Her own ex-husband, Ricardo Cepeda, is now also in a new relationship, with former beauty queen Marina Benipayo, and there are talks that they will tie the knot soon. Will Cookie attend the wedding? “Iimbitahan ba ako? Pero wag na lang, moment nila yun, e. But I wish them well. Marina gets along fine with our two daughters ni Ricardo, sina Samantha at Satchi, so masaya ako para sa kanila.”
Does she see her relationship with Ramon Villarama also ending in front of the altar? “I’ve actually known him since 25 years ago pero hindi kami nagkatuluyan noon. Then bigla siyang dumating uli sa buhay ko ang people say destiny raw yun at sign na kami talaga ang meant for each other. But I’m not expecting so much in this relationship. Basta the important thing is masaya kaming dalawa when we’re together. Five years ago pa ang last relationship ko and Ramon now really makes me happy and inspires me a lot. Kita nyo naman sa naiibang glow sa akin ngayon, di ba?” And she laughs heartily.
She plays Regine Velasquez’ aunt in “Poor Senorita” that starts airing on March 28. “Contravida ako rito dahil kakamkamin ko ang lahat ng yaman ni Regine. She thought she’d die na of cancer kaya ipinamana na niya sa’kin lahat ng properties niya, but it turns out, mali ang diagnosis. Nang kinukuha niya uli sa’kin ang kayamanan niya, siempre ayoko ng ibalik. Pinalayas ko siya sa sarili niyang bahay. Anak ko rito sina Valeen Montenegro and Elyson de Dios. Nahirapan ako rito kasi hindi siya seryosong kontrabida. Comedic ang approach kaya nagpapatawa ako. E, sa last soap ko, contravida rin ako kay Jennylyn Mercado sa ‘My Faithful Husband’ pero seryoso ko sa pang-aapi sa kanya kaya lahat ng bashing at mura, natanggap ko. I’m really thankful to GMA-7 kasi tuloy-tuloy lang ang pagbibigay nila sa akin ng projects and I really welcome this chance to work with Regine.”