AT A GLANCE
At 48 years old, the actress’ body sizzled and caught the envious eyes of millennials, who said they looked older than the Gen X mom of five.
Ina Raymundo is on a roll! Our Sabado Nights Girl was trending for weeks when she stole the Bench Swimsuit Fashion Show 2024 runway. At 48 years old, the actress’ body sizzled and caught the envious eyes of millennials, who said they looked older than the Gen X mom of five.
Gossip Girl? So, what is the secret to having that gorgeous body every Gen Z, Millennial, and Gen X wants to covet?
Ina: Eat six small meals a day. Work out five times a week. Do pilates—I do mine through an app. Find time to do cardio. Eat healthy with cheat days. Eat less chips—too much salt is bad for us.
GG: Congratulations on the successful premiere night of X&Y. Today is the opening day of your film. Tell us about the movie and the favorite people you have worked with in this movie.
Ina: It’s a road movie about unexpected love and connection. One woman was inspired to follow an unpublished work of her gay best friend’s ex about living life to the fullest. My favorite people in the movie? Of course, it’s Will Ashley, my screen partner. Do you know that he is only 21 years old? My daughter is 22 years old. But to tell you the truth, I cannot think of any Sparkle talent that can do the role better than him. He is perfect for the role because he easily portrays the role of a kind and mature person despite his age. My other favorite person in the movie is my director, Adolf Alix. He is always a pleasure to work with. He is so calm and so organized. So easy to talk to. And he is a Christian, too, like me.
GG: I hear you are very maternal to everyone on the set of your movies X & Y, including your partner in the film, Sparkle artist Will Ashley. Is that true?
Ina: I am maternal to everyone, so my name is Ina. Ina means mother in Filipino. I love taking care of people. Given a chance, I would want to have ten kids instead of five—seriously. Aren’t we just opposites, Giselle? Seriously, I was born to be a mother! Ina ako! Bata palang ako , hilig ko na mag baby-sit. I love babies—touching them, hugging them, nurturing them. I think I will be a good caregiver.
GG: So if you weren’t an actress, would you want to be a caregiver?
Ina: Why not? But I would also want to be a realtor if I were outside of show business. Whenever I see the TV show “Selling Sunset,” it makes me want to sell houses. I love looking at beautiful homes, and I would love to sell them.
GG: Going back to being maternal, what is your parenting style for your five kids? Do you believe in spanking as a form of discipline?
Ina: To be honest, with my eldest Erika and Jacob (when they were kids many, many years ago), I used a spanking stick. I used to believe in the saying-- Spare the rod and spoil the child, so yes, napalo ko sila. – But with Michaela, Anika and Minka , nagbago ang parenting style namin ni Brian. Mas relaxed. Hindi na kailangan sumigaw, magalit, mamalo. I stopped believing in spanking. Do you know that spanking is illegal in other countries? We started talking to them, and we became better parents. So now you can say that Brian and I are cool parents. Cool but assertive as well. Parenting also involves a lot of prayers to nurture five different kinds of personalities. Kailangan mo talaga ng grace ni God. You need to pray for wisdom to know if your child is going through something, kung may pinagdadaanan sila. You need to be connected to all five of them to feel something is wrong immediately. I am thankful to God because I am so connected with my kids that I know when something is not correct, when one is about to get sick or having trouble with school work or with friends… naagapan ko agad kung may issues.
GG: Well, speaking of issues, could you finally answer the biggest issue everyone is talking about? Who killed Divine Almazan in your TV series Can't Buy Me Love? Is it you?
Ina: Kalma Giselle Kalma. You are just like everyone else who cannot wait. The finale is just a hop, a skip, and a jump away. So many things will be revealed…. But even if you kill me for ending best friend Giselle, I cannot tell you. The finale episode will be on May 10, 2024. Just keep watching Can’t Buy Me Love, and again, please support my movie X & Y, which is showing in all theaters starting today.
