Lea Salonga speaks anew on respecting boundaries after fan snuck into her dressing room: 'We need time for ourselves'
Lea Salonga has again stressed the importance of respecting artists' boundaries a week after a fan approached her in the dressing room for photos.
In an interview with host Sara Gore on New York Live, the singer had the opportunity to talk about her new project Here Lies Love, where she joined the cast of the original Broadway production on top of being a producer.
Near the end of the conversation, Gore brought up the issue that surrounded Salonga a week ago about several supporters who snuck backstage to take a picture with her.
Sharing her thoughts on the "line between art and the artist," Lea said, "We're human beings, first of all. We need to rest. We need to take time for ourselves when we say goodbye, when we make our curtain call, we head back to the room, that's it."
"It's an exhausting thing to do—a show. Even if I do sing one song, just one song, there's a lot that goes into it, the preparation that goes into it is the same as when I'm preparing to sing for two and a half hours," she continued.
According to Salonga, what happened to her helped start a conversation that has enabled artists to also put importance on their boundaries.
Salonga made the rounds on social media when one of her fans, identified as Cristopher Carpila, posted a video of their experience with the singer after they approached her in the dressing room for a photo after the play Here Lies Love.
"GUSTO KO LANG PO IPOST. Bahala na po kayo humusga," the caption for the now-deleted post read.
The clip showed the Broadway actress telling them that she didn't know who they were and that they cannot have them backstage unless they were on the guest list.
Carpila, in an interview, stressed that he won't apologize for what he did as he's not trying to cast her in a bad light. "Wala po akong ginawang masama," he said.
Salonga stars in Here Lies Love, a musical about Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos's rise to power and their downfall following the EDSA People Power Revolution. She portrays Aurora Aquino, the mother of assassinated opposition senator Ninoy Aquino.
