Popular all-female dance group Sexbomb Dancers appear today on Happy Yipee Yehey! which fuelled long-standing claims that the dance group is already transferring to the Kapamilya network.
But Sunshine Garcia, the group’s senior member, explained that there is no final word yet if their network switch is already final.
“Guest lang muna. ‘Yun ang sinabi sa amin. Siguro kapag nagkaroon na talaga ng desisyon ang manager (Joy Cancio) namin na mag-stay kami dito or magiging freelance. Kung ano po ‘yung sabihin niya, susundin namin. Kasi alam naman ni Ate Joy kung ano ‘yung makakabuti sa amin.”
Sunshine, who has also appeared in a couple of teleseryes in GMA, said that she was told by her manager that they will have guest appearances on Happy Yipee Yehey in the meantime.
“Sa totoo lang po, andito kami nagtatrabaho para sa pamilya namin kailangan po namin ng trabaho dahil lahat po sa aming members po ng Sexbomb ay breadwinners. So ang ikinabubuhay namin ‘yung pagsayaw namin ang pag-arte namin. ‘Yun po ‘yung pinaka-bread-and-butter namin so hindi po kami pwedeng mawalan ng trabaho.”
She also told Push.com.ph that the idea of leaving their home network is saddening but they need to look for work to support their families.
“Kung mabubuhay n’yo naman ang pamilya ko, why not? Mahirap kasi magsabi ng dito lang ako pero wala akong trabaho o wala akong maibibigay sa pamilya ko, mahirap ‘yon. So kung saan kami mabibigyan ng trabaho dun kami at kung saan po kami mas mawe-welcome.”
However, she added quickly that they are grateful to GMA for giving them the break but they need to continue to earn a living.
“Desisyon ‘yan ni Ate Joy. Kasi walang trabaho ang Sexbomb. ‘Yung iba sa amin may trabaho, ako nagi-guest ako sa soap opera nila. Paano ‘yung iba na kaya sila sumali sa amin para tumulong sa pamilya nila?
“Kaya nung nagkaroon ng offer, pinag-isipan ni Ate Joy mabuti at tinanong din niya kami okay ba sa inyo kasi wala tayong trabaho (sa GMA). Siya ‘yung taong hindi kami pababayaan.”
Sunshine added that as far as she knows, the group has no contract with GMA anymore.
She also hopes that they will stay and have work with ABS-CBN for a long time if they finally transfer.
She did not deny that the group has fears that others might not continue supporting them if they switch networks or that some might not like them at all.
She also continued that there is a need to adjust if their transfer pushes through.
Nevertheless, she said that this is all part of showbiz and what really matters to them is they can get projects to support their families.
“Ang iniisip namin ‘yung may trabaho kami, ‘yung nakakabuhay kami ng pamilya namin. Basta mabuhay namin ang pamilya namin ‘yun lang talaga ang sa amin,” she explained. (report from Bernie Franco, Push.com.ph)
