Maja Salvador is savoring her new chapter as a first-time mom while cautiously easing her way back into the spotlight—but there’s one thing she’s not ready for yet: revealing her daughter Maria’s face to the public.
“I’m not sure when that will happen,” Salvador admitted. “Right now, I just want to enjoy Maria in private. She’s mine.”
Her decision stems from hearing unpleasant experiences shared by other celebrity moms—stories of their babies being ridiculed online or their photos misused. “With AI and everything happening on the internet, I just don’t want to take that risk,” she said.
Still, Baby Maria has already caught the eye of brands. Though Salvador has kept her face off social media, the adorable infant has been featured in endorsements showing only her legs or back. Maja’s fans, she said, have been very understanding, especially when her team politely asks not to post unsolicited photos of Maria during family outings.
Salvador also revealed the life-threatening complication she faced after giving birth—an inverted uterus. “I told Rambo, ‘If you have to choose, choose the baby,’” she shared, recalling the fear and chaos in the delivery room. “It was terrifying, but the moment I saw her, I said, ‘Ay, gusto ko pa! Ang cute ng anak ko!’”
Her six-month pregnancy break in Canada was a major shift for the usually workaholic actress, who originally planned to return to work right after giving birth. But once Maria was born, everything changed. “All my decisions now revolve around my family,” she said. “I’ve turned down acting roles until Maria turns one, though I still dance, host, and do brand shoots.”
During her contract renewal with Beautéderm, Maja opened up about her admiration for her own mom. “She raised two kids on her own. Now that I’m a mom, I keep asking myself, ‘How did she do it?’”
Maja also touched on “mom guilt”—something she felt deeply while preparing for her return to ASAP after six months. Leaving Maria for hours during rehearsals made her question herself, but fellow moms reminded her that self-care is part of good parenting too.
“You have to hold onto what makes you happy as a woman,” she reflected. “Because that joy flows into how you love your child.”