Maris Racal got emotional as she revealed in a presscon that she and Rico Blanco are already separated.
“Kasi ang tanong about him I’m tired of smiling and nodding. I’m so scared because if I announce it, then it’s real,” she initially said.
Then she declared: “Rico and I are over.”
When someone asked how long they were separated, Maris said: “It’s been three weeks..loneliest and funniest weeks I’ve ever experienced in my life.”
This was followed by her full statement about the breakup.
“Rico and I our universe was so beautiful it was so full of love, music, everything.
”In our five-year relationship, we were always on the same page. I don’t know what happened to me. Maybe I turned to the next page and saw a new perspective in life. I had visions of who I want to become how I want to evolve. I’m so curious about the world.
“And the truth is, I am going through changes. And we know that yung change is either good or bad. But what I hate about change is it’s inevitable. Hindi mo siya matatakasan. Wala ka nang puwedeng ibang gawin but to confront it and face it (You can’t escape it. You can’t do anything but confront and face it).
“So yeah, I told Rico about it. I told him my problems and my issues and he took it like a man. He took it like a man.
“It was a very difficult talk, cause I love him so much and he loves me. But I have so many questions about my life and how will I go on in life with him and I have so many questions about me and my sense of self.
“It was very difficult but a very polite separation. Up to the very end of the relationship it was still full of love and understanding and Rico is one of a kind. If only I could skip through my 20s you know, but I can’t.
“I have to face it, I have to sit with my feelings and acknowledge my changes.”
Maris and Rico started their first collaboration in 2019 via a single titled “Abot Langit.” They kept their romance a secret as Maris is afraid that it could affect her career. It was only in 2021 that they made public about their romance. (NIGEL CHAVEZ DE ESTRADA)
