Isa-isang sinagot ni Gretchen Barretto ang mga pambabatikos na ibinato sa kanya ng ilang netizens sa kanyang Instagram Live session nitong Sabado, June 9, matapos humingi ng tawad mula sa letter sender na si Jo-Ann Mula.
Ikinagulat ng mga nakatutok sa kanyang Instagram Live session nang banggitin ni Gretchen na siya ay kabit ng longtime partner na si Tonyboy Cojuangco.
Nitong nakaraang February ipinagdiwang nina Gretchen at Tonyboy ang kanilang 24th anniversary. Ngunit matatandaan na si Tonyboy ay legally married pa rin sa kanyang unang asawa, ang dating equestrienne na si Denise Yabut-Cojuangco.
Saad ni Gretchen, handa siya sa lahat ng pambabatikos na ibabato sa kanya ng netizens.
Aniya, "Mga kaibigan, you can accuse me of many things, nasty things. Puwede niyo akong sabihing malandi, I will accept it. Sasabihin niyo akong baduy, bagong yaman, I will accept it.
"Marami po kasing nag-i-stop sa akin, sa kadaldalan ko, but I’m on a roll. I want to say this.
"Sasabihin nilang kabit, aaminin ko for the past 23 or almost 24 years, opo, kabit po ako ni Tonyboy Cojuangco. I never denied it."
Aminado si Gretchen na nasasaktan siya sa tuwing tinatawag siyang kabit ngunit natutunan rin niyang balewalain na lang ang bagay na ito sa tuwing ipupukol sa kanya.
"If you threw that at me five years ago, maglulupasay po ako. Halos magpakamatay po ako sa sakit sa aking dibdib 'pag tinatawag niyo akong kabit.
"But right now, after 23 lovely years with my Tonyboy, you can call me kabit and I will tell you, I am happily his kabit. I am happily his mistress."
Dagdag pa ni Gretchen , "I have a man who loves me unconditionally. Yes, it is true. Maybe I will never be married with him. Maybe he will never marry me. Maybe I will never have that dream to walk down the aisle and have that fabulous gown. But who cares?
"I have a very flawed life, a flawed relationship, but I’m happy. It’s not perfect. He understands me fully, he loves me fully, and in his eyes, I can do no wrong. So who am I to complain? Life isn’t perfect.
"Where we live right now, it’s not heaven, you know. And I’m not the only one who lives an imperfect life."
Sa may huling bahagi ng kanyang 30-minute Instagram Live session, natatawa na lang si Gretchen nang ibahagi niya ang usapan nila ni Tonyboy nang magsumbong siya rito.
Kuwento ni Gretchen, "Sabi ko, 'Dada, they said I’m a gold-digger, I’m your kabit.'
"Sabi niya, 'Baba, you did not dig gold. I handed it to you. Now, can I have it back?'"
Birong sagot naman daw niya, "I said, 'No way!' I said, 'Now, you have to dig it back!' Hindi, loko lang." —PEP
