Amid circulating rumors that Zeinab Harake is pregnant with her first child with husband Bobby Ray Parks Jr., the content creator set the record straight during their recent guesting on ‘Fast Talk with Boy Abunda’.
“Zeinab, are you pregnant?” asked host Boy Abunda during the interview.
“No! Saan galing ‘yan?” Zeinab replied with a laugh, putting an end to the speculation. She sat beside Bobby Ray, her newlywed husband, during the talk show appearance.
The celebrity couple tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony held on June 1 at the Crystal Palace of Aquila in Tagaytay City.
Following their nuptials, Zeinab and Ray shared the heartfelt vows they made to each other.
“Promise ko sa kaniya, is forever akong magiging great wife and mom sa aming future magiging kids at sa aming dalawang anak,” Zeinab told Ray.
Ray, in turn, assured her with these words: “Nangangako ako na mamahalin kita to the ups and to the downs and parati kitang susuportahan, and will always have your back. At hinding-hindi ka matatakot na may gawin akong kalokohan. I will remain faithful.”
The couple shared that their love story began as a friendship. According to Ray, their relationship started to shift during their third meeting.
“Nagkaroon na ng intimacy kumbaga sa third. Kaya na-consider po namin na date talaga,” he said.
Zeinab admitted that at first, she wasn’t ready to be in a relationship.
“Pero, bebe ko pa lang siya. Bini-bebe ko lang kasi sabi ko, hindi ako ready pumasok sa relasyon. I’m very honest naman talaga sa kaniya from the start na I’m not looking for love at the moment,” she explained. “So, talagang binebebe-bebe ko lang siya. Pakilig lang ako. Uy, pakilig. Pero, hindi ko naman alam na itu-twist pala ni God ‘yung story.”
After their third meeting, Zeinab flew to Japan, where Ray plays for the B. League. He made time to see her again by traveling from Nagoya to Tokyo. When she returned to the Philippines, Ray pursued her more seriously.
“Ako ‘yung nangungulit, ako ‘yung nanggugulo sa kaniya,” Ray admitted.
But Zeinab remained cautious, especially because of past heartbreaks.
“Takot lang din ako kasi basketball player, sa abroad nagtatrabaho, hindi naman siya pangit. Feeling ko, nakakatakot. Parang may gano’n akong takot na puwede akong lokohin o kaya baka madaming girls. Pero pinatunayan naman po niyang wala,” she said.
“Actually, nonchalant ako noon noong first months na magkausap, sobra po. Hindi ko rin pinapakita sa kaniya na may motibo ako or anything. Like, wall kung wall,” she added.
Ray, however, was persistent and sincere.
“Hindi ko po talaga tinigilan. Actually, alam ko po na may wall lang siya kasi sa mga pinagdadaanan niya at the time,” he said. “Pero, na-love po talaga ako sa puso niya kasi sobrang genuine ang heart niya. And alam kong may pinagdadaanan na talaga siya.”
He also recalled his first impression of Zeinab: “For me, the first time I met her, sinabi ko, she handled herself with so much grace and class. And I wanted to get to know her better.”
Zeinab and Ray were married on June 1, 2025. Her son Lucas served as their ring bearer, and her daughter Bia was the flower girl. Ray proposed to Zeinab in July 2024, and she proposed back in September — a love story marked by mutual effort, healing, and promises to stand by each other no matter what.
