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“Wala na po akong masabi!”
That’s what Alden Richards thinks about this the recent record-setting achievement of his team up with Maine Mendoza a.k.a. Yaya Dub.
#ALDUBTheAbduction, the official hashtag of Eat Bulaga‘s “Kalyeserye” last Saturday, raked in 6.35 million tweets in just 24 hours to take the top spot in the world trending topics on Sep 12.
Their first meetup on Sep 5 reached 5.7 million tweets, while the Yakie wedding episode on Aug. 29 reached 3.5 million. For comparison, that’s more than the 3.3 million tweets sent during Pope Francis’ visit in Manila last January.
“Wala akong ibang puwedeng pasalamatan kundi ang mga nagpa-trend sa buong AlDub Nation sa buong mundo,” Alden said in an interview with 24 Oras Weekend.
The episode was the second time Alden and Yaya Dub saw each other in person. But due to many complications, both their hands were literally tied as they were held hostage by Lola Nidora’s grandkid, Duhrizz.
Aside from yet another peculiar meet-up, the lovebirds sent Dabarkads on a ‘kilig’ high as they both sipped on Duhrizz’s coffee drink using the same straw. In the Filipino culture of teasing, this means Alden and Yaya Dub have “indirectly” kissed.
Alden had said he was only following instructions and had no idea what to expect out of the latest installment.
“Wala kaming pressure, kasi ang main objective namin ay ang magpaligaya ng mga manonood. Nanikit nang husto ang mga mata ko sa sobrang tuwa. First time kasi naming magkita ni Maine nang malapitan,” he said.
Maine, meantime, took to her Twitter account to echo Alden’s sentiments, “I couldn’t find the right words to use.”
On Instagram, she shared more about what happened behind the scenes, as Eat Bulaga! was setting up #ALDUBTheAbduction: “Wala akong kaalam-alam sa mangyayari. Gusto kong alamin pero walang nagsasabi sakin at hindi na din ako nagtanong pa. Gusto kong magulat sa magiging eksena, gusto kong makita yung tunay na reaksyon na lalabas sa aking mukha, o naming dalawa kung sakaling kami man ay magkikita. Ayun.. Saan ka nakakita ng pinadukot na nakangiti at tumatawa? At puma-pabebe wave pa.”
Aside from their gig on Eat Bulaga!, the AlDub loveteam kept enthralling the public over the weekend, albeit separately.
Alden starred on the GMA TV series Magpakailanman last Saturday. Like anything AlDub related, the episode’s hashtag, #AldenRichardsOnMPK, bagged a spot at the top trending topics that night.
On Sunday, it was Maine’s turn to captivate people, with her guesting on Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. As expected, #MaineMendozaOnKMJS also trended on Twitter.
And after the release of their much-awaited TVC for McDonald’s, AlDub will also be starring in a commercial for a mobile company. This recent tweet from Maine can clue you in.
Mauuna kaya sya magtext? O ako dapat? #AlDubForTNT pic.twitter.com/gkRa2holca
— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) September 12, 2015
In case you still don’t know what Aldub is, please do yourself a favor and read this.
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