Marjorie Barretto says Dennis Padilla agreed to not walk Claudia down the aisle

Marjorie Barretto and Dennis Padilla. Photos: Screengrab from YouTube, Ogie Diaz/Facebook, Gene Padilla

Marjorie Barretto slammed Dennis Padilla‘s remark that he was treated like a “visitor” at their daughter Claudia Barretto’s recent wedding, revealing that the father and daughter had agreed that the bride would walk down the aisle by herself.

Marjorie addressed Padilla’s claims in a two-part interview with Ogie Diaz on Friday, April 11, even as she revealed that Claudia, due to their estranged relationship, initially didn’t want to invite her father to her wedding with her longtime boyfriend Basti Lorenzo.

“Kino-convince ko siya [Claudia] na the right thing to do is to invite the father. God knows. Alam ng mga anak ko. Sometimes it causes friction. Kasi di sila friends, estranged sila,” Marjorie said, adding that she didn’t want to impose the decision on her daughter, so she asked her to just “pray.”

“Pinabayaan ko siya for days then one day, she told me, ‘Okay, we’ll, I’ll invite him, but I don’t want him to walk me down the aisle. I hope my daughter is not judged here,” she continued.

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Marjorie shared that during Padilla’s lunch with her children – Julia, Claudia and Leon – on March 18, their first reconnection after years of estrangement, Claudia informed her father that she would walk down the aisle alone, to which Padilla agreed.

“Claudia had two requests. Don’t divulge about the wedding details. Number two, ‘Papa, I’m gonna walk myself down the aisle ha’ because that was the main reason for the lunch meeting that they were able to talk about boundaries,” she explained.

“And he said, ‘Okay’ Because if he did not agree to those requests ng anak niya. Kung sinabi niya, ‘Hindi, gusto ko magpost. Hindi, dapat ako mag walk down the aisle’ Hindi na matutuloy ‘yung invitation. No offense to anyone. This is the mental health of my children,” added the celebrity mom.

Marjorie also clarified that initially she was not to walk her daughter down the aisle, but due to last-minute changes, she had to meet her halfway to the altar.

“Right before leaving for the church, Claudia was still walking down alone but apparently, meron pala ‘yung sinasabi, hindi ko alam kung baliktad, papasok na nakababa ‘yung veil tapos aangat ng mother as a tradition or naka-open isasarado ni mother. Paano natin gagawin to, hindi nga ako magwo-walk down the aisle. So they said, ‘Meet her halfway.’ She still walks by herself,” she said, emphasizing that she did not give Claudia to Basti at the altar.

The celebrity mom also highlighted that she was ready to approach Padilla if she bumped into him, but the latter had given her the “cold” treatment.

“I’m gonna come into this wedding in peace. Pero pumasok pa lang ako sa simbahan, ang angas na ng tingin sakin from afar. I would really use the word angas. Para siyang galit na pumasok ako,” she said.

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Marjorie, who shared wedding photos, debunked Padilla’s claims that no one talked to or approached him at the wedding, revealing that the latter chose to sit in the back row of the church.

“He was warmly greeted by my family. If Dennis felt out of place, nobody made you feel like that. He was supposed to sit in the front rows with the ninongs. The front row is the prime seat. Huwag natin sabihin ginagawa kang bisita. But Dennis from the beginning nagpavictim na. Doon umupo [sa gilid sa likod],” she explained.

The former actress also refuted claims that Padilla was comforted by the wedding organizers given the situation, as well as the assertion that Padilla’s mother cried for being “treated badly” at the wedding.

Marjorie also acknowledged Padilla’s “negative” intention to document everything during the wedding.

“Talagang ready for social media. Up to the end, ang kwento sakin ng pamilya ko. Si Dennis lumalabas ng simbahan, distraught, vinivideohan siya ni Dexter kasi plano mo ‘yan ipost talaga,” she said.

Padilla recently made headlines after he lamented that he received “guest” treatment at the wedding and wasn’t treated as the father of the bride, emphasizing that he wasn’t given the opportunity to walk his daughter down the aisle.