Before he ventured into showbiz, Matteo Guidicelli was a celebrated kart racer.

Nowadays you'll find him on TV, making a name for himself as the leading man of Agua Bendita.

That doesn't mean he's given up his passion for cars, though! "I like to drive fast!" he says.

If you couldn't tell by his surname, Matteo Guidicelli is part Italian.

And yes, ladies, he can definitely speak the language!

The super lucky Pond's interns got to interview Matteo for the magazine.

He gamely answered all of their questions, though he jokingly kept mum about his showbiz crushes.

But he did tell the girls that he has a lot of respect for his Agua Bendita co-star, Andi Eigenmann.

And he also has a lot of respect for Sarah Geronimo.

Did someone make him laugh? Matteo was really friendly and really upbeat at the shoot, always ready with a smile for everyone.

Matteo puts the gorgeous smile away for a while.

He gets intense for the shoot.

Matteo suits up, and suits up really good!

Doesn't he look sharp in his jacket?

Matteo changes into something a little more casual for his next set of pictures.

He might still have his game face on, but make no mistake, this cutie's an absolute sweetheart.

Matteo gets deadly serious for the camera.

Don't you just love those dark and brooding types?

You do everything you can to get the best pictures when you're a photographer. That includes rolling around on the floor!

We told you he knows how to have fun. He also knows how to make everybody laugh!

Is it just us or is it getting hot in here?

Matteo fixes the lens with a smoldering stare.

Throwing his scarf off his shoulder

Getting that intense windblown effect

Actually, this is how you get that windblown effect: with a little help from Art Director Red de Leon.

Doesn't he look dashing?

Matteo and Art Director Red de Leon check out the photos taken by photographer Dairy Darilag.

That last outfit was a little hot—literally. Now the shoot gets even hotter.

Matteo shows us what those muscles are for.

He totally wows us with his effortless athleticism.

Matteo in mid-air.

We caught this cutie in flight.

Up in the air.

Matteo tips his hat to everyone in the room.

He waits for directions from the photographer.

Clearly this young man is all grown up.

But that definitely doesn't mean that he's forgotten how to have fun.

He's smoldering and serious one second.

And then makes everybody laugh the next.

Is that a Michael Jackson pose?

Matteo gives Cosmo all he's got.

One last shot before the shoot ends.