‘Nae-enjoy namin ang harutan at landian’ — this sentence alone describes everything teleserye king Coco Martin observed in Sarah Geronimo’s growing maturity in dealing with romantic scenes.

Coco was referring to his chemistry with Sarah in the shooting of the upcoming film ‘Maybe This Time,’ a romantic summer movie about rekindling past love. The film will hit local theatres later this month.

According to the leading man, he was surprised several times by Sarah because ‘Hindi siya nagpapakita ng limitasyon.

‘Dati halos hindi ko siya mahawakan… Ako na nagugulat [ngayon]. Siya yung nagsasabi sa akin na, “Co, yakapin mo ako.” Ako naman nagkakaroon ako ng lakas ng loob kasi siya yung nagsasabi na ‘wag na ako mahiya.’

The more mature and daring Sarah as revealed by Coco Martin today, is far from the Sarah he worked with during the time they were shooting the music-serye ‘IDOL’ in 2010. Coco said ‘Sa IDOL, may ilangan pa kasi first time kami magka-work.

‘Ipinakita niya [sa ‘Maybe This Time’] yung ibang level ng acting.’

What must have pushed Sarah to be more emboldened in romantic scenes? Perhaps her being more daring in her own, real-life romance could offer a clue.

Last month, Sarah took her love life up another notch by not hiding the fact she was holding hands with rumoured flame Matteo Guidicelli. The night of unabashed affection between the two was witnessed by close family and friends.

Although the two are still keeping the real score on their relationship under wraps, Sarah’s more daring take on romantic scenes with Coco could be taken as a sign of progress in her real-life romance.

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