Mendiola also clarified that she and her "Paraiso" leading man were never officially a couple.
"Muntik na. Sayang naudlot. Ako din parang 'anong nangyari?'" Mendiola admitted on Wednesday during the press conference for her upcoming series "Maria Mercedes."
Mendiola became close to Guidicelli while doing the afternoon series "Paraiso," which ended its run last April.
"Palagi kaming lumalabas after ng 'Paraiso' at ang daming nagsasabi na 'hala baka pagkatapos ng 'Paraiso' tapos na ang paraiso.' So sa akin siguro on hold muna ang paraiso, Maria Mercedes muna tayo. Para sa akin, napag-desisyunan naming dalawa, mutual na trabaho lang muna," she said, referring to her upcoming series, a remake of the Mexican telenovela that starred Thalia in the title role.
Mendiola but was quick to say that she's not closing her doors to the actor-athlete.
"Kasi we are friends naman ni Matteo and we still talk. ...Happy din ako para sa kanya kasi ang dami niyang trabaho ngayon. Kung pagsasabayin naming lahat baka mabaliw na siya at mag-swim and bike siya away from me," she said, referring to Guidicelli's current sport, triathlon, which combines swimming, biking and running.
Mendiola also denied that Guidicelli broke up with her over the phone. She also clarified her decision to delete all her photos with the actor on her social media accounts and unfollow him on Twitter.
"'Yung sa isyu ng deleting of pictures and unfollowing sa Twitter ...gusto ko lang. Wala lang, dinilete lang, in-unfollow ko lang. Ngayon okay na kami, tingnan natin," she said.
"'Yung sa text at tawag, paano kami magbi-break up eh naudlot nga? Okay sana kung naging kami. 'Yung breakup, I think he is not the person who will do that. Marami lang tao siguro na nagki-create ng story," she added.
Mendiola also stressed that singer-actress Sarah Geronimo had nothing to do with their alleged "break-up."
"Nahihiya nga ako kay Sarah kasi palagi na lang siya ang nadadawit sa pangyayaring ito. May nagti-tweet sa akin nagagalit. Hindi po siya kasali. Siguro nagkataon nagkaroon sila ng show in the States and wala, ayaw ko siyang isama sa nangyayari kasi hindi naman po talaga," Mendiola said.
Asked if she regrets ending her special relationship with Guidicelli, Mendiola replied: "Baka naman matuloy pa. So bakit naman ako manghihinayang? At least ang pangarap ko ngayon (na maging Maria Mercedes) ay natuloy na talaga. Dito ko binabaling lahat, I think it's a sign from God 'hey you have to focus on your career, your work.' Kasi sunod-sunod lahat, TVCs, the show."
Mendiola also believes that right now, she does not need love life to feel complete.
"I think that could wait. I can put my love life on hold but 'yung career kapag nawala ay mahirap bumalik. 'Yung love, iyak mo lang 'yan," she advised.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
