MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Athlete/actor Ricci Rivero talks about his breakup with the actress Andrea Brillantes about what led up to the breakup. 

“Marami na rin po kaming sinusubukang ayusin na problema. Personally, hindi naman siya sa may mali kasi ganito or may kasalanan or whatsoever. Siguro doon lang sa the way we are sa isa’t isa,” Rivero said in an interview with Boy Abunda. 

“Marami naman siyang puwedeng factors — could be both ‘yung maturity namin pareho, puwedeng ganoon. For whatever reason lang, may inaayos kami na sa’kin normal naman po para sa relationships,” he also added.

The couple agreed to take a break from each other in April and finally ended the relationship in May. 

Rivero also addressed people’s speculations on social media of him having another woman in his place. He stated that the woman seen in the photos is a companion of his friends and not someone he is close to. 

“‘Yung cause ng break up was ‘yung speculations, ‘yung kumakalat sa social media, ‘yung may nakita siyang girl doon sa place ko. Ilang beses naman po naming pinag-usapan ‘to, as in sobrang daming beses na sinabi ko sa kanya with all the evidences I have, kasi may mga conversations, even with my friends na hindi po sa’kin ‘yung girl,” Rivero explained.

He also explained that politician Leren Bautista was not a third party in his relationship. 

“Wala pong kinalaman si Councilor Leren. We met kasi nung outreach na, ‘yun ‘yung May 26, birthday ko po ‘yun na parang outreach kasi ginagawa ko siya every year, ever since naman nung first year college ako ginagawa ko na siya,” the actor/athlete said. 

Rivero also talked about the breakup with Brillantes. 

“Nung nag-break po kami, she asked for it and I gave in … ‘Huwag muna sana natin ilabas.’ Sa’kin ‘yung naisip kong reason, hindi ko na rin natanong (kay Andrea), ang dami nang tumatakbo sa isip namin pareho,” Rivero said.

“It’s a breakup, mabigat na ‘yung nararamdaman namin pareho, why add? Siguro naman, hindi naman kami naging madamot sa mga fans. Sana maintindihan lang din ng fans na it’s not an easy way for us to share to people na ganoon ‘yung nangyari sa’min.”

Rivero confirmed the breakup in June, saying that it was a mistake to keep a public relationship’s breakup a secret, and tweeted about his breakup. 

I own up to the mistake of not making my relationship status public because I felt there’s no need to add up to what were going through. Please respect our decision to keep it to ourselves so that we can preserve whats left of our friendship. I hope let’s stop creating your own…

— Ricci Rivero (@_ricciiirivero) June 8, 2023

– WhatALife!/Zain

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