This is an excerpt from the June 2026 Special Issue. Subscribe to MEGA Digital All-Access to read the full story. As someone who has spent decades within the entertainment industry, Zsa Zsa Padilla naturally speaks about acting with striking honesty and clarity. Listeners are immediately pulled in by her direct eye contact and her grounded honesty born from years of experience and the confidence to stop overcomplicating things. As she puts it simply: “I just try to be as natural as I can.” RELATED: Gabby Padilla Finds Purpose in Vulnerability Padilla first entered show business as a singer, which explains why performance came naturally to her early on. Her turning point as an actress, however, arrived when she starred in Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?, directed by Laurice Guillen. “That's when I truly understood the craft,” she shares. “I thought, ‘Okay, this is serious so you have to give your best.’ […]
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Anya Oxyn
Formerly a stylist who immersed herself intimately within the Philippine fashion circuit for over three years, Anya has refined her transformative, hands-on experience into an insightful voice for MEGA Asia as a Senior Fashion Writer.
Her editorial pursuit possesses three facets: her time as an essayist during her education at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, her extensive experience in digital media and strategic storytelling, and her belief that fashion has a beating heart deeply intertwined with art, culture, society, and humanity itself that is worth uncovering.
Anya’s versatile pen spans a dynamic range of subjects, including emerging local designers, global luxury houses, beauty trends, film and television fashion analysis, cultural op-eds, major events, and beyond.
