MANILA — The show must go on for Julia Barretto.

Following her grandfather Miguel Barretto’s passing, the 22-year-old actress on Thursday pushed through with a previously scheduled TV commercial shoot, her Instagram Stories update showed.

In an emotional post on the same day, however, Barretto wrote candidly about mourning the death of her grandfather.

“I usually never post about being sad or broken because I never want to come off as weak and always want to be perceived as a strong girl,” she began, in the caption of a photo of her hands holding Mr. Barretto’s.

“Today I am shut off and numb but in the midst of that I can feel in my heart how broken I am, like drowning; gasping for air, begging for a break from feeling this way,” Julia added.

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• Gretchen speaks up amid reported scuffle at father's wake

Julia’s post came a day after the reported confrontation between her mother Marjorie and aunt Gretchen at Mr. Barretto’s wake. However, she made no mention of the scuffle that ensued in front of President Rodrigo Duterte.

“I guess I’m writing this down because I want anyone who is feeling the same way to know that I can feel every piece of your broken heart. That it’s okay to feel broken, that it shouldn’t be a sign of weakness but a sign of strength and courage,” she continued.

“It takes a real fighter to allow yourself to feel, to let things sink in and hurt. It’s so hard to believe right now but I think there is beauty in trusting and having faith that every part of that pain is leading us to a more beautiful picture, a door waiting to be opened,” she said.

Addressing her grandfather, Julia added: “I miss you extra today, 9/29. I wish I could hold your hand in times like this.”