Alice Dixson. (Paul Mata/TV5)
During the recent trade launch of TV5’s “Everyday All The Way” line-up of new shows at the NBC Tent, eagle-eyed attendees were surprised to see something in the audio-visual presentation of the primetime entertainment line-up.
It was a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it glimpse of Alice Dixson wearing a two-piece red swimsuit in a scene for her upcoming weekly drama series, “For Love Or Money”.
Turns out the surprise was justified. InterAksyon recently caught up with the 44-year-old actress during the recent media launch of the Network for Enterprising Women (N.E.W.) where Alice has agreed to be one of the speakers for its Fashion and Beauty Fair at the Rockwell Tent on October 12-13 and October 19-20.
When asked when was the last time she actually wore a two-piece bikini in any film or television project in her entire career, Alice said “For Love or Money” was actually her first time.
Co-star Derek Ramsay was in fact just as thrilled to see the knockout figure of the actress he refers to “Miss A”.
Alice with 'For Love or Money' leading man Derek Ramsay. (Paul Mata/TV5)
“She’s got a better body than most teenagers. When you saw me taking photos or whatever the camera caught, I wasn’t acting in my reaction. Kung na-shock kayo sa trailer, mas lalo na ako sa totoong buhay. She’s the best definition of 40s being the new 20s. She’s in great shape and hopefully, she’ll movitate more women out there to get off their butts and work out,” the actor enthused.
One has to go as far back as the 1986 Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant where she won Bb. Pilipinas-International to recall Alice ever wearing a swimsuit in public.
“But that was one-piece. I decided to go for it here because the role called for it. And I thought, you might as well flaunt it while you still have it,” she quipped.
That role is that of a mysterious millionaire who offers a hard luck couple P10 million in cash just to spend 10 days alone with the husband. The series, which director Mac Alejandre admits to be partly inspired by the film “Indecent Proposal”, is one of the most intriguing offerings by TV5 for the last quarter of the year.
“Yes, yes and yes” was Alice’s quick reply in an earlier interview when asked if she would actually do what her TV character does in real life given the opportunity. “Idol ko si Robert Redford, in this case mas mayaman ako sa kanya”.
Taking on a more serious tone, Alice further describes her role as “immoral, tempting and exciting at the same time.” Without mentioning names she added, “I think I know somebody in real life would actually do that.”
Blessed with one of the most beautiful faces that has hardly aged in a career spanning more than two decades, Alice also has one of the most cheerful demeanors in the industry which, given her outspoken nature, is remarkable in itself.
Last year, she shocked a few people when she arrived at the press conference for TV5’s “Enchanted Garden” wearing a T-shirt that said “Fuck Cancer”, which revealed her anti-cancer advocacy in a rather bold statement. And early this year, she calmly opened up about the end of her 13-year marriage to businessman Ronnie Miranda in another TV5 media gathering for “Never Say Goodbye”.
Still, Alice has never looked more radiant and beautiful which could be attributed mostly to her active lifestyle that includes engaging in varied activities such as yoga, boxing, shooting (guns, not basketballs) and archery. But the actress says it has more to do with her positive outlook as of late.
“Your thoughts can be a powerful thing. If you decide how you’re going to feel good that day, then that’s how your day will be. If you mind is set on having fun, then you’ll have a lot of fun for that whole day,” she told her mostly female audiences in her talk at the N.E.W. event.
She also has no qualms about taking on more challenging roles either. Aside from “For Love or Money”, Alice has also wrapped up “TV5 Presents: The Lady Next Door” where she co-stars with “Artista Academy” alum Mark Neumann.
“It’s a May-December affair kind of love story and directed by Joel Lamangan. Mark here plays a balikbayan Fil-Am who fell in love with his neighbor. I like the treatment and I enjoyed doing it but I don’t know when they’re going to air it,” she revealed.
Alice added that she doesn’t at all mind playing these “cougar” type of roles. “I’m no spring chicken and I cannot play a teenager anymore. I find these roles very challenging and I’d love to play characters that have more dimension”.
As for her co-stars in “For Love or Money”, Alice said she’s very thrilled to work with Ritz Azul again after “Glamorosa”.
“I love Ritz. She’s an angel and I’m so happy to work with her again. She’s so sweet, who cannot love her?” she mused.
And Derek? “I recently worked with him before in ‘Undercover’. He is everybody’s crush so it’s a pleasure to be together again in this new project. I know this is going to be a really good show,” she confidently declared.
Alice Dixson, 44, wears two-piece swimsuit for first time in career in ‘For Love or Money’Source: InterAksyon.com (October 10, 2013 at 07:47PM)
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