BBC asks Alden, Maine: Are you both in love?

MANILA, Philippines - BBC News has finally aired its special on AlDub, the onscreen love team of "Eat Bulaga" mainstays Alden Richards and Maine "Yaya Dub" Mendoza, on Tuesday.

The feature was done by BBC World News anchor Rico Hizon, a Filipino journalist who is formerly with GMA-7.

The report focused on the financial aspect of AlDub and how the love team has helped the 36-year-old noontime variety show penetrate social media and a younger audience.

With AlDub, "Eat Bulaga" was able to captivate the audience using "Twitter, Facebook anf Instagram and draw them back to television," the report said.

But the report also tackled Alden and Maine's relationship with each other. Alden and Maine play lovers who were initially unable to meet personally and only interacted via split screen and Dubsmash on "Eat Bulaga," and fans have been hoping that the two young stars have taken their onscreen relationship somewhere deeper.

"Well, that's for the people to find out very soon," Alden quipped.

Hizon further asked if it is "just an act for your sponsors and endorsers?"

"Whatever we have now, we're just making the most out of it and we're just having fun," Alden said.

"No pressure," Alden and Maine added.

Maine further said they're open to having a relationship.

"We're not closing out doors to what's going to happen next between the two of us," she said.

This isn't the first time AlDub has been featured on international media. BBC News via its website had previously described AlDub as a "social media phenomenon." - Chuck Smith