pink Lingerie last September 12 at the Podium mall in Pasig.

The launch coincided with revelation of the EDSA billboard featuring the new lingerie model. The brand is owned and designed by Mariel’s sister Kaye.

“I love endorsing a sexy brand like this. I’m happy because of course number one dahil this is my sister’s brand, that’s why there was no hesitation whatsoever kasi kapatid ko siya and also because it’s nice to endorse something that you actually use and that you actually like ‘di ba? Kasi meron naming iba ini-endorse pero hindi naman talaga ginagamit. Then hindi yun maganda ‘di ba?So, here I can talk about it. And I really like it,” the bubbly host gushed.

Mariel said that even though it was her first time to do a really sexy pictorial, she felt comfortable about it. “Sobrang na-excite ako to do it. When we were doing it, I felt so sexy. And nung lumabas, sobrang happy ako. When I saw the billboard, tinext ko kagad sister ko na ang ganda,” she revealed.

Even rumored boyfriend Zanjoe Marudo reportedly liked the shots that came out. “Zanjoe said he liked one photo the most. Sabi niya maganda daw ako dun. Sabi niya I look sexier, bagong look daw,” she shared with a smile.

Now that she’s in a TV series, Mariel said that she would not mind having a sexier image. “Well it’s not like I would wear stuff like this out on the street. Although I don’t feel like the manang type, yung image ko. Well I played a manang role before. Okay lang rin yun pero mas effort ata sa akin yung manang role, sa totoo lang (laughs),” she related.

The pretty host doesn’t understand what the big deal is in showing some skin, as long as it’s not out of character. “Kasi I also endorse a fitness drink. Tapos I wore rin naman a bathing suit in the commercial and since I also play Varga, sexy si Varga ‘di ba, so ok lang. I love Varga,” she stressed.

When it comes to doing sexier roles onscreen, Mariel still has some reservations. “I don’t know about that, I guess it depends. I cannot say yet. I don’t know talaga at this point. Basta kaya ko no problem. It’s not really an issue with me,” she confessed.

Mariel admits that it’s important as a woman to always feel sexy, even if she’s just going to sleep.

“Even the pajamas that I wore in Pinoy Big Brother, most of it was from Hot Pink. Kasi kung mukhang haggard ka or parang manang ang mukha ko dun, I don’t think I would feel very fabulous nung nasa loob ako. So kahit natutulog ako, masaya.

"I think we Pinoys have a misconception na porke’t matutulog na, parang old T-shirt na yung gamit natin na butas-butas. I agree that it’s comfortable pero try mo rin na maging maganda suot mo, masarap rin. Take for example, nasunog ang bahay mo, tapos kunwari lang, pupunta ka sa presinto, mukha kang haggard because sa suot mo. ‘Di ba hindi ka uunlad sa career?

"All I’m saying is that it’s nice to be beautiful even if your sleeping ‘di ba? You’ll also feel good inside. It’s really that,” she enthused.

The kikay host admitted that the morning of the media launch happened to be the time she felt her sexiest. “Number one, flat ang tiyan ko (laughs) nun dahil siyempre wala pang lamang food. And feeling ko pinakamaganda ako sa umaga kasi wala akong makeup. Kaya how would I feel very beautiful ako kung naka lola’s T-shirt ako ‘di ba?” she ended.