Dina Bonnevie commends Pauleen Luna for building strong relationship with her kids
Dina Bonnevie praises Pauleen Luna for building a strong connection with her children Danica and Oyo Sotto.
In an interview with Ogie Diaz, which was shown on YouTube vlog, the veteran actress related how she assured her kids that Pauleen truly loves their father, Vic Sotto.
The former The World Between Us actress shared that she could relate to Pauleen's difficult situation about dealing with your partner's children from a previous relationship. Dina experienced this, too, when she married her husband politician Deogracias Victor Savellano in 2012.
According to Dina, admitted that her interaction with her husband's kids wasn't smooth sailing at first.
She told Ogie, “I treat them like my own children, siyempre, in the beginning aaminin ko it wasn't easy.”
“So nung una, parang 'yun ang perception nila sa akin,'Naku, baka salbahe ito, aapihin kami,' ganun-ganun. Siguro, iniisip nila isa kong artistang cheapangga lang na gustong makiapid sa kanila and all.
“And then later on, they realized that wasn't the case. 'Yun pala, 'yung issue is gusto lang nilang ma-re-assure na mahal mo talagang daddy ko at hindi mo kami lolokohin.”
Dina then revealed that Danica also had a similar concern with Pauleen, who is now married to her father. But the former has proven that she can be trusted and is a genuinely good person.
Vic tied the knot with Pauleen in a beautiful wedding in January 2016 at the St. James The Great Parish Church in Alabang.
“Ganu'n din naman sila Danica nung ikinasal sila ni Pauleen [Luna], takot na takot sila na baka lolokohin lang nito si daddy ganiyan-ganiyan. Pero nakita naman nila na mabait naman si Pauleen. In the beginning, of course, you have doubts, hanggang sa mawala," Dina said.
Dina also appreciates the effort of Pauleen to invite her children to bond with their father.
She stated, “But she is very nice, kasi she makes it a point na talagang [lumabas sila]. At tsaka siya ang tumatawag, 'Nics, come here para makita ka ng Papa mo or Oyo punta kayo',
“Lagi siya gumagawa ng event para magkasasama-sama sila. Kaya nung nag-meet kami, actually I met na her before sa Eat Bulaga noon pa 'yun.
“It was fun. I have nothing against her, wala naman ako karapatan at that time. Ang tagal namin annulled and I was married na. Live and let live.”
Dina also mentioned her great relationship with Vic's ex, fellow actress Coney Reyes.
“Si Coney [Reyes] okay naman kami. I mean we're friends, I talk to her, pero siyempre hindi na ganun ka-close ng dati, kasi iba naman 'yung work niya. Hindi na kami nagkakasama.”
Watch the full interview here:
Dina married Vic Sotto in 1982, but four years later they broke up. Their wedding was finally annulled in 1992.
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