WATCH: Our Exclusive "Metro Talks" Interview With Our Cover Girl Atasha Muhlach

Get to know the gorgeous, talented, and eloquent daughter of Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzalez in this rare interview opportunity

Metro.Style Team

April 25, 2021, 07:00 AM

In a rare shoot and interview opportunity, Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzalez's 19-year-old daughter Atasha graced the digital cover of Metro.Style with which she shared stories about her tight-knit family, her plan to study abroad, her passions for music and art, and her thoughts about the future.

Although Atasha Muhlach didn't go the traditional showbiz route (at least, not yet), she pretty much grew up in the public eye, as she would appear in many TV commercials and print ads with her parents and her twin brother Andres.

It's unavoidable to label her as "showbiz royalty," and it doesn't bother her to be called such; "It's humbling to hear," Atasha says. In fact, she said that while pursuing showbiz isn't her priority now, it's also something she isn't opposed to exploring should a good opportunity comes by.

Photography by Charisma Lico

Get to know Atasha Muhlach better in the gallery below:

Exclusive Interview With Atasha Muhlach

By Metro.StyleSeptember 24 2023, 9:42 AM

On taking up business in college

Atasha was supposed to fly to the UK for college, but that had to be postponed because of the new strain of coronavirus that was specifically discovered in the UK. For now, she has to make do with online schooling. Her course of choice is business. She explains, "I'm taking business. Usually, I'm a very creative person. I like to do arts and all and explore that side of my creativity, and taking up business allows me to put a structure, in a sense, to my creativity. It's like utilizing what I love to do and putting it in a whole business aspect. It kind of just really inspires me and it makes me really excited to do."

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On adulting

"I'm just excited for all the experiences that will come my way. I love the idea of a challenge. The overall process of learning new things is not just from Point A to Point B to your destination. It's a matter of how you can get there and how far you can get there," Atasha says. Her twin brother Andres is currently in Spain for college. And while she still hasn't left home, she's making the most of her time with her parents who she says have been nothing but supportive of her and her brother. She adds, "They [my parents] are excited for us to have a new, different experiences and new approach to life, being independent. But at the same time, I think they're also a little bit nervous because we've grown up together. We were always such a tight knit family and still are a tight knit family. I think for the first time, we're all going to be going our separate ways in a sense."

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On painting as a hobby

If there's anything the pandemic gave to many people, it's time—time to reflect and reassess one's life and time to pursue old and new hobbies alike. In the case of Atasha, she got to learn quite a lot, like playing golf and the guitar; she also attempted to cook. But what she really had the chance to revisit are her passions for music and art. She shares, "I was able to just practice things that I used to do as a kid, because I had so much free time, like music and art... It [painting] was kind of just one of those things I like to use to wind down just to end the day with. I'd have Netflix on and I'd just paint. Usually, I like to paint people, faces in particular, because there's just something about the facial expression in the eyes that translates a whole new message. You can kind of just read their emotions just by the way they're looking at you. "I usually like to paint older people. The older they get, the texture of their skin tells a story. At the end of the day, it tells you just how far they've come as a person."

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On pursuing showbiz

Whether she's going to pursue showbiz or not is a question that's always bound to be asked to someone like Atasha, considering who her parents are. And it doesn't bother her. Atasha tells us, "I'd love to! I hope so. Because, our previous experiences, they've been nothing but wonderful. Like with Jollibee, Toyota, and Selecta, they've always treated us kind of like a family, almost like a second family. I just enjoyed the overall experiences. I like trying out new things so I'm not opposed to the idea. And I'm taking school day by day now, so whichever opportunity comes by, it's a great blessing." When her Metro.Style cover was revealed, netizens pointed out that Atasha also has a huge potential in the beauty pageant scene since she isn't just gorgeous like her mom Charlene (who was the Philippines' representative at the Miss Universe 1994), she's also sophisticated and eloquent.

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On her parents

When Atasha's Metro.Style cover was launched, her dad Aga was quick to post a lengthy tribute for her daughter, telling her on Instagram, "Continue to be you! You’re perfect that way." Atasha has learned lots of good things from her parents, and she's grateful for the way they brought her and Andres up. "To be honest I think they're both fun and I wouldn't necessarily say they're disciplinarians. They've just always been supportive. And if we make a wrong choice or if we don't know what to do, rather than just getting mad at us, they just guide us through the way—how life works, what to do in certain given situations, which option is best to take. They always support what we have to say but they always give their input and their advice. They never just get mad at us, or disciplined us in a very military way."

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