AMID dating rumors, Klea Pineda denied that she and Janella Salvador got a couple tattoo after their photo at a tattoo shop recently went viral.
Pineda told reporters at the QCinema International Film Festival press launch on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Quezon City, Diliman, that she and Salvador did go to a tattoo shop but not to get a matching tattoo.
“Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit kailangan pa kumalat ‘yung ganung klaseng photo. Pero yes, galing kaming tattoo shop (I don’t know why that kind of photo needs to go viral. But yes, we went to a tattoo shop),” she said. “Hindi siya couple tattoo (It’s not a couple tattoo).”
The Kapuso star explained that she wanted to keep private whatever tattoo they got separately.
“Ayaw namin, ayokong ipakita kung ano man ‘yung tattoo na nakuha ko, and ‘yung tattoo na pinagawa niya kasi gusto namin, ako, i-keep ‘yun na private. Kung makita niyo sa photos, e di makita niyo,” she said.
Pineda and Salvador have been spotted at multiple sightings, most recently at a tattoo shop in Makati, after they became close working on the queer film “Open Endings,” which is part of the QCinema lineup this year following its debut at Cinemalaya in August.
The “StarStruck” alumna reiterated that whatever is going on between her and Salvador at the moment, she wants to protect and keep it to herself.
“This time, mas pinipili ko na kung ano man ‘yung mga magagandang nangyayari sa akin sa love life ko, sa lahat ng aspeto ng buhay ko, gusto ko siya protektahan, ‘yung happiness, ‘yung magandang bagay na ‘yon,” Pineda explained.
“Kung ano man ‘yung nakikita niyo sa social media, ‘yun na ‘yon, wala na kaming dapat i-explain, hindi naman namin utang na loob sa mga tao na ipaliwanag kung anong meron, kung anong klaseng relationship ‘yung meron kami,” continued the actress.
Pineda previously dated content creator Katrice Kierulf for two years before confirming their separation earlier this year.
Meanwhile, Salvador was in a relationship with actor Markus Paterson, with whom she shares a 4-year-old son, Jude. (Jessica Ann Evangelista © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
