“Nagkita lang kami roon by chance, by accident,” he says. “I think it’s really time for me to clear my name. I didn’t even know that she’ll be there. Tapos, ang balita na, nag-date kami. I was with some friends and we were walking sa beach. Then I saw some people from ‘Eat Bulaga’ so I greeted them and asked, ‘Andiyan ba si Maine’? They said yes, and I said, ‘Ah, talaga?’ Magkakilala naman kami kasi nag-guest siya sa ‘Vampire ang Daddy Ko’, so when I saw her, nagbeso kami. Yung batian namin, siguro about 20 seconds lang.Tapos noon, humiwalay na yung group namin, at yun, humaba na ang kuwento, nag-date na raw kami. Dinadalaw ko pa raw siya sa bahay nila sa Bulacan, e ni hindi ko nga alam kunsaan siya nakatira. I don’t even have her number.”
But does he like Maine? “Naku, siempre, respeto na lang sa love team nila ni Alden Richards, di ba?. Yun ngang na-link lang kami, sobrang na-bash na ako ng fans nila, what more kung manliligaw talaga ako sa kanya. At saka, sa totoo lang, AlDub fan din ako.”
Was he hurt when AlDub fans called him terms like Manggagamit, User and Epal? “Not really, wala sa akin yun kasi hindi naman ako guilty. Kung magre-react ako, lalaki lang lalo ang issue. So okay lang. Bahala sila kung gusto nila akong i-bash, basta ako, nagtatrabaho lang ngayon dahil busy ko sa taping namin ng ‘Hanggang Makita Kang Muli’ with Bea Binene.”
It was also reported that GMA management ordered him to distance himself from Maine. “No, not true, wala pong ganon. Kasi, wala naman talaga, so anong ipagbabawal nila sa’kin, di ba?”
What’s his role in “Hanggang Makita Kang Muli” that will replace “Buena Familia” on March 7. “I play Calvin, a psychology student at mommy ko si Rita Avila. Ako yung makakakita kay Bea Binene sa gubat na pagala-gala as a wild child after she grew up na nakakulong sa isang madilim na kuwarto. Ako ang tutulong sa kanya para siya maging sibilisado at matutong mamuhay with other people. First time kong maidirek dito ni Direk Laurice Guillen and I make sure very professional ako tuwing may taping. Kailangang mag-behave para hindi ako mapahiya kasi alam kong magaling na director siya.”
