Mark Herras admits to having a close relationship with Ynna Asistio

THE FANS OF Mark Herras got worried when they heard he had chest pains while taping a dance number in Party Pilipinas. "Nakakatawa nga kasi lumaki agad ang issue," he says. "What I had was just heartburn, aggravated by sobrang pagod. Nothing to worry about, really. Wala po akong sakit sa puso, but thanks for your concern."

What can he say now that his ex-girlfriends Jennylyn Mercado and Lian Paz are both moms? "Baog kasi yan," his manager Lolit Solis butts in. "Kaya ayun, hindi nakabuo sa mga syota niya."

"Nay, nirerespeto ko naman kasi sila," says Mark. "Wala kaming ginagawa kundi holding hands at mag-prayer meeting."d

"O, baka naman ikaw talaga ang tatay ng mga junak nila tapos pinasagot mo lang sa iba?" adds Lolit.

Mark laughs heartily. Someone quips: "Ayaw ni Ynna Asistio ng ganyan."

Mark still won't admit that he and Ynna are officially on. "But I'm really so close to her and her family. Heto nga, wala kaming taping sa 'Diva' kasi Ate Regine is in Bohol kaya sasama naman ako kina Ynna and Tita Nadia sa bakasyon nila sa Subic. Yung relasyon namin ni Ynna, kumbaga, pinapahinog pa. Kung gugustuhin ni Lord, sana, kaming dalawa na nga. Pero that doesn't mean we'll settle down na. May obligations pa ko sa family ko. In another five to six years, baka puede na."

Mark will start taping for his new soap, "Langit sa Piling Mo", with Heart Evangelista. "We've worked before sa 'Luna Mystica', pero duwende ang role ko. This time, kami ang magkapareha. May conflict lang kasi this will be shown at 6 PM, e nasa 'Diva' rin ako at 9:30 PM. Tapos, magkaiba ang characters ko. Sa 'Diva', as Smith, rocker akong may balbas at bigote. Sa 'Langit', I will play a top airline executive kaya kailangan clean cut. Sabi ko, patayin na lang ang character ko sa 'Diva', pero ayaw nilang pumayag, so I don't know kung anong gagawin nila."