Max Collins and Pancho Magno | Image: Instagram/@maxcollinsofficial
Ex-couple Max Collins and Pancho Magno are heading for divorce following their separation during the pandemic.
In a recent interview on “24 Oras,” Collins shared that she and her estranged husband are already talking about finalizing their divorce.
“I’m an American citizen, so I’ll divorce [him],” she said. “It’s not active as of now. But soon, we already talked about it, that’s something we’re working on.”
Despite their will to terminate the marital union, the Kapuso actress said she and Magno are on good terms as they continue to co-parent their three-year-old son, Skye Anakin.
“We’re good. We’re great. It really works for us, it’s very healthy. We’re both happy. And our son is happy. So really it worked out for the best,” she shared.
Despite being open to dating again, Collins admitted that her views on marriage have changed as she no longer believes in the sacred union and no longer sees herself going down the same path again.
“Ako, I don’t believe in marriage. No, I’m sorry, I don’t. I mean, I don’t personally. I believe in marriage for everyone else. I think for me, I feel like hindi ‘yun ‘yung basehan of what love means to be married, no. You can still love each other and be together without being married,” said the actress.
“It’s really a commitment, so even if you are marrying each other, that doesn’t mean you’ll be together forever,” she added.
Despite being hounded by separation rumors in 2021, it was only in May 2023 that Collins confirmed that she and Magno had decided to part ways.
“We split up a long time ago, like during the pandemic,” she said during an appearance on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” at the time. “There was a pandemic, nanganak ako (I gave birth), my marriage was falling apart.”
Prior to their breakup, the ex-couple had been together for eight years, and they tied the knot in 2017.