At the anniversary press conference of the Kapamilya sitcom “Home Sweetie Home” on January 31, actor John Lloyd Cruz was asked if has plans of having a child.
“Wala pa, eh. Alam mo, ang payo sa akin ni… huwag daw masyadong isipin ‘yun, darating daw ‘yun kung darating,” said Cruz.
But in spite of what he said, the actor admitted that he is envious of his co-actor Toni Gonzaga, who is now a mother to 4-month-old baby Seve.
“Noon, nung kababalik lang sa trabaho ni Toni, talagang naging vocal ako sa pagka-inggit sa kanya dahil kitang-kita mo, eh, ‘yung kaligayahan sa mukha niya, ‘yung glow, ‘yung talagang ‘kumpletong-kumpleto na itong taong ito.’ Di ba?
“Ang ganda ng career n’ya, mayroon s’yang asawa, ngayon, mayroon na siyang anak at buong-buo ang pamilya. I mean, sino ang hindi maghahangad ng ganu’n din?
“But siyempre, it also teaches you about patience and faith. Na parang one day, alam ko, it will also happen to me,” he added.
Cruz confessed that he once talked to Gonzaga about his covetousness of having a partner and a baby. Gonzaga advised him: “huwag kang maghanap, darating ‘yan nang kusa.”
The actor also professed his mother’s desire to see him with his first child.
“Siyempre, medyo tumatanda na rin ang nanay ko and siyempre, sigurado ako, gusto niyang magkaroon ng apo galing sa akin. Pero naiintindihan naman niya.
“Kahit gaano kasagradong Katoliko ang nanay ko, sinabi niya sa akin na ‘Kahit huwag ka nang mag-asawa kung ayaw mo, mag-anak na lang muna.’”
Asked if he’s willing to “make a baby” even if he’s not yet married, Cruz said, “Well, sana, hindi (mangyari). I mean, kahit na ganito ako, medyo may pagka-ideal pa rin ako. Sana, magkaroon ng partner, and then, maging asawa at magkaroon ng pamilya.”
The actor emphasized that he will focus on the things he wants to do while waiting for that right time.
Meanwhile, the casts of “Home Sweetie Home” thanked the public, through their video greetings, and the press for making “Home Sweetie Home” the number 1 sitcom every Saturday night.
