Ai-Ai delas Alas to speak up on rumored separation from husband

Ai-Ai delas Alas and her husband Gerald Sibayan. Image: Instagram/@msaiaidelasalas

Ai-Ai delas Alas will address the separation rumors hounding her marriage with Gerald Sibayan through an interview with her close friend, TV host Boy Abunda.

Abunda disclosed this during an episode of his show “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” on Friday, Nov. 8. Abunda began to talk about the issue by recalling his recent interview with Delas Alas for his TV special “My Mother, My Story.”

“There was one question I asked Eileen [during the interview],” Abunda said, referring to the comedian’s real name. “[Tinanong] ko kung ano ang kanyang kinatatakutan. Ang una niyang sinabi ay natatakot siyang mag-isa.”

(I asked what scares her the most. She initially answered that she is scared of being alone.)

“Pero pag dumating man ang oras na ‘yon, sabi niya, ‘Palagay ko, kaya ko na,'” he quoted Delas Alas as saying. (But if that time comes, she said, “I think I can handle it now.”)

Abunda even shared that during his recent vacation in the United States, a common friend of his and Delas Alas also asked him about the status of the couple’s marriage. 

“Ang sagot ko po ay hindi ko alam, at iyon ang totoo nung ako ay nasa US,” he added. “Pero sabi ko tatanungin natin dahil hindi lamang artista ang turing ko kay Eileen. Siya po ay pamilya. She is family to me.”

(My answer was “I don’t know” because I really did not know when I was still in the US. But I said I was going to ask Eileen because I treat her not just as a celebrity but a family. She is family to me.)

Abunda then announced that Delas Alas is set to guest on “Fast Talk with Boy ABunda” on Monday, Nov. 11, to celebrate her birthday and to respond to speculations on her marriage.

Delas Alas and Sibayan, who have an almost 30-year age gap, got married in 2017. They renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas in December 2022.