Sharon Cuneta reveals past love life, broken engagement to billionaire’s son
Sharon Cuneta lists the men she had loved before.
Sharon Cuneta dishes out the timeline of her past relationships with Albert Martinez, Gabby Concepcion, Rowell Santiago, Robin Padilla, and two non-showbiz fellows. She wrote, “Plus no one knows how long Richard and I actually lasted. Or Robin and I. Both much longer than anyone thinks. Huwag na natin pag-usapan ang mga when, basta on and off.”
Has the love month of February put Sharon Cuneta in the mood to tell all about her past romances?
She did just that in a surprise online dialogue with netizens last Saturday, February 10, using her private Facebook account April Mondragon.
April Mondragon was her character from the 1981 blockbuster Dear Heart, her debut film and first movie team-up with Gabby Concepcion.
Confirming her identity to netizens, she wrote, “This is Sharon. Cuneta, yes. Sorry I made sali lang kasi naaliw ako! Hahaha!”
The Megastar chatted away, freely naming her exes way before her husband came along—Senator Francisco “Kiko” Pangilinan.
Five of the men, being from showbiz, were known. They were all former heartthrobs: Albert Martinez, Gabby Concepcion, Robin Padilla, Richard Gomez, and Rowell Santiago.
The others are known to some, not known to most. One is the son of a business tycoon, the other is a non-showbiz guy.
In the Facebook thread that has gone viral, Sharon listed the men she had once loved, in the order they appeared and reappeared in her young life, but not giving the exact time frame.
The Megastar wrote, “Hi! This is Sharon using a different account.
“Albert Martinez (phone pal puppy love only), then my first real love, Gabby. Then Rowell. Back to Gabby.
“After the marriage ended, someone nonshowbiz, J. na lang I will call. hi.
“Then Richard. Robin. Richard. Nonshowbiz C., then Richard again. Kiko.
“And Robin in between all the Richard time frames and everyone else’s somewhere too.
“Hahahaha! I will end there na.
“Let’s just say that great loves begin with R.
“Not including great love ex-hubby kasi asawa yon. Iba yon. Naks. Thank you!”
IS C CHARLIE COJUANGCO?
But the real topper in Sharon’s tell-all was the “nonshowbiz C,” the least known about her past love life.
Based on her description, the man behind the initial C seems to point to Tarlac First District Representative Carlos “Charlie” Cojuangco, son of billionaire Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco.
Sharon wrote back that she was actually nearly engaged to “a Cojuangco (Danding’s son).”
She added, “So if I wanted influence and billions I could’ve had it.
“It’s okay. I built and made my own. Hahaha!
“I always chose with my heart. Hopefully with my head. Sometimes the head’s just gotta shut the heart up. Happened to me too.”
WHO IS CHARLIE COJUANGCO’S WIFE?
Just for a backgrounder: Charlie Cojuangco found love in former Eat Bulaga! co-host Rio Diaz, whom he met through a blind date in 1993. They got married in 1994. In his interview with The Philippine Star, the business tycoon described Rio, who succumbed to colon cancer in 2004. He said, “I fell in love with everything about Rio—her personality which is magaan, easy to get along with. I already felt something when I first met her. I had told my cousin kasi that I wanted to meet her. Was there a physical attraction? Maybe. When you meet somebody face to face your impression can either be affirmed or not. Or maybe it can be the wrong timing—whatever. We just talked and I got her number. After that we watched two movies. We hit it off immediately. Mababaw ang pleasures namin – tawa lang nang tawa, watching movies, kain nang kain. And then from there, the other things came in. As you talk, you get to know the other person.”
