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Maine Mendoza recently walked the runway of the Bench 30th Anniversary Show: Under the Stars.
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She went to the side to give way to other artists walking the runway which Richard Gutierrez noticed.
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Richard fetched her from the side then they walked together at the center of the runway.
Maine Mendoza graced the Bench Fashion Show for the first time. It was a dream come true for the dubmash queen turned actress looked like a pin-up model in white halter crop top and matching white shorts in the recently concluded Bench 30th Anniversary Show: Under the Stars was in Mall of Asia Arena last November 18.
Topless male models carried her out and set her down on the runway. When the topless male models, stumbled down, she adorably shrugged and flew a kiss to the audience. She walked to the center of the runway, waved to the crowd then went to the side, shyly.
Richard Guiterrez, longtime Bench endorser, noticed this and walked along the runway together with Maine that earned the cheers of many.
This was not the first time Maine and Richard met. Almost a decade ago, Maine asked to take a photo with Richard as a fan. Nelson Canlas of GMA News, posted a throwback photo on Instagram.
“After almost a decade may picture na uli Maine Mendoza na kasama si Richard Gutierrez, pero this time hindi bilang isang fan, kungdi isang star na din.”
A tweet from one of Maine’s fans tweeted, “Napansin ni Chard na parang nahihiya si Meng so kinuha niya ang kamay ni Meng & tinaas, to the delight of the crowd! Thank you, Richard! #MAINExBenchUnderTheStars”
Richard’s longtime lover, Sarah Lahbati, is currently 20 weeks pregnant with her second child with Richard. The two also got engaged in July. When some netizens saw this exchange, a lot of them asked about Sarah’s reaction.
She quote tweeted it and said, “Always a gentleman.”
She also retweeted Ruffa Guiterrez’ reaction about the Maine and Richard exchange.
“Richard Guiterrez & @mainedcm … BONGGA!! Of course Chard is always a gentleman. Maraming Salamat din sa lahat ng fans ni Maine sa mga sweet messages. Makakarating kay Chard! #BenchUnderTheStars”
Netizens also reacted positively to this exchange.
“Saya ng buhay fangirl ni Maine.dati nagpapapic lang sya now kasama nya sa stage”
Another netizen lets Maine know that she slayed the stage and she made the right choice on admiring Richard.
“U are really one of a kind girl @mainedcm U SLAY IT AGAIN…. @richardgutz HINDI NAGKAMALI SI MENG SA PAG-IDOLO NYA SA IYO RICHARD. THE BEST KAYO MGA LODIS meng and Richard”
Another netizen shared the moment Maine had with her idol, Richard.
“at tinaas ng kanyang idolo si Richard Guiterrez ang kamay ni Maine at sabay sila. Love how super gentleman, sincere & humble Richard Guiterrez is until now. Love them both so much handsome, beautiful & good stars to look up to in this generation – very nice, sincere, humble & good people. Perfect both for Bench. King & Queen.”
Another was so proud that she was a fan of Maine and wanted to let her know that Maine rocked the stage.
“I’m so proud to be one of your fans @mainedcm. You really rock the stage. You are perfectly beautiful person with a good heart. I will not say you are lucky but you are blessed mainely bcoz you are so humble. Continue to be one. God bless you dear.”
