John Lloyd Cruz Admits He's Envious Of 'Home Sweetie Home' Co-Star Toni Gonzaga's Feeling Complete Having Her Own Family Now, But Won't Want To Rush Himself About It

WHEN ‘HOME SWEETIE HOME’ started airing three years ago, both John Lloyd Cruz and Toni Gonzaga, who play husband and wife Romeo and Julie, were still single. In the course of the show, Toni got married to Paul Soriano and they now have a baby boy, Seve. Doesn’t Lloydie somehow feel envious about this?

“I was very vocal kay Toni sa pagkainggit ko sa kanya dahil kitang-kita yung kaligayahan sa kanya, e,” he says. “Iba yung glow, e. Talagang kumpletong-kumpleto na itong taong ito, di ba? Maganda ang career niya, meron siyang asawa, meron pa siyang anak, so buong-buo na ang pamilya niya. Who wouldn’t want that? But then, you have to learn patience and faith, na one day, alam ko, it will also happen to me. Makakahanap din ako ng right partner. But Toni’s advice to me is ‘Huwag ka nang maghanap, kasi darating din yan ng kusa’. Maging ang mom ko nga, siempre, tumatanda na rin siya, gusto na rin niyang magkaapo sa akin. Saradong Katoliko yun pero umabot sa point na sabi niya,
“Huwag ka nang mag-asawa, mag-anak ka na lang.”

So will he do just that since he’s being pressured? “Sana, hindi kasi kahit ganito ako, may pagka-conservative pa rin ako na gusto ko munang magkaroon ng asawa bago magkapamilya. In the meantime na wala pa, ine-enjoy ko muna ang buhay ko. Kasi, kung mangyayari yun, tiyak na mangyayari naman, e.”

 

How does he feel when folks say that their show is the new “John en Marsha” of this generation? “Nakakahiya namang makumpara roon. Nakakalula. Wala sigurong makakapantay doon sa mundo ng local TV, so ayoko namang isipin yun at baka madiskaril pa kami. Basta masaya lang kaming patuloy na maraming nanonood sa aming show and we continue to try to impart good values about marriage and family life in every episode na ginagawa namin para mas mahalin kami ng audience.”