Michelle Dee and Sarah Lahbati | Image: @michelledee & @sarahlahbati IG
Michelle Dee shot down a follower who is linking her to Sarah Lahbati amid rumors of the latter’s split from her husband, actor Richard Gutierrez.
On her Telegram account, Dee was interacting with her fans when some of them shared with her a screenshot of a vlog uploaded by entertainment insider Ogie Diaz, who claimed that a source told him that Lahbati has a third party that caused the rift in her marriage, and it was not with another man.
Dee, who is openly bisexual and is being shipped to different female celebrities, appeared shocked when she learned of the report.
“Guys, ano to? Hahahaha. Homygah, ano na naman ‘yan?” she said.
MMD on Telegram
A fan then said to her, “Babaero ka kasi,” to which she quipped, “At least magaganda lahat char.”
MMD’s response on Telegram
This is not the first time that Dee was linked to fellow women. While she had said that she did not want to dwell much on her bisexuality, netizens have been continuously linking her to different female celebrities, including her celebrity friend-housemate Rhian Ramos, fellow beauty queen Samantha Panlilio, and just recently, Miss Universe Thailand 2023 Anntonia Porsild.
The Miss Universe 2023 Top 10 finalist said in September on Bea Alonzo’s vlog that she is used to being linked to other females, yet jokingly questioned why she is not being linked to guys as well.
“It’s no secret that I’m actually very sweet with my friends. I guess, growing up, especially in the industry, I’m so used to being linked with whoever I am close with at that moment. Rhian and I are a duo called the RhiMich, so even in our house it’s called RMHQ or RhiMich headquarters,” she said.
“But it’s not just the RhiMich; when I became close to Celeste Cortesi, they created a love team also. Then, of course, I did “Mga Lihim ni Urduja” with Kylie Padilla, and umingay yung ‘love team’ namin. So, I’m very used to being linked with other female celebrities. Pero yun nga, bakit puro female? Bakit walang guy?” Dee said.
Dee previously said that she is not dating anyone at the moment.
Meanwhile Lahbati and Gutierrez have not issued a statement addressing the status of their marriage, although their respective parents have indicated trouble in their relationship