MANILA - "Juan dela Cruz" star Coco Martin finally reacted to the issue that he and singer Angeline Quinto almost had a romantic relationship.
Quinto herself admitted in a recent interview that she once had a "special relationship" with Martin, her leading man in the romantic-comedy film "Born to Love You," adding that it did not prosper.
The singer has been very vocal about her feelings for the actor.
While Martin respects Quinto's statements, he made it clear that he never misled the singer, saying that he was only guiding her on her first acting project.
"Hindi ko kasi alam kasi never kami nagkakausap, pero kung ano man sigurong purpose nun, sa part ko nirerespeto ko na lang sa kanya. Kasi ako bilang lalaki, hindi ka dapat pumatol lalo na kung babae ang nagsasalita. I-respeto mo na lang kung ano man yung dahilan kung bakit sinabi niya yun or kung ano man purpose kung bakit may ganon," he said in an interview with Push.com.ph.
"Wala naman ako pinaasa. Kasi alam ko nagtulungan kami sa trabaho, para sa acting na rin niya tinulungan ko siya. Magkaibigan kami. Walang ganon. Actually, first taping niya sa 'Kahit Konting Pagtingin' dinalaw ko pa siya sa set eh... Mabait siya. Hindi mahirap na mahulog din yung loob mo sa kanya. Pero 'yung paasa, wala namang ganon," he added.
Reacting to Quinto's statement that he got jealous of actor Sam Milby, one of the singer's leading men in the defunct series "Kahit Konting Pagtingin," Martin said: "Wala din namang ganon."
The "Juan dela Cruz" star maintained that he loves Quinto as a friend.
"Basta alam ko magkaibigan kami at nagkatrabaho kami at mabuti siyang tao. Wala ako masasabi sa kanya. Basta natatandaan ko lang, maganda experience ko sa kanya bilang katrabaho at mahal ko siya bilang kaibigan," he said.
