Maritoni Fernandez Confirms Daughter Lexi Was On With Jake Vargas

MARITONI FERNANDEZ is turning 47 on Saturday and she’s glad she’s still very much active as an actress. She gets a lot of good feedback for her role in “Legacy” as the ex-bold star mom of Alessandra de Rossi. “Ang sarap paglaruan ng role ko,” she tells us on the set of “Legacy”. “Kontrabidang nakakatawa, laging nang-aasar. Sabi ko kay Eddie Garcia, lalandiin kita rito, ha. Ang tawag ko sa kanya, Fafa at di Papa. Both Alex de Rossi and I, enjoy sa roles namin. I treat her as my own kasi magkapangalan pa sila ng daughter kong si Lexi Fernandez. Type ko ring nakikipagtarayan ako, lalo with Cherie Gil. Very challenging. Nagsabunutan na kami.”

We heard she and Kuya Germs will be “magbalae” since Lexi is the true inamorata of Jake Vargas. “Ay, hindi na, break na sila. Goodbye. Busy ngayon si Lexi shooting ‘Just One Summer’. Siyang kontrabida kina Elmo Magalona and Julie Anne San Jose. Ms. Annette Gozon assured me hindi siya madedehado as a villain kundi mamahalin siya ng lahat ng mga bakla. Si Lexi kasi, tatahi-tahimik yan, pero babaeng bakla din yan.”

How did Lexi feel about breaking up with Jake? “Namroblema nga ako as she might be sad, pero hindi naman. Parang bale wala lang. Hindi naman kasi ito serious relationship, puppy love lang, but it’s her first. We’re best friends so I’m sure she’ll tell me if nasaktan siya.”

Didn’t she like Jake? “He’s okay, dumadalaw sa amin, mabait na bata. Kaya lang, ayoko ng pandak, e. But okay naman sila, they still work together in ‘Alice Bungisngis and Her Magic Walis’.”