After headlining the weekly horror series Oka2kat, Paul Salas landed another major role in ABS-CBN’s new teleserye Aryana. At 14, he already has the makings of a primetime leading man. To which he happily told Push.com.ph, “Nagugulat ako kasi 14 years old pa lang ako pero pinagtatapat nila ako sa mga mas matatanda sa akin tulad nila Daniel (Padilla, Princess And I). Siyempre 17 years old na yun. Sobra ang pressure kasi first time ko sa primetime na big role tapos ka-love team ng bida. Pero ginagawa ko yung best ko at ‘di ko kinakalimutan si God. Alam ko na ‘pag nandiyan si God hindi ako napre-pressure.”Given the chance, he would like to follow the footsteps of sought-after leading men like Piolo Pascual and Coco Martin. “Napakahusay nilang aktor. Sinong hindi gustong sumunod sa career path nila?” Paul also looks up to his uncle Dingdong Dantes who’s very supportive of his rising showbiz career. “Opo, kinausap niya ako nung nag-Mula Sa Puso ako. ‘Alam mo, nakikita ko na may maganda kang future. So, kahit anong mangyari, ‘wag ka magbabago at ‘wag ka bibitaw kay God.’”
As for being paired with Aryana star Ella Cruz, Paul shared that he finds her pretty and easy to work with. “Ang bait-bait ni Ella, sobra. Parang kapatid ko na si Ella kasi simula bata kami nagkakasama kami pero ‘di ganito katagal. So, ngayon magkakatrabaho kami sa isang [full-length soap], sobrang tagal kasi lagi kami magkasama sa eksena, mag-best friends kami sa storya.”
Paul admitted that Ella would make a perfect girlfriend, but this is not the right time for him to think about entering a relationship. In fact, he has yet to experience courting a girl he likes. “May nagagandahan, pero ‘di umaabot sa ligaw kasi ‘di pa ako ready. Crush crush lang po. Kasi kahit teenager na ako ngayon, ‘pag nakita niyo ako sa bahay, parang ‘di ako teenager, parang bata pa rin na makulit. So, wala po talaga ako sa tamang edad para mag-girlfriend.”
