Yasser Marta admits having feelings for Claudine Barretto: 'Na-develop din po ako'

Yasser Marta admitted that he developed feelings for Claudine Barretto, his co-star in GMA Prime series "Lovers/Liars."

On "Sarap Di Ba?" hosted by Carmina Villarroel and her kids Mavy and Cassy Legaspi, the Sparkle actor was chosen to be part of the segment "Trip to the Hot Seat," where his fellow guest Liezel Lopez was tasked to give him questions.

Liezel did not pull any punches, asking Yasser about her closeness with Claudine.

"Mula nung magkasama kayo sa isang soap, madalas kayong nakikitang magkasama ni Miss Claudine Barreto off-cam. On a scale of 1 to 10, paano mo i-re-rate ang level ng closeness/intimacy ninyo ni Miss Claudine Barretto?" she asked Yasser.

Yasser answered, "Well, sa closeness namin ni Miss Clau, 10 talaga. As in sobrang naging close kami, ginagawa namin yung 'Lovers/Liars.' Talagang oo."

Yasser added that he also became friends with Claudine's children.

Liezel has this follow-up question: "Nagkaroon ka ba ng feelings para sa kanya?"

"I'm going to be honest," Yasser said. "Totoo. Ako naman, 'yung naramdaman ko at that moment, naging totoo ako, gusto ko rin naman talaga si Claudine."

The hosts then teased Yasser that he and Claudine are on a first-name basis.

"Kahit hindi siya si Claudine, kahit naman sinong lalaki, magugustuhan pa rin po siya eh," the actor said. "Bukod sa mabait, napakalambing, napakabuti ng puso niya."

Carmina asked Yasser again, "So nagkaroon ka ng feelings sa kanya off-cam?"

Yasser said, "Single naman po ako. I guess, siya rin. Ako, siguro na-develop din po ako."

Claudine and Yasser starred together in her comeback TV series "Lovers/Liars."

Their story followed a successful corporate woman named Via, who unexpectedly falls in love with a younger man named Caloy. Their characters were also embroiled in a love triangle with Nika, played by Shaira Diaz.

When the series wrapped in January, Claudine said, "Thank you so much sa lahat ng sumuporta sa Lovers Liars. Kahit eight weeks lang at mini series nakabuo ako ng bagong pamilya."

Yasser was previously in a relationship with Kate Valdez, while Claudine was previously married to Raymart Santiago.

Early this month, Yasser gave Claudine sneakers from high-end brand Golden Goose.