Richard Gutierrez finally addressed speculations relating him and Barbie Imperial.
In an interview with Ogie Diaz, the actor made it clear he’d rather not put a label on his relationship with the actress, saying simply “What you see is what you get.”
As to rumors that Barbie cause the demise of his marriage to Sarah Lahbati, he said, "Hindi siya third party, hindi nag-overlap.”
He went on to add, "Maraming mga tao, yun nga, mga bashers na nagsasabi na siya ang dahilan. Wala siyang kinalaman."
"Nakilala ko si Barbie, matagal na kaming nagkahiwalay ng landas ni Sarah.”
Asked what he likes most about Barbie, Richard related, "Si Barbie kasi totoong-totoong tao. What you see is what you get talaga rin sa kanya. Mabuting tao, maalaga. Nakikita mo na genuine yung intentions niya, genuine yung pagkatao niya."
In the same interview, Richard revealed that the annulment of his marriage to Sarah is now ongoing.
"Actually, at this point, nakapag-move forward na yung both parties. May equal time kami with our kids. So, parang nagko-co-parenting kami. And ang priority namin is to make sure that the kids, you know, live a good life, a happy life.”