Campos on the comeback trail

HE WAS thought to be one of more promising newcomers until he quit showbiz for reasons he is only now disclosing.

“Well, I guess you could say that showbiz simply lost interest in me,” says the tall and good-looking Mikel Campos. Mikel, son of ex-commercial model Susan Campos was launched as part of the third batch of teens on GMA-7’s youth-oriented show Click about four years ago.

His batchmates then included Railey Valeroso, Richard Gutierrez, Jolo Revilla, AJ Eigenmann and Drew Arellano. When Viva, which managed his career, had a falling-out with GMA-7, the company pulled out all its artists from the network. Mikel found a new home in ABS-CBN where he was paired with Sarah Geronimo in Sarah, The Teen Princess. They also appeared in Viva’s Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Filipinas, top-billed by Maricel Soriano and in Captain Barbell.