IN PHOTOS: Barbie Forteza's on-screen love teams
Before there was #JakBie, Kapuso actress Barbie Forteza was paired with some of the most highly coveted young actors of her time. Let's take a trip down to memory lane and see to whom she was teamed up with before.
Joshua Dionisio
Barbie was first paired with actor Joshua Dionisio in the Philippine adaptation of the K-drama series, 'Stairway to Heaven' back in 2009.
More projects
Barbie was then again paired with Joshua in several more series like 'First Time,' 'Tween Hearts,' 'Pilyang Kerubin,' 'Nita Negrita,' and 'Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin.'
Now
Joshua is currently keeping a low profile on his showbiz career but he is definitely making time for his passions and trying out new things like scuba diving.
Derrick Monasterio
Barbie was then paired with Kapuso actor Derrick Monasterio for the 2012 fantaserye 'Paroa: Ang Kuwento ni Mariposa.'
Other projects together
#DerBie reprised their on-screen love team for the 2013 remake of 'Anna KareNina', 'Genesis,' 'The Half Sisters,' and the 2018 rom-com 'Inday Will Always Love You.'
Theater Actor
When he's not acting on-screen, Derrick can be seen singing on theater stage for the seventh season of the hit Pinoy play 'Rak of Aegis.'
Andre Paras
In 2016, Barbie was paired with Kapuso actor and host Andre Paras for 'That's My Amboy,' The two have previously worked together in 'The Half Sisters.'
Sunday PinaSaya
Although they are not currently paired together, Barbie and Andre are co-hosts for the weekly comedy show 'Sunday PinaSaya.' Andre has previously mentioned that if he is to be paired with someone again, he would choose Barbie Forteza.
Ken Chan
A year after 'That's My Amboy,' Barbie was paired with not one, not two, not three, but four guys in the romantic comedy series 'Meant To Be.' One of the four guys happens to be actor Ken Chan who played the Chinese-Kapampangan Yuan Lee.
My Special Tatay
Ken Chan has his own love team now with actress-singer Rita Daniela. They were first paired in the 2019 teleserye 'My Special Tatay.'
Addy Raj
Another on-screen love team of Barbie Forteza in 'Meant To Be' is Indian actor Addy Raj who played Jai Patel in the series.
Content Creator
The Indian actor keeps busy by doing some modeling on the side and regularly uploading on his YouTube channel. His content consists of mostly song covers, vlogs, and learning Tagalog.
Ivan Dorschner
Similarly, American-Filipino actor Ivan Dorschner was cast to play one of Barbie's suitors in 'Meant To Be.'
The One That Got Away
In 2018, Ivan was then paired with Kapuso actress Max Collins for the romantic comedy series 'The One That Got Away.'