MANILA, Philippines — Sarah Lahbati has delicately expressed her support for fellow actress and friend Kathryn Bernardo who recently split up with long-time boyfriend Daniel Padilla.
This as rumors continue to circulate that Sarah and husband Richard Gutierrez too have gone their separate ways after nearly four years of marriage and two sons together.
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A few hours after both Kathryn and Daniel confirmed on social media the end of their years-long relationship, Sarah posted on her Instagram story a photo of herself with Kathryn.
"ily (I love you)," Sarah simply captioned the story with a white heart emoji. Also in the photo was another actress and good friend of Sarah's, Sofia Andres.
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Sofia — who also posted a photo on her Instagram stories with Kathryn — and her partner Daniel Miranda, are close friends of Kathryn and Daniel Padilla, the latter alleged to have cheated which led his breakup with Kathryn after more than a decade together.
"What Deej and I had was real. It was never for show. We were together not because of the cameras, not because of the fans, not because of the money that comes with a successful love team," said Kathryn last November 30. "We were genuinely in love. We grew up together, dreamed together, and saw many of those dreams become a reality-still together."
Daniel reiterated Kathryn's words that they had a genuine relationship stemming from love, "Sa mundo, buhay at sa limitadong oras na tayo ay nandito, isang malaking biyaya ang pagmamaha. Ang mahalin ka. At mahalin mo. Ang mga alaala natin ay laging kong baon sa aking puso at magiging liwanag sa mga madidilim kong araw."
As for Sarah, separation rumors with Richard began when eagle-eyed fans noticed that the couple haven't been posting about each other on social media as before, though Sarah has always been spotted in fashion events with Richard's twin brother, Raymond.
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