Another issue about him is that he’s the secret boyfriend of Maine Mendoza. “We’re just good friends. Naging close kami, kasama si Sheena Halili, noong gawin namin ang soap na ‘Destined to Be Yours’. It so happened kasi na kami lagi ang magkakasama sa unit namin when we shot it on location sa Quezon Province na nasa bundok kami. When we have taping breaks, we even play board games. Pero hindi kami at hindi ko rin siya nililigawan at this point.”
In “Inday Will Always Love You”, he plays Ernest, the friend of Barbie Forteza as Happylou who is based in Cebu. “Nang mawalan siya ng trabaho sa Manila, I was the one who convinced her to come to Cebu and try her luck there. Sumunod naman siya and, in the process, nakilala niya si Derrick Monasterio. Abangan nyo kasi we really explored Cebu and all its beautiful spots. Andami pang magagandang lugar doon na ngayon lang namin naipakita in this show.”