Some of their friends got excited and quickly congratulated them, but Mikael quickly explained that the “we did it” is meant for their success in climbing that beautiful hill and not about any official engagement. “Not yet,” he added.
“A lot of people ask us kundi raw ba kami naiinggit kasi ang daming nagpapakasal sa showbiz lately,” says Mikael. “Well, the last time I looked, hindi naman contest yan na dahil nagpapakasal yung iba, susunod na rin kami. Getting married is something you sould carefully plan. If you guys don’t know it, meron akong 8 brothers and sisters. Yung bunso namin just turned 4. Wala na yung dad ko kaya ako ang masasabing kinagisnang ama ng mga kapatid ko. And I can tell you that raising kids is no joke. Sobrang hirap kaya. Kaya saludo ako sa lahat ng responsible parents diyan. Megan knows may responsibility pa ako sa family ko and she respects that.”
Meantime, they’re both happy that their first show together, “The Stepdaughters”, continues to top the ratings game in afternoon shows. As Francis, Mikael is torn between Megan as Mayumi and Katrina Halili as Isabella. “I feel so lucky na pinag-aagawan nila ako,” he says. “But the scenes in the show just continue to get more intense dahil sa personal conflicts between Megan and Katrina, so tumutok lang kayo kasi bawat episode, umuusok talaga dahil walang gustong magpatalo sa kanila.”Megan and Katrina were seen recently as guests in Joyce Pring’s GMA online exclusives show, “All Access”, and they played a hilarious game where they were required to deliver their long lines from “The Stepdaughters” while eating polvoron. Katrina was able to deliver her lines but Megan had to stop in the middle of saying her lines and stood up saying: “Nasusuka ako.” And she indeed threw up, making Katrina the winner in their game.
