MANILA – Jake Ejercito, son of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, denied that he is courting “It’s Showtime” host Coleen Garcia.
In an interview with entertainment site Pep.ph after the oath-taking of his father last Sunday, Ejercito clarified reports saying he and Garcia are exclusively dating.
“Si Coleen, there’s nothing between us. She’s close to Jolo, who is my nephew, Kuya Jinggoy’s son. And I just met her through Jolo,” he said.
Ejercito, however, did not deny that he has gone out with Garcia but stressed that were with a group of friends.
“We went out a couple of times as a group. I mean, hindi totoo 'yung mga natsitsismis na nanliligaw ako or whatsoever. Wala 'yun,” he said.
According to Pep.ph, actress Andi Eigenmann posted this message in the microblogging site Twitter last week: “I am happy for @unoemilio and coleen. Hope things work out between the both of you.”
The post, however, was immediately deleted by the actress, Pep.ph said.
Eigenmann is Ejercito’s former girlfriend.
“I think it was misinterpreted lang because I went to ‘Showtime’ with a few friends, and then naano lang siguro, naniwala sa tsismis. But there there was nothing more to it. We just went there to enjoy the show,” Ejercito said.
In a separate interview with “The Buzz” last week, Garcia already denied that a romantic relationship is blossoming between her and Ejercito.
“Super super hindi totoo talaga. Wala pa nga kami sa level na close friends ni Jake. Medyo kakakilala ko lang sa kanya kasi close ko 'yung pamangkin niya, si Jolo Estrada,” she said.
“Sa pagkakaalam ko, hindi naman siya nanliligaw sa akin,” she added.
Garcia’s last relationship was with dancer Gab Valenciano, who left last March for the United States.
