“NAG-AWAY kami. Naghiwalay kami. Tapos nagbati na kami. So okay?”
This was Sharon Cuneta’s candid revelation on the early hours of Jan. 1. After ringing in the new year at the Manila Marriott Hotel in Pasay City, the veteran singer-actress went live on Instagram with her husband Francis “Kiko Pangilinan” and their children Frankie, Miel and Miguel.
Cuneta admitted that she and Pangilinan went through a rough path in their relationship that caused them to break up for a while.
During an interview with Cuneta on Dec. 27 at the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night, she already joked about breaking up with her husband. Pangilinan also stressed that their marriage is not exempt when it comes to challenges in their relationship, and even quipped, “Happy wife, happy life.”
“I’m sorry to anyone I have hurt or may have hurt. Every post I made was just to show you when I was sad, and like everyone else that was normal. After sadness, we fixed some things and we become happy,” said Cuneta, who referred to her series of cryptic posts on Instagram.
Among these posts was when she said she wished she stayed single after breaking up with her first husband Gabby Concepcion. This caused a blaze of comments and speculations from fans and netizens thinking that the singer-actress was going through an emotional breakdown.
Cuneta said her social media accounts will be undergoing an overhaul this 2024 as she approaches her 58th birthday on Jan. 6. The family departed Tuesday night for an Asian trip and will be back on Jan. 10.
Cuneta is booked and busy this 2024 with a lineup of five films, three of which were already given the green light to grind; and two concerts – a Valentine concert and a US tour.
Asked if any of these two concerts would be a tour or repeat of her reunion gig with ex-husband Concepcion, she simply said: “We’ll see!” (ABS-CBN News)
