“Okay lang yun. Bale wala compared sa ginawa ko sa launching movie ko.” She was totally nude as a “torera” in Chito Rono’s “Private Show” in 1987. She was also asked about Andi’s relationship with Jake Ejercito, son of Erap Estrada and former actress Laarni Enriquez. It’s said that Jake’s parents are against Andi as she’s an unwed mom. “It’s hard to talk kahit marami kong gustong sabihin kasi president si Erap, no? Ang sa’kin lang, bigay na nila sa mga bata, let them fall in love.”
Personally, she likes Jake. “Mabait siya, gentleman. He’s such a beautiful person. Kami ni Andi, we’ll never stop loving him. Everytime he comes to our home, welcome yan. Kinakarga pa niya si Ellie (Andi’s love child).”
Jake studies in London but visits Andi everytime he’s in town. “Hindi ako nakikialam sa kanila, hindi ko tinatanong kung kayo na ba uli o kayo pa ba? Pero nagkukuwento sa’kin ang anak ko kaya lang ayaw nung kabila, so paano natin ikukuwento? Ayoko na ring pag-usapan kasi president si Erap, ngayon magme-mayor pa. At si Laarni, baka nagme-menopause, mahirap kausap yung nagme-menopause. We just respect their decision kasi anak nila. They have to take care of their son. Ganun din naman ako sa anak ko. Sabay kami ni Laarni noon nang magbuntis, kaya sina Andi at Jake, same age yan, 22. Bata pa sila, magkakilala na. Best friend ni Laarni ang sister ko (Veronica Jones) kaya tuwing new year, nandun kami sa kanila, so childhood friends talaga sila. Beyond our control naman kung anong naging feelings nila sa isa’t isa.”
Because of Jaclyn’s statements, she was attacked on the internet by some folks. Andi then defended her mom in her Nov. 4 blog, andieeigengirl, saying: “In behalf of my mother, I’d just like to apologize for certain things she might have said that might’ve put certain people in a bad light. I know for a fact that it wasn’t her intention at all. Maybe at that point, she too was only being a mom. Just as your parents would want what’s best for you, she just wants the same for me, and this time I’m guessing she just wanted to let others know that I deserve it too (in her opinion that is). I’m not angry at my mother, don’t get me wrong. Besides the fact that I’m not allowing myself to, cuz i have respect for her, I also know that she couldn’t have possibly done that to throw Jake and I under the bus on purpose.
“I just really hope I’d be granted an opportunity to apologize personally, to show more sincerity than this blog post. Well just in case, here goes. I wouldn’t have fallen in love with such a fine young man if not for the amazing parents he has who surely raised him well. People who brought him up to be the smart, kind hearted, humble gentleman that he is. Therefore, I know for a fact that it will be wrong for all of you to judge his parents negatively just because they only want what’s best for him. Now that I’m a mother myself, it’s easier for me to see the picture for their angle. Both from my mom’s and his. I may not be as experienced as they are, maybe I have yet to gain even half the amount of wisdom they have, but what I’m sure of is that both our parents will do anything just as long as we, the children, will never be put to harm. So just as a lot of you may understand my situation and believe that I still deserve to be loved and respected amidst what I have gone through, we should all understand that his parents only want the best for their son. I can attest to the fact that they do not have closed minds at all and that there maybe two sides to this story as well. I will do the honor of throwing myself under the bus, myself, by trying to speak on behalf of them too. The mistake I made in the past was not the fact that I have Ellie. It goes beyond that. Obviously, Ellie wouldn’t have happened if her dad was out of the picture already. And then maybe Jake and I could’ve lived happily ever after. I trust that you guys be smart enough to figure that one out for yourselves.
“Normally, the Andi that learned from her mistakes would’ve just chosen to keep quiet and wait for things to die down. I would have chosen to leave all this up to God and trust that he’d keep Jake and I happy. But it’s harder when its someone else you truly care about that gets affected. I know maybe I’ll never be good enough for him in other people’s eyes. But I also know that because I do care a lot, I can prove them wrong. I’m not perfect, and I’m only human. People make mistakes. But that doesn’t mean were not allowed to learn from them and to deserve forgiveness too. I trust that everything will be all right in God’s time.”
