MANILA – Beauty queen Venus Raj regrets entering into a relationship with former TV host Andrei Felix, saying that this once caused a rift in her family.
In an interview with ABS-CBN’s “Tapatan Ni Tunying” aired on Thursday, the Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up revealed for the first time that there was a time when her siblings made her choose between them and Felix.
Raj said she initially chose to be with Felix, which led to months of being away with her family.
“Marami kasing taong nasaktan eh. Maraming taong nadamay, especially ‘yung pamilya ko. Umabot kami sa point na nag-away-away kaming magkakatapid. Umabot sa point na pinapapili ako ng mga kapatid ko kung sila or siya. Mas pinili ko siya. Hindi kami nag-usap ng mga kapatid ko for a few months. Na-miss ko ang pamilya ko doon,” she said without citing the reason behind the rift.
Realizing that she wants to return to her family, Raj decided to break up with Felix, ending their one-year relationship.
“Nag-usap kami. Sinabi ko, ‘Siguro oras na para maghiwalay tayo. Sana may natutunan ka sa kung anong mayroon tayo dati, sa mga pinagdaanan natin.’ Sabi ko, ‘Sana may natutunan ka at gamitin mo ‘yun sa mga susunod mong relasyon nang hindi na maulit ‘yung nangyari sa atin,’” she said.
Raj admitted that she believes that Felix helped her become a better person “in some aspects.” The beauty queen stressed, however, that she should have listened to those who were against the idea of her being in a relationship with the TV host.
“Sana pala nung mga unang panahon na iniisip ko na papasukin ko ba ‘tong relasyon na ‘to o hindi, sana pala nakinig ako sa kanila. Sana pala hindi na umabot sa ganito,” she said.
Raj and Felix met as co-hosts of the ABS-CBN morning show “Umagang Kay Ganda” in 2011. The two were eventually replaced by other hosts in 2013, when the show underwent some format changes.
The beauty queen stressed that their exit from “Umagang Kay Ganda” had nothing to do with their split.
“Hindi po ‘yun dahil sa trabaho kung bakit nawala kami. Mas malalim ang pinanggagalingan nun, mas personal ang pinanggagalingan nun,” she explained.
ABS-CBN’s “Tapatan Ni Tunying” tried to contact Felix to get his side, but the TV host refused to make a statement about his failed relationship with Raj.
Showbiz has taken a back seat for Raj, who is currently busy taking up a master’s degree in Community Development at the University of the Philippines.
Asked when she plans on settling down, she said: “’Pag dumating na po ‘yung tamang lalaki para sa akin. Kahit bata pa o matanda ka na, basta alam mo na ‘yan ang tamang tao para sa’yo. Kasi lifetime mong makakasama ‘yan.”
Raj’s mother, Esther Bayonito, for her part said she only wants her daughter to find a man who would love her for the rest of her life.
“Kahit ‘di kagwapuhan, kahit hindi mayaman. Dahil ang lalaking magiging asawa mo, siya ang kahalili ko sa pagmamahal ko sa’yo,” Bayonito said, addressing Raj.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
