Liza Soberano admits she was bullied at school. With such good looks and talents, one would think that Liza Soberano would be more confident in herself.

However, as reported on ABS-CBN News, the “My Ex and Whys” star recently shared that she has always been a shy person, which might have stemmed from a bad experience she had when she was a kid living in the United States.

Soberano, who shared her story on “Umagang Kay Ganda” recently, stated that she was almost always bullied when she was at school in California.

Sa isang recent na interview, ibinahagi ni Liza Soberano ang isang nakakagulat na pahayag tungkol sa kanyang mga karanasan sa bullying mula noong siya ay bata pa at pati na rin sa kanyang kasalukuyang buhay.

Inamin ni Liza na siya ay binu-bully hindi lamang noong kanyang mga taon sa paaralan kundi pati na rin sa kanyang pagiging public figure ngayon.

“Sanay na ako, pero hindi na tulad ng dati,” ani Liza. Ipinahayag niya na sa kabila ng pagiging sikat at taglay na tagumpay, may mga pagkakataon pa rin na siya ay nakakaranas ng pang-iinsulto at hindi magagandang komento mula sa ibang tao.

Bagamat mas matatag na siya ngayon at hindi na gaanong apektado, inamin ni Liza na may mga pagkakataong mahirap tanggapin ang mga salitang minsa’y nagpapahirap sa kanyang emosyonal na kalagayan.

Liza, na naging isang global na icon sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga proyekto at collaborations, ay nagsabi na sa kabila ng mga pagsubok na dulot ng bullying, natutunan niyang maging mas matibay at hindi magpadala sa mga negatibong komentaryo. “I’ve learned to let it go,” dagdag pa ni Liza, “But it doesn’t mean I don’t get hurt sometimes.”

Bagamat may mga negatibong aspeto ng pagiging isang public figure, tinuturing ni Liza na malaking bahagi ng kanyang pag-unlad ang mga pagsubok na kanyang naranasan. Tinutulungan siya ng mga karanasang ito upang magpatuloy na maging inspirasyon sa iba at magsalita laban sa bullying.

“I wasn’t sure whether it was because of my race. I never knew why, but sometimes they would call me an ugly duckling. I only had only a few friends. I wasn’t popular in school or anything,” she admitted.

The Fil-Am star also stated that she would felt ugly because of how she was treated at school, although she still couldn’t understand why she was treated that way.“I do not have any closure with those who bullied me in the States,” she said.