Jackie Gonzaga clarified that she and Darren Espanto are not dating, nor has the singer been courting her.
Gonzaga set the record straight during a guest appearance on ‘Fast Talk with Boy Abunda’ on Thursday, Oct. 2, when asked if she and Espanto were an ‘item.’
‘Hindi po kami ni Darren (I and Darren are not together),’ the dancer-host said. ‘Nanliligaw?’ Abunda asked. ‘Hindi naman din po (No, not at all),’ responded Gonzaga.
The 30-year-old TV host explained that all of them on ‘It’s Showtime’ are really close to each other, hence the dating rumors.
‘Sa amin po sa It’s Showtime sobrang close po naming lahat. ‘Yung relationship namin talaga roon, iba po talaga. Kasi every day, tito, talagang nagkakasama,’ she stated.
(Us on It’s Showtime, we’re really close with each other. Our relationship is really different because we spend time together every day.)
Gonzaga noted that she is indeed dating someone younger, although she did not disclose any more details about the person.
‘Lately ‘yung mga lumalapit sa akin younger talaga sa akin (Lately the people who have been trying to hit on me are younger than me),’ she told Abunda.
Gonzaga and Espanto are being paired up on ‘It’s Showtime.’ They are doing romantic skits and are being teased by their fellow hosts and the audience due to their chemistry.
Espanto previously confirmed that he had a one-year ‘puppy love’ relationship with Kyline Alcantara and a past ‘special relationship’ with Jayda Avanzado.
The singer-host was also romantically linked with Cassy Legaspi and Ylona Garcia in the past.