Aljur Abrenica said he was happy to see former flame Kylie Padilla in the culmination of GMA’s recent acting workshop with award-winning director Laurice Guillen.
“Incidentally, when she entered the studio, I was the one on the spot. It was good Direk Laurice gave a positive feedback on my performance. Later, Kylie told me shed like to participat in a similar acting workshop. She was impressed and expressed her desire to work with Direk Laurice, too, in the coming days!” the actor said
Wasn’t he distracted by Kylie’s presence?
“Distracted? Ha-ha-ha! In all honesty, no. As I’ve said, I was glad to see her.”
According to him, there’s no reason for him and Kylie to feel awkward with each other at this point.
“I believe we’ve matured. We’re at a stage when we can talk about anything without inhibition or apprehension. I’m happy because it’s a far cry from those times when we were still a couple. Now, we know each other better. It is fun talking to her so awkwardness has no room,” added Aljur.
Many are toying with the idea of a possible reconciliation between the two of them given that they’re both unattached at present. While he didn’t have any girlfriend after their break-up, Kylie’s relationship with boyfriend Matt Henares recently fizzled out.
“Admittedly, feelings don’t fade away that easy. It’s how you face and handle the situation. With Kylie, I’ve always admired her as a woman. If she called it quits with her steady, she had her reasons. Let’s just respect her decision. I’m certain she knows what she’s doing. For one, she’s a smart lady!”
So, the $64 M question is: is he open to get back to Kylie, if ever?
“Sure, why not? We cannot say what the future holds for the two of us. Let’s see,” Aljur said to conclude the brief chat.
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Gabbi Garcia admits that she and Ruru Madrid are under pressure now Let the Love Begin is pitted against ABS-CBN’s Pangako sa ‘Yo with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.
“Of course, the pressure is always there, even before this development. Everyone knows how popular the KathNiel love team is, but we also feel confident about our offering. The pressure is not pulling us down. As long as we’re doing our best and are able to entertain our fans, we’re okay with that. We’ll just continue doing a good job,” she says.
Regarding the rivalry between their respective love teams, Gabbi says, “For one, we have high respect for KathNiel. We know that they have a huge fan base. Ruru and I take it as a challenge and motivation. We take it positively. It’s already an honor that the Kapuso entrusted us with a grand prime time vehicle such as Let the Love Begin. As I’ve said, as long as we know we are exerting our best efforts, we’re fine.”
Gabbi reveals she and Kathryn are actually childhood friends.
“That’s right! Before, we were together in a shoot and we didn’t have an inkling we’ll be rivals one day. But we’re okay. We don’t let the competition get in the way of our friendship. In fact, we’re active in Instagram. Recently, she liked one of the photos I posted. Fans were like, ‘Look, they’re interacting!’ At least they know that Kath and I are okay. We just can’t avoid being pitted against each other because of our respective soap operas,” Gabbi states.