Ex-Pinoy Big Brother housemate Riza Santos is currently busy with a lot of projects and commitments in show biz, but she admits that she largely misses her schooling.

The former beauty queen emphasizes that she values her education and plans to continue her studies. A Biology major, Riza shares that before she went to the Philippines to try showbiz, she was actually preparing to enter medical school.

"For now I'm setting aside school, but I definitely wanna go back because it is very important to me," says Riza. "I'm almost finished (with my major) over there (in Canada), so I would rather finish what I started," she shares.

The sexy new comer currently has a TV show, a movie and an album recording lined up so she knows that she has to set aside her education. But Riza says she will know when the time is right to go back and finish her studies.

In the meantime, she keeps on reading her school books whenever she can in order to stay sharp. "Science books, math books, I try to read to keep my mind active," Riza confesses.

With an expected successful run of the Dolphy-Vic Sotto comedy Dobol Trobol, Riza Santos admits acting opposite the two legends was a daunting experience, especially when it came to doing scenes with her on-screen father, Dolphy.

“Before coming to the set, it was a little bit nerve wracking because I knew I was working with a legend and I didn’t know what the expectations were of me. But with Dolphy, he was very down-to-earth. He can talk to anyone and he actually really helped me how to internalize.

"He helped me see what it would be really like to be his daughter. He really took the time to tell me to imagine and be the role. He really helped me a lot. And he made me feel really comfortable on the set. Because I was really scared at first,” she admits.

This is the 21-year-old Fil-Canadian beauty queen’s third movie project to date (her first was a cameo role in When Love Begins and she was also part of the cast of Torotot).

Lahat ng nakakita ng trailer ng Dobol Trobol ay hindi naniniwala na hindi tinablan si Bossing Vic Sotto sa alindog ng isang Riza Santos.

Si Vic kasi ang katambal dito ni Riza at lahat ng tsansang mayakap o mahalikan ang dalaga mula sa Canada ay puwedeng-puwede. Pasalamat marahil si Pia (Guanio) at matinong babae itong si Riza. Kundi, mamamatay siya sa selos.

Virgin pa si Riza sa edad na 20. Kahit laking Canada siya, she really made it a point na panatilihin ang kanyang virginity, for many reasons. Para maging magandang ehemplo ng katatagan niya sa tukso, lalo’t nasa mundo siya ng showbiz. Marami ang nagtataas ng kilay sa pahayag na ito ni Riza.

“I haven’t experienced having a boyfriend yet,” katwiran niya. Kahit si Will Devaugnh na nakasama niya sa PBB Celebrity Edition, naniniwala sa sinabi ng dalaga. Kundi ba naman, “bibigay” na ito sa binatang dayuhan na pinagnanasahan ng sangkatutak na babae paglabas sa “Bahay Ni Kuya.” Nakaragdag sa katangian ni Riza ang pagiging virgin niyang ito, bukad sa pagiging matalino, sexy at ubod ng ganda.

In so many instances, napapalunok na lang ng laway ang puwedeng taguriang “The Other Comedy King.” Ayaw kasi ni Vic sa tronong inaalok sa kanya ni Pareng Dolphy. Come to think of it, mas bagay na maging “The Other Comedy King” na lang si Bossing Vic, di ba?

Hindi rin papalag si Pareng Dolphy na sarilinin ni Bossing Vic si Riza. Naniniwala ang BullCHIT na retired na talaga ang “Comedy King” sa pambababae. Tanging si Zsa Zsa Padilla na lang ang babae sa kanyang buhay ngayon.

Si Riza Santos naman ang leading lady ni Vic sa Dobol Trobol.

Maganda at sexy pala ito sa personal, pero sabi nga ng former PBBCE2 housemate, loveless siya at isusuko lang ang pagkababae sa lalaking maghahatid sa kanya sa altar.

Ibig sabihin, virgin pa si Riza hanggang ngayon.

Ni wala nga raw silang kissing scene ni Vic sa movie, eh. Hindi pa raw kasi siya handang makipaghalikan onscreen. Pero, puwede raw siyang magsuot ng two-piece.

Nu’ng first shooting day, nailang si Riza kina Vic at Dolphy. Ang takot daw niya ay baka hindi magawa nang tama ang role na ipinagkatiwala sa kanya.

Mabuti na lang, tinulungan siya ng co-stars at binigyan pa ng mga tip sa tamang pag-arte at pagde-deliver ng dialogue.

Untal kasing mag-Tagalog ang dalaga na naging Miss Earth-Canada.

Anyway, ngayon pa lang, may usap-usapan nang baka magkaroon ng sequel ang DT, dahil parehong bitin sa kanilang pagsasama sina Dolphy at Vic.