P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (left) and theatre actress Lea Salonga (Twitter, Wikipedia)

P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has sided with award-winning theater actress Lea Salonga on the issue of the latter's viral video wherein she was seen telling off fans who reportedly barged inside her dressing room in Broadway.

According to Guanzon, fans should have more respect and good manners toward their idols.

"Lea Salonga is a world class artist. You dont just barge into her dressing room. Have some respect and good manners kahit excited kayo makita sya (even if you're excited to see her)," said the former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner.

The incident reportedly took place earlier this week at the backstage of Broadway's Here Lies Love.

In the viral video, Salonga, 52, appeared to have been startled when two fans opened the door of her dressing room--which was obviously a private area--and asked for a photo op. The veteran theater actress told the fans that she didn't know them and asked them to go to the exit.

When the fans refused to leave the dressing room, Salonga reportedly escorted them out and had her picture taken with them.

One of the fans was digital creator Cristopher Retokelly Carpila, the person who uploaded the video. Carpila wrote in his post that he and his companion paid a huge amount to watch the musical and merely wanted a picture with Salonga.

Suffice it to say that Guanzon, and many other netizens for that matter, didn't like what the fans did.

Here Lies Love is about the real life story of former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, mother of incumbent President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

Salonga rose to international stardom at age 18 when she played the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. She is also known as the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award.