Andrea Brillantes’ post on Independence Day went viral.
It read, “Freedom in mind. Faith in words. Pride in our souls. Happy Independence Day.”
It all sounded well and good but it’s far from the truth.
In a recent appearance on “Magandang Buhay” Andrea admitted she is far from being truly free.
"Kasi may mga bagay na... tingin ko kasi kapag sinabing freedom, mayroon ding part dun na acceptance. Ina-accept mo na kailangan mo nang i-let go yung bagay-bagay.
"Ako po kasi, aminado ako na since ang bagu-bago pa lang po ang lahat at naging totoo kasi sa akin lahat, nagmahal ako nang totoo, hindi ko yon male-let go agad-agad.
"So, hindi ko masasabi na malaya ako 100 percent, kasi may mga bagay pang ayoko pang pakawalan. Mayroon ding mga bagay na pina-process ko pa."
At the moment, Andrea is willing to go through the painful process of healing.
"Ganun naman talaga, normal lang naman dapat na namnamin ko itong mga feelings na ito para makapag-heal ako nang maayos,” she said.
"Ayoko naman maging pretentious at maki-trend lang na 'I'm unbothered' para lang masabi na unbothered queen. Aminado ako na nakakaramdam ako, kasi tao pa rin ako."
Note that only a few days prior, Ricci Rivero took to social media himself to confirm their breakup, urging fans to let them “heal.”
The missive was criticized for supposedly being AI-generated.
Talk about Ricci making sweet music with former beauty queen-now incumbent Los Baños, Laguna Councilor Leren Mae Bautista, emerged thereafter.
Leren’s camp has since denied this deeming the whole story “false and have no basis in reality."