Issa Pressman (left) with Karen Davila during an interview for Davila's YouTube channel
The much-anticipated tell-all interview of artist and entrepreneur Issa Pressman with Kapamilya journalist Karen Davila will come out on Thursday, November 13, on YouTube.
For the first time, viewers will see Pressman open the doors of her home with boyfriend James Reid, discussing her identity as a bisexual member of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as her three-year battle with anxiety, depression, and self-harm, and how Reid and her sister Yassi became her constant source of strength.
She reflects on her humble beginnings with Yassi — they were two young girls helping their family when their father lost his job and their mother had to leave the country to hunt for work for the family — and the quiet perseverance that united them all for life.
Pressman and Davila with Pressman's boyfriend James Reid
In one moving moment, she breaks down, as Reid fights back tears beside her.
What triggered the couple's undeniable emotion? She also discussed her love journey, how she kept her silence in the hopes that all the false rumors would die down, and revealed for the first time that she was the second woman Reid dated after his 2019 breakup with Nadine Lustre — a chapter that taught her about growth, understanding and self-esteem.
“The past is behind us and I’ve managed to see and be grateful for the growth this challenge brought,” she said.
“It’s about healing — for me, I don't want to lose another beautiful soul. We need this bullying to stop.”