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MANILA – After announcing on Instagram that she will soon go on a hiatus from showbiz, Kris Aquino explained at length the reason behind her surprising decision.

Speaking with Yes! magazine's editor-in-chief Jo-Ann Maglipon, Aquino said her two-decade showbiz career has begun to take its toll on her.

“I'm not like my sisters, they're all happily married, they have kids who are all grown up. But me, I have an eight-year-old and I have a special child. You know, the stress adds up when I worry about what will happen to them if anything happens to me,” she told the veteran journalist, as reported by website Pep.

Although the results of her executive check-up last September did not show any problem, Aquino believes that her current health concerns are from too much stress.

“My results are all good. It's just pagod and stress—I'm really just tired and stressed out. You know, when I tape, for instance, for four straight days, you can be sure that my BP will go up! So, it's really all pagod,” she said.

In addition to that, Aquino said the negative things she read on social media add to her anxiety. “You cannot imagine the stress of being bashed every day, of people making comments every day about how you look, what you said, what your brother did. I have to take it every day. Nobody knows how that feels,” she said.

“The very thing that makes you a success is the very thing that will make you sick,” she mused.

Following her decision to leave showbiz for now, Aquino thanked ABS-CBN for understanding her situation.

“I have to say that I'm grateful to ABS-CBN for giving me all the opportunities. But, I really have to stay healthy for my kids. What will happen to them when I'm gone?” she said.

Nonetheless, Aquino hinted that she will still return to showbiz in the future.

“I just said I will rest. You know, one can rest for just three months! My ate was telling me, 'You know, you can come back. You're not leaving na you're a nobody. You can still come back,” she said.

On Thursday, Aquino took to Instagram to announce her last taping day for her morning show "Kris TV," which will air its final episode on March 23.