- Ethel Booba met her boyfriend, Jessie, in Boracay.
- Many of her friends would bully her and call her “kabit.”
- Jessie and his ex-wife had already separated for more than ten years.
Ethel Booba introduced her boyfriend to the public in an episode of Gandang Gabi Vice. Ethel and Jessie met while she went on a vacation in Boracay. She was also shocked when she found out about his profession. Jessie works in a hotel in Boracay as a chef.
However, he filed his resignation when Ethel went home to Manila.
Vice Ganda asked Jessie about Ethel’s qualities that attracted him to her. Jesse answered sweetly:
“Sincere siya as a person. At first, siyempre, na-excite ako nang nakita ko siya in person. Kasi party-party, I was drinking with my friends. Then, suddenly, bigla siyang dumating. Na-starstruck, parang ganun. Ang ganda niya, eh.”
Vice continued to advise Jessie to take care of his dear friend. The comedian also added Ethel’s challenges in the past.
“Gusto ko lang sabihin sa ‘yo na si Ethel Booba, ang dami na niyang pinagdaanan, she’s so fragile. Sa dami ng pinagdaanan ni Ethel, ang dami na niyang lamat. Kapag nagkamali ka pa, baka tuluyan na siyang mabasag. Kaya iingatan mo siya.”
Jessie revealed that he and Ethel already talked about it. He also sustained that their past will make it even harder.
“Nag-usap naman kami last time, kung saan tayo nagsimula, doon lang tayo magsisimula. Kung ano yung past, huwag nang… mas mahirap kasi…”
Ethel couldn’t help herself and became emotional while admitting the state of their relationship.
“‘Yan ang gustung-gusto ko na narinig, yung kung saan lang kami nagkakilala, doon lang.”
Ethel also hoped that Jessie will be the one. She wished that he will be the guy she has been praying for.
“Ganito lang yung character ko, ganito ako, parang walwal talaga, palaban. Hindi naman ako masamang tao, pero meron akong ipinagdadasal na, sana… Sana tayo na.”
Moreover, Ethel added that some of her friends gave her a nickname when her relationship with Jessie blossomed.
“Ayaw kong tawagin na kabit.”
Ethel, then, continued that she didn’t want to have a boyfriend who had a wife. She also sustained that her friends would constantly call her “kabit.”
“Hindi ko naman ginusto na magkaroon ng boyfriend na may asawa, nagkataon lang. Kasi binu-bully ako ng ibang friend ko na, ‘Kabit ka.’ Kasi nga, hindi ko alam, e.”
Jessie admitted that he had a wife, however, they had separated more than ten years ago. When Vice asked Jessie whether they actually had a legal separation, the latter answered:
“Nagcoconsult naman eh.”
Meanwhile, Ethel still continued to pray for her relationship with Jessie.
“Yun yung pinapanalangin ko na sana… Sabi ko, minsan lang ‘to, e, so tuwang-tuwa ako.”
Vice reminded Jessie of his warning. He also added that Ethel had already gotten her heart broken for many times.
“Don’t break her heart again. She’s been broken so many times already.”
