Andrea Brillantes | Image: INQUIRER.net/Jessica Ann Evangelista

A much more confident Andrea Brillantes remained firm that she doesn’t care about people who constantly criticize her body, especially after she lost some weight, as she stressed that everything she does is for herself.

During the ambush interview after her contract signing for a beauty endorsement, the Kapamilya star admitted that she lost around 20 pounds, which explains why she now has slimmer arms and figure.’

“Sa mga nagcocomment po ba about my arms, I really don’t care, kasi it’s actually crazy that other people think they have the authority or that their opinions matter to me about my body,” she confidently told reporters.

The “Senior High” star affirmed that as long as she’s happy with how she looks, the outside voices don’t really matter.

“Everything that I do for my body is for me, kasi ang nakikita ko sa salamin paggising ko is my body. Hindi naman si username chuchu diba? Aware ako sa sinasabi nila, pero hindi ko siya pinapapasok sakin kasi ginagawa ko kung ano ‘yung magpapasaya sakin, and I’m really happy with my body right now,” she said.

Brillantes underscored that she is more inclined to accept her appearance because she considers it a blessing from God.

“Gets ko ‘yung mga sinasabi nila na medyo hindi proportional or whatever. Well, I can’t control if God blessed me with blessings. Wala akong magagawa I just have to own it, kung ano ‘yung bigay sakin ni Lord, and I’m really happy with it. So alangan naman patanggal ko siya dahil sa comments sakin ng mga tao, No. Tatangappin ko lang kung ano ‘yung meron ako,” explained the actress.

The “Kadenang Ginto” actress also weighed in on how people tend to use the word “nanay” when bodyshaming plus-sized girls.

“Ang weird lang na ginagamit nila pang body shame ang katawan ng ‘nanay’, na parang, ‘Grabe parang nanay na si Andrea, yung katawan niya.’ That’s so embarrassing for you to say… You’re body-shaming your mom? So yun gusto ko sabihin, maganda katawan lahat ng kababaihan. Hindi dapat ginagawang pang body shame ang katawan ng nanay,” she stressed.

The 21-year-old actress currently stars as Sky in “High Street,” the sequel to the hit ABS-CBN series “Senior High.”