Sa kabila ng pagkakakilala kay Maria Ozawa bilang dating nagtatrabaho sa adult film business, hindi ito naging hadlang kay Chef Jose Sarasola para kilalanin at mahalin ang kaniyang pagkatao.
"It's good. It's been an amazing four years," sabi ni Chef Jose sa "Tunay Na Buhay" tungkol sa relasyon niya sa international star.
Nagkakilala sina Chef Jose at Maria nang bumisita ang Japanese actress sa kaniyang restaurant.
"Of course I knew who she was, but I don't wanna like, act starstruck. I tried to be cool, relaxed. I didn't join their table too much," sabi ni Jose.
"I was like, 'Wow, who is this macho guy?'" komento naman ni Maria nang una niyang makita si Chef Jose. "Very cute impression."
Nanibago raw si Maria kay Chef Jose nang ligawan na siya nito.
"Actually this is funny because I was the one who was telling Jose 'In Japan we don't have courting. When we date three times we are like a couple.' I was telling him 'So what are we? Are we dating? Are we friends? What is this courting stuff that you're doing?'" sabi ni Maria.
"So he explained it to me and then... I think after a few months, or less than a year, we decided to become a couple," pagpapatuloy ni Maria.
Kahit na naging background ni Maria ang adult film business, hindi ito pinagtuunan ng pansin ni Chef Jose.
"I didn't really think that way. I think it worked na I didn't give her that impression. I didn't treat her as Maria Ozawa the international star. I treated her as Maria Ozawa the person, who she really is inside," paliwanag ni Chef Jose.
Gayunman, hindi tinanggap ng ilan ang relasyon nina Maria at Chef Jose at dito nakatanggap ng pamba-bash si Chef Jose.
"I'm kind of used to it because of the industry where I was before. At first I heard that, I really felt sorry for Jose. I guess we kind of like, just slip it aside. If we're happy, then who cares about the other people," sabi ni Maria.
Ipagdiriwang nina Maria at Chef Jose ang anibersaryo nila sa mismong Araw ng mga Puso. Panoorin ang buong panayam sa kanilang dalawa sa video na ito ng "Tunay Na Buhay."--FRJ, GMA News
