ANGELICA Panganiban opened up about her past romance with Derek Ramsay while lauding his estranged wife Ellen Adarna for being a strong woman and an admirable mom.
Panganiban spoke about this during an interview with broadcast journalist Karen Davila, as seen on the latter’s YouTube channel on Thursday, Dec. 11.
The topic about the actress’ “high profile” exes was brought up while the two were delving into Panganiban’s married life with Gregg Homan.
“Ang laki ng tinahimik nung buhay ko,” she said. “Noon kasi maingay, magulo, ang daming ganap at problema — parang laging may contest.”
Panganiban even hinted at how her exes had succumbed to “temptations” in show business.
Davila then made mention of Panganiban’s exes Ramsay and John Lloyd Cruz, asking, “You never felt [like], ‘Ay ikakasal ako dito’?”
“No,” Panganiban immediately replied.
“With Derek, kahit na matagal kami, I didn’t see na pupunta talaga do’n, na parang may planong mag-settle. Siguro kasi every now and then, may problema,” she continued.
“With John Lloyd, I think clear sa relationship namin na ayaw niyang magpakasal. And ako din naman — hindi naman palaging masaya ‘yung relationship namin. ‘Pag nalulungkot ako, [naiisip ko], ‘Ano pa bang ginagawa ko dito? Hindi din naman ako pakakasalan, e ‘yun ‘yung gusto ko,” she added.
‘Intertwined’ past
Davila then pointed out how Panganiban’s past is somehow “intertwined” with that of Adarna, as the actresses both have Ramsay and Cruz as their exes.
Panganiban noted that while she does not know Adarna personally, she already met the latter once.
When asked for her reaction to Adarna’s recent separation from Ramsay, Panganiban said, “Parang nadismaya.”
“Hinanap ko ‘yung sadness pero parang hindi e. ‘Yung una hinanap ko pa ‘yung [pakialam] ko e,” she even quipped. “Nagulat lang ako na parang, ‘Ah, hindi pa kumalma.’”
Panganiban added that she thinks she and Adarna can be friends, and that they will have a lot of things to talk about.
“‘Wag niya lang i-screenshot or i-record,” the actress joked, referencing Adarna’s earlier “receipts” that included her conversations with Ramsay’s exes. “Hindi pa nga ako nai-invite do’n sa group chat e.”
Panganiban then expressed her admiration toward Adarna for being a strong mom of two kids.
“I wish her well… Mukha siyang okay na mom (I think she’s a good mom),” she said.
Adarna, meanwhile, found Panganiban’s remarks hilarious as she showed herself cackling while watching the interview.
“Promise, masaya and nakakatawa ‘yung group chat,” Adarna wrote via her Instagram Stories. (Anne Pasajol © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
