Kathryn Bernardo on living alone, thriving alone

At 29, Kathryn Bernardo made one of the biggest moves of her life—literally. The actress decided to leave her family home and live on her own, a decision she described as both exciting and terrifying.

“I think it’s so brave that, every day, I show up and choose to grow and accept all the uncertainties,” Bernardo told Lifestyle in a recent interview. “I don’t know what will happen. I don’t know if I can do it alone. But I’m here for it. I’m very open. Wish me luck in the coming months.

“Part of me growing up is getting my own place. It’s like my transition stage. I feel that the next coming years are very important because they will dictate where I will go in the future.”

Bernardo’s decision to move out came at a time when she was experiencing what she described as “birthday blues” and a bit of a quarter-life crisis. “I just turned 29, and I feel so lost. I didn’t expect that I’d feel this, but I guess it’s part of adulting and growing up,” said Bernardo, who also recently decided to step out of her comfort zone as an actress by agreeing to be one of four judges in the reality talent search “Pilipinas Got Talent.” (PGT also features actors Eugene Domingo and Donny Pangilinan, and former ABS-CBN president Freddie M. Garcia as judges.)