Heart Evangelista is putting her brave face forward at this point in her life.

On her Instagram broadcast channel titled “Heart to Heart,” the Kapuso Queen of Creative Collaborations sent video responses to one of her fans who asked her, “How did you manage to recover emotionally, mentally or spiritually sa [nang-abuso] sa kabutihan niyo po?”

Heart responded, “You recover by realizing that it’s okay, it was part of the criminal plan with their criminal minds.”

“[You would] realize the reason why they worked so hard to put you down is because you actually have a great life,” she added.

In the same video, Heart said she’s done being so kind all the time and that she’s already at a point in her life where she chooses to be brave.

“Matapang na ako ngayon hindi na talaga ako papayag. Dati mabait ako, ngayon hindi na,” she said.

“So, kung nagtataray ako, may dahilan ‘yun,” she added. “You could take everything, [but] I will find ways to work hard and get it back.”

Previously, Heart opened up about “dirty tactics” as her Instagram content has allegedly been on shadow ban again.

Shadow ban is the process of making one’s posts less visible in the public feed. This scheme usually happens on photo and video-sharing apps like TikTok and Instagram, with the help of a third-party developer.

Heart claimed the shadow ban on her content was over earlier this month, after Paris Fashion Week. This statement came days after she posted a cryptic comment about “black propaganda” that was being used against her.

At the recently concluded Milan Fashion Week, Heart was the top influencer who generated media impact values amounting to $1.4 million.