When will Richard, Sarah Lahbati tie the knot?

MANILA -- Their son, Zion, is already two years old. So when will celebrity couple Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Lahbati finally get married?

In an interview with TV host Korina Sanchez on magazine show "Rated K" which aired on Sunday, the two were asked if they have plans of getting hitched soon.

The two held hands and announced: “We have plans for soon.”

“We’re very happy where we are,” they added.

The young couple also recalled the challenges they faced when Lahbati left showbiz and returned to Switzerland. According to Lahbati, she left the country to "take a break" and focus on her pregnancy.

They also admitted that they were not planning to have a baby at the time. Nonetheless, they consider Zion their greatest blessing.

After a time, Gutierrez also decided to take a break from showbiz and fly to Switzerland to accompany Lahbati. “Alam kong mag-isa siya sa Switzerland,” Gutierrez explained.

“Wala akong ginagawa kundi bilangin ang araw ng pagdating niya at antayin ang paglabas ni Zion,” Lahbati recalled.

For Gutierrez, staying in Switzerland gave them a chance to live an ordinary life.

“I would ride the train alone, buy her (Lahbati) food, and come back to her,” the actor said.

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Richard admits having baby with Sarah Lahbati

MANILA – Richard Gutierrez finally broke his silence and confirmed months-long speculation that he indeed has a child with actress Sarah Lahbati.

In the pilot episode of the reality family series “It Takes Gutz to be a Gutierrez” which aired on E! Channel on Sunday, Gutierrez admitted he is now a father. Their son is named Zion.

Gutierrez said he and Lahbati found out about the actress’ pregnancy while they were in Paris after they shot scenes for their TV drama.

Saying he was initially scared on how they would break the news to their parents, Gutierrez said both of them decided to just keep everything within the family and just “share baby Zion to everyone in our own terms.”



Minutes after the big reveal aired, Lahbati took to the image-sharing site Instagram to express her joy now that they’ve already introduced baby Zion to the public.

“Extremely happy to announce the new member of our family, baby Zion,” she said.

She also addressed netizens who criticize her and Gutierrez for keeping mum about Zion for months.

“Once and for all, I do not care about the hate tweets and all the ‘poor baby bakit ganito, ganyan’ I just want to make it clear to you that from DAY ONE, we took care of him, loved him, protected him and gave him everything, until now,” she said.

“WE NEVER DENIED HIM. We just wanted to keep our privacy. Oh well, I love my family and I'm extremely happy and blessed that we were able to finally share our life with everyone. Spread the love,” she added.

Rumors about Lahbati's pregnancy circulated when the actress announced last year that she would be taking a break from showbiz, citing an unhealthy working relationship with her home network.

Gutierrez and Lahbati just celebrated this month their second anniversary together.

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Sarah Lahbati convinces Richard Gutierrez to join social media

Nag-e-enjoy si Richard Gutierrez sa pagiging active niya ngayon sa social networking media lalo na sa pagpo-post ng Instagram photos.

Ang naghimok pala kay Richard na maging active rito ay ang leading lady niya sa Makapiling Kang Muli na si Sarah Lahbati.

Ito ang natuklasan ng Showbiz Central sa naging panayam sa dalawa noong Linggo, July 1.

Ayon kay Sarah, “Di ba walang ‘social network’ si Chard [palayaw ni Richard]?

“Inaasar namin siya, ‘tapos ayun, tinuruan ko siyang mag-Instagram. And then naaliw siya.

“Kasi sabi niya nung una, ‘Ayoko kasi baka ganito, ganyan…’ ‘Tapos ngayon ang daming pictures.

“And tinuruan ko siyang mag-edit ng pictures. And then napag-tripan lang naming mag-picture-picture kami nila Chard.”

Sabi naman ni Richard, “Kasi nga sa taping siyempre, we work all day and late hours, so minsan bored, minsan walang magawa.

“So, nagpaturo akong mag-Instagram kay Sarah at ngayon I’m part of the social networking Instagram. So, it’s cool. I mean it’s fun.”

CLOSENESS WITH SARAH. Marami ang naiintriga sa mga Instagram photos ni Richard dahil ang madalas daw niyang kasama sa photos ay si Sarah.

Ang tanong tuloy ng marami ay kung nililigawan na ba ni Richard ang leading lady niya?

Ayon daw kasi sa ilang sources, posible raw na nagkakamabutihan na ang dalawa. Diumano, hinahatid-sundo pa ni Richard si Sarah.

Nang tanungin si Sarah kung may nangyayari na bang ligawan sa kanila ng kaparehang aktor, “Wala. Work muna ngayon!” natatawa at nahihiyang sabi ni Sarah.

Pero totoo bang hatid-sundo na siya ni Richard?

Sagot ni Sarah, “May times kasi sa taping once in Calatagan [Batangas], medyo dinumog yung tent nila Ate Jen [Jennylyn Mercado].

“I had to wait… saglit lang naman and then sabi nila, sabay na kami kina Chard kasi malaki yung van.”

Reaksiyon naman ni Richard dito, “Dapat huwag munang bigyan ng kulay. Siyempre kami ni Sarah, we’re just having fun. And ngayon, nagtatrabaho kami together and talagang nagiging close kami, so dun muna. 'Yon muna.”

Puno naman ng papuri si Richard sa kanyang leading lady.

“Si Sarah, she’s very talented. She’s very passionate about her craft and mararamdaman mo talaga na gusto niyang mag-improve. She’s very fun to be with and beautiful,” aniya.

MEET THE PARENTS. Parehong single ang dalawa kaya wala namang masama kung magkagustuhan sila. Sa katunayan, nakilala na raw ni Richard ang mga magulang ni Sarah.

Kuwento ni Sarah, “Si Mommy naman alam niyang close [kami ni Richard]… we’re friends. Sabi ni Daddy, ano raw… mabait daw si Chard."

“At saka naka-relate agad si Dad kasi ano yon, mahilig sa sports, adventure, sa diving, so ayon no’ng nagkita sila ang dami na nilang pinag-usapan.”

GETTING TO KNOW RICHARD MORE. Dahil sa closeness ng dalawa sa set ng Makapiling Kang Muli, totoo bang nahuhulog na raw ang loob ni Sarah sa leading man niya?

“Masasabi ko na mas kilala ko siya talaga [ngayon] kasi compared to before na wala akong idea kung sino ba talaga siya. Ang alam ko lang is that mabait, palabati, pero ngayon mas nakilala ko siya.

“He is such a gentleman. ‘Yon ang isang bagay na talagang kinakahangaan ko sa kanya —yung pagiging gentleman niya at saka pagiging caring sa co-actors niya.

“Alam niyo po ‘yon talagang focus [siya] sa ginagawa namin, but at the same time nag-e-enjoy kami sa ginagawa namin.”

RAYMOND & SWEET’S REACTIONS. Samantala, bilang kakambal ni Richard, natanong tuloy ang Showbiz Central host na si Raymond Gutierrez ng co-host niyang si John “Sweet” Lapus kung ano ang alam niya kina Richard at Sarah.

“Alam mo, wala talaga akong alam because Chard doesn’t share pag may mga bago siyang ganyan. Hindi niya sine-share,” sabi ni Raymond.

Pero nagpapasalamat daw siya kay Sarah sa paghimok kay Richard na maging active sa Instagram.

“Nagpapasalamat din ako kay Sarah. Because of her… she’s one of the people talaga nag-push kay Chard na mag-start with social media. So, nasa Instagram na siya, I think because of Sarah.”

Maging si Sweet na kasama sa cast ng Makapiling Kang Muli ay wala ring masabi sa closeness nina Richard at Sarah. Basta okay naman daw ang dalawa sa set. — PEP.ph

source: gmanetwork.com