Kapuso actress Carla Abellana showed that she has fully moved on from a painful chapter in her life after candidly joking about her short-lived first marriage during her guesting on ‘Fast Talk with Boy Abunda’ on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
When asked by host Boy Abunda what she is currently looking forward to, Abellana responded with humor and honesty.
“As a married woman, as a wife, sabi ko nga po, nagjo-joke ako, so far we’re married two weeks. So, kaunti na lang, ma-beat ko yung record ko dati,” she said, laughing.
She continued, referring to her previous marriage: “Kung dati, nagtagal ito seven weeks lang, ngayon five na weeks, mabi-beat ko na yung sarili kong record.”
Despite the joke, Abellana stressed that she is genuinely excited to experience married life in its entirety this time around.
“So, looking forward po na, at least ngayon, ma-experience ko po siya — whether it’s the honeymoon stage, whether it’s a challenge na dumaan. Whatever it is, that’s part of getting married,” she said. “Experiencing married life for the first time, mas doon po ako excited na how will it play out.”
Abellana was previously married to actor Tom Rodriguez. They tied the knot on October 23, 2021, but confirmed their separation in January 2022, barely three months later.
On December 27, 2025, Abellana married her non-showbiz partner Dr. Reginald Kristian Santos in an intimate ceremony in Alfonso, Cavite.
During the same interview, the actress shared for the first time that Santos was her first boyfriend and first love when they were still high school students.
“I was in first year and he was in fourth year high school but we went to the same school sa O.B. Montessori Greenhills,” she recalled. “So, first boyfriend, first love.”
Their relationship lasted for about two years before they broke up due to Santos’ decision to focus on his medical studies.
“Nag-break po kami because he actually had to really focus on his studies kasi he was serious about med school,” Abellana explained. “In all fairness, napaka-brave po niya. Kinailangan po niyang pumili between our relationship and med school.”
Abellana described her husband as a private, grounded, and loving individual.
“He’s a very private person, non-showbiz. Very serious. He’s a professional, he’s a doctor po,” she said, adding that Santos now serves as a chief medical officer while managing the hospital he works at.
Outside of work, however, she described him as “very quirky, masayahin, very helpful, very calm, very loving.”
