Ruffa Gutierrez thanks rumored BF Herbert Bautista for being ‘consistent’
Ruffa Gutierrez and Herbert Bautista. Image: Instagram/@iloveruffag
Ruffa Gutierrez expressed her gratitude and love for her rumored boyfriend, actor-politician Herbert Bautista, whom she admired for being “present and consistent through good and bad times.”
Ruffa showed moments from the star-studded celebration of her dad Eddie Gutierrez’s 82nd birthdayEddie Gutierrez’s 82nd birthday through her Instagram Stories on Friday, Feb. 9. Among the celebrities who were in attendance and whom Ruffa thanked was Bautista.
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“Always present and consistent through good and bad times. Thank you for loving my dad, Herbert Bautista. Mahal ka namin (We love you),” she wrote, showing a video of Bautista singing Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are.”
It can be noted that Bautista has also been spotted with the Gutierrez family during gatherings.
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Meanwhile, aside from their family, other celebrities present at Eddie’s birthday party were Sen. Robin Padilla, Sunshine Cruz and Karla Estrada.
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Image: Instagram/@iloveruffag
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Dating speculations involving Ruffa and Bautista arose in 2022 after they were seen together in several instances. It was also in the same year that the actress admitted having a “platonic” relationship with a special someone.
“I think ang masasabi ko now parang platonic siya, para siyang mentor ko. Parang mentor lang ‘yung peg, ako ‘yung estudyante-slash-experiment,” she said of her relationship at the time.
(I think for now, it’s platonic, he’s like my mentor. The peg is like he is a mentor to me, and I’m the student-slash-experiment.)
Meanwhile, Ruffa earlier belied rumors that she’s pregnant with Bautista as the father. This was not the first time such rumors surfaced as she also dismissed similar speculations back in 2022.
