KAPAMILYA actress Maris Racal, now at the center of controversy due to the much publicized screenshots of her private conversations with co-actor Anthony Jennings said she was “embarrassed” and “sorry.”
In an exclusive interview aired over ABS-CBN, an emotional Racal broke her silence over the issue.
Screenshots of her private messages along with her onscreen partner surfaced on social media, after it was uploaded by the latter’s ex-girlfriend, Jamela Villanueva.
It has been deleted but shots of the posts were caught by netizens and shared.
“When I read it, I was gutted, I was shocked. I‘m truly embarrassed. Dahil nakita lahat ng tao yun without my consent–– against my will,” Racal said as she cried during the interview.
The “Incognito” star revealed that she does not know what is really happening between Anthony and his ex-girlfriend of over seven years.
“This is my side and I’ve been reading the screenshots. Dun ko napagtagpi tagpi ang lahat. Kaya pala hindi siya makarelease ng statement dahil sila pa pala this whole entire time. I didn’t know. I was in the dark. I had no idea,” she added.
She then turned more emotional as she expressed her deepest apologies to everyone that had been affected by the issue.
Racal admitted that she does not want to tag herself as a victim of the story as she takes full accountability.
“To the public, I am sorry you got to see that very intimate side of me. Ganun talaga ako pag nabigay ng pagmamahal. It was supposed to be private. It was supposed to be a private, intimate thing,” she said.
“I’m sad na nakita yun ng tao and yes I don’t want to play the victim here. Nagkamali din talaga ako. I want to say sorry to those people I have hurt. I reached out to Jam last November and I didn’t get a reply,” Racal added.
“I’m truly sorry to those people who supported me for 10 years. Alam nila lahat na ginapang ko yung career ko mapunta lang san ko gusto. Ginawa ko lahat, pinaghirapan ko lahat sa tulong nila–– nagagawa ko yung mga gusto ko,” she added.
Racal felt that she felt was naked.
“I don’t know where I’m gonna go. I don’t know saan ako pupunta. Yung dignidad ko hindi ko na mahanap. Whenever I go out, whenever I walk I feel like a naked woman walking. I’m so embarrassed and I’m sorry you get to see that,” she said.
She assured her fans that she will move forward.
“I can assure you tuloy pa rin ako. Tuloy pa rin ang laban. Magtratrabaho pa rin ako kahit mahirap. Hindi pa rin namamatay yung apoy sa puso ko.”
“What you saw was not a perfect human. I’m far from being perfect. What you saw was a human being and I really am just a human being,” she ended her statement.
Meanwhile, Jennings has yet to issue his side of the story as of this writing.
