Julia Barretto and Gerald Anderson. Image: Instagram/@andersongeraldjr
After Gerald Anderson went viral for doing a good deed during typhoon Carina, Julia Barretto shared that she felt hugely proud of her boyfriend’s charitable work, but admitted she was worried about him while he was out.
“It’s a proud moment, of course, but I was really worried. But by nature, that’s who he is. I just hope he will be safe doing that for others. It’s a proud moment, but ang hirap grabe ‘yung worries ko (it was hard, I was quite worried),” she told MJ Marfori.
Barretto said that Anderson’s initiative to swim in flood waters and help a stranded family evacuate shows how good a person he is, saying, “Whatever you see, that’s the heart he has.”
Last month, Anderson helped rescue a family with a child stranded in Barangay Sto. Domingo, Quezon City, due to the floods brought by Typhoon Carina. It wasn’t the first time the Kapamilya actor joined rescue efforts.
It can be recalled that in September 2009, Anderson also participated in rescuing victims of Typhoon Ondoy. His neighbor, Dr. Divine Rosales-Murao, took to social media to share photos of the actor swimming through the flooded streets of their village, Vista Real Classica, in Quezon City, to check on his neighbors.
“Gerald tried to check on us since he knows and he saw I have three small kids with me, plus the house staff. The whole ground floor of our house was affected by the water. We told him we are still okay, and the second time he went back to us there, he was with Cesar Montano and Bayani Agbayani, plus others. We were telling Gerald if they can check on Queensland Street because my brother is there and we cannot go through that street anymore,” Dr. Divine told Cosmo.ph at the time.
Meanwhile, Anderson and Barretto have been dating for over three years now. In his recent interviews, the actor said he already sees Barretto as the woman he will marry.