Claudine Barretto and her son Santino. Image: Instagram/@claubarretto
For the first time in a long while, Claudine Barretto posted on social media a photo of Santino, her son with estranged husband Raymart Santiago.
Barretto was one proud mom when she showed a rare photo of her son on Instagram on Sunday, April 16, even though he specifically told her not to post them since he was not fond of taking pictures of himself. The seasoned actress was seen leaning on her bespectacled son from behind, while the latter appeared to have a serious expression on his face.
“Wow [starry-eyed emoji] Finally, he agreed to have his picture taken with me. I promised not to post this though,” she said in the caption.
The rare mother-and-son moment caught the attention of netizens, with many pointing out Santino’s strong resemblance to the “Milan” star in the comments.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@claubarretto
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@claubarretto
On the other hand, others called out the seasoned actress for supposedly not respecting his personal boundaries. Barretto then appeared to clarify the matter to some netizens, saying that her son eventually agreed to have their photos posted online.
“Ok lang po sa kanya. Alam [niya] na. Natawa lang po. Hirap po talaga pag binata,” she said in response to one @schoolnursemaria_ncsn. (It’s okay with him. He knows already. It’s a little hard if your son is a teenage boy.)
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@claubarretto
The actress also shared that Santino found the public post to be amusing. “Ok na po sa kanya. Sinabi ko na sa kanya natawa lang [siya],” she replied to another @parananangbutot.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@claubarretto
Barretto recently made headlines after she shared a video of herself visiting the grave of her ex-boyfriend, late actor Rico Yan, earlier this month. EDV