Did Julia Barretto just throw shade at Kim Chiu following It’s Showtime joke about Gerald Anderson?
Kim mentioned Julia and Bea while scrolling Gerald’s IG photos.
Is Julia Barretto’s latest Instagram post a hit with Kim Chiu?

This is what Julia, 23,’s Instagram followers, who commented on the young actress’ post on Thursday night, October 29, are suggesting.

Fans linked Julia’s post to Kim after the 30-year-old Kapamilya actress jokingly mentioned Julia’s name while forcefully liking Gerald Anderson, 31’s Instagram photos.

Kim did this as a FUNishment during the “Mas Testing” segment of It’s Showtime on Wednesday, October 28.

Kim and Gerald were once a love team and had a “special relationship.”

Julia, meanwhile, has been linked to the actor for over a year.

Netizens have been trying to link Julia and Gerald to each other since the young actress was accused of being a third party in Gerald’s controversial breakup with Bea Alonzo in July 2019.

Julia and Gerald have denied this, but fans and netizens have not stopped them since then.

On Wednesday, while Kim was looking for likes on Gerald’s Instagram photos, she said: “‘After you open it, Julia Barretto is here.”

Other It’s Showtime hosts Vice Ganda and Vhong Navarro laughed at Kim’s statement.

Kim noticed it and realized too late that what she said was dangerous.

“Oh, is it forbidden? Sorry!” Kim laughed, making a peace sign. “Oh, it’s Bea Alonzo!”

Kim was trending on Twitter that day.JULIA says she’s MINDING HER “OWN BUSINESS”
The next day, Julia posted two photos of herself on Instagram while walking in the garden, wearing a pink dress.

Julia’s short caption had a revolving hearts emoji: “Out here minding my own business”

Many of Julia’s Instagram followers commented that the young actress’ caption was “SHADE,” or aimed at someone.

Several other Julia fans commented on Kim.

They used the words “queen of the dance floor,” “bawal lumabas,” and “showtime.”

“Queen of the Dance Floor” is Kim’s new moniker on the Kapamilya Sunday variety show ASAP Natin ‘To.

“Bawal Lumabas” is Kim’s hit single, which was inspired by her controversial and viral classroom analogy following the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) shutdown of ABS-CBN on May 5.

“Showtime” refers to the noontime show It’s Showtime, where Kim is the new host. One of Julia’s fans directly named Kim Chiu, whom the young actress is allegedly criticizing in her post.

Meanwhile, other netizens said that Julia’s caption was “right” for “name drop people” and “nosy people who love to drag your name and life just to make some noise.”

It is also noteworthy that Julia has Instagram followers who commented that the young actress should have just “admitted” to her relationship with Gerald.

A netizen said that Kim’s “opening” on It’s Showtime “will come out and will come out” no matter what “hiding” Julia and Gerald do.GERALD AND KIM
Kim and Gerald were fellow Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition housemates in 2006.

Inside the Big Brother house, their couple formed, which fans nicknamed “Kimerald.”

But four years later, they broke up in 2010, amid rumors that Gerald was dating Bea.

Until their separation, Kim and Gerald maintained that they did not have a romantic relationship, but that they were “special” to each other.

Nevertheless, many stories emerged about Kim’s indifference after her and Gerald’s breakup.

They were paired with other Kapamilya artists, until Kim’s love team won again—this time, with Xian Lim.

In 2017, Kim and Gerald teamed up again for the teleserye Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin.

At that time, Kim was already a longtime boyfriend of Xian, while Gerald was Bea’s girlfriend.

GERALD AND JULIA
For the first time, Julia and Gerald teamed up in the movie Between Maybes in May 2019.

At that time, Gerald had been Bea’s girlfriend for more than two years, while Julia’s love team partner was her boyfriend, Joshua Garcia.

A few weeks later, Julia and Joshua and Gerald and Bea broke up in quick succession.

And Julia was allegedly implicated as a third party in Gerald and Bea’s breakup.

At the time, Julia and Gerald strongly denied that anyone was involved between them. Gerald insisted that there were specific reasons for his and Bea’s breakup.

But even more than a year has passed, reports continue to emerge that forcefully link Gerald and Julia.

Like Gerald allegedly taking Julia to a private resort in Zambales that the actor was then building.

Just last month, former broadcaster Jay Sonza spread fake news that Julia was pregnant and that Gerald was the father.

Julia denied this, while filing complaints with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against Sonza.

Gerald reacted to Sonza’s intrigue with a dry Instagram Story of “Congratulations to me.”

At press time, Gerald and Julia are neither confirming nor denying the never-ending intrigue that they have a romantic relationship.