Sam Milby is inspired these days by spending time with loved ones and doing activities he enjoys.

During a concert tour in Canada, the Kapamilya star celebrated his birthday with his girlfriend, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. Cornerstone Entertainment organized the One Magical Night Tour, which featured the pair as the headliner.

Their most recent couple adventure took them camping in Calamba, Laguna.

“Spending time with loved ones. Being with the woman that I love, that inspires me, obviously. Riding my motorcycle. It gives me peace. Just being content and feeling blessed,” During the virtual media conference for his latest star series, A Family Affair, Sam revealed to The Star what has been making him happy recently.

He also enjoys Catriona’s awareness of the nature of his business, as well as recording personal sequences with his co-stars in future series, such as Ivana Alawi.

“We try to keep our relationship very private. The one thing with her is nai-intindihan niya even though she is not an actress,” Sam said of Catriona. “We’ve had a few talks and she’s just very, very understanding. I think that’s hard to find obviously as someone who’s not in the business, just having that understanding na itong trabaho ko and hindi siya selosa. The understanding and the trust is there. I’m thankful that I have someone like that.”

He stated that his love languages are gift-giving and acts of service, and that his weakness is providing words of praise.

When asked how far he would go for love, he said, “Kung tunay na pagmamahal, hanggang sa kamatayan. If you love somebody, you do everything and anything… especially as a man you should even be willing to give your life to the woman you love.”

Sam said, “Every situation is different so it’s hard to generalize. I mean pwedeng may pagkukulang yung partner so hinahanap yung pagkukulang sa partner sa ibang tao. Walang time yung partner para sa’yo so yung isang taong ‘to mas nagbibigay ng time, so you get more connected with that person. But for me, cheating is cheating.”

He also recommended that when partners face an issue in their relationship, they communicate about it.

Sam discovered one thing about love over time: “love is a choice.” “You have to make the conscious (that), ‘Hey, I’m choosing you every day.’ Wala ng iba. Ikaw ang pinipili ko,” asserted Sam. “Hindi lang yung parang swak kayo, it’s finding that person who’s willing to fight with you through everything.”

“Because you may find people that you get along with, OK, but hindi siya willing na ipaglaban ang pagmamahal niyo and (they are) looking for other people. Obviously, (it’s) not worth it and it’s not gonna work out,” he furthered. “It’s really finding that person that is willing to be understanding, to communicate, to fight through everything and anything and that (who) will choose you also every day.”

Meanwhile, Sam is joined in A Family Affair by Ivana, Gerald Anderson, Jake Ejercito, and Jameson Blake. Jerome Pobocan and Raymund Ocampo lead the program, and Jay Fernando serves as the creative manager.

Ivana previously acknowledged having feelings for Sam. The latter stated that he “had no idea” and was astonished but thrilled to learn that the actress and social media celebrity adored him.

While filming the series in Masbate, he learned that Ivana was “hindi siya maarte and extremely easy to deal with.” He continued, “Makulit siya. She doesn’t like any type of exercises so sa mga future suitors, alam niyo na, don’t plan any exercises or hiking or anything like that.”

He described Ivana as “very generous and very passionate (with her work).” “Kaka-proud naman and I’m sure that Ivana’s fans will be proud of her because this is her first lead role in a teleserye and she’s doing so well, she’s working hard,” 

“Puro kulitan kasi sa set eh. Laging kulitan. Mahilig mangasar. Ganun kami,” he told The STAR. “It’s a very intense dramatic series but we make a lot of jokes and ganun lagi kami sa set. Ivana loves to treat people. Galante siya. (She likes to) pabili ng pagkain para sa lahat.”

Ivana recounted her prior experience with Sam during the filming of 3pol Trobol: Huli ka Balbon! on June 15 during a special media event with select journalists. movie in which they had a kissing moment.

“Kasi yung setup, I wasn’t there. When I arrived on set, they told me na hahalikan mo si Sam Milby. I was like… ‘Huh?’ Siyempre pagpunta ko, sabi ko lang, ‘Hi!’ sa isang scene. We didn’t get to introduced or we didn’t get to talk tapos kiss agad. ‘Cut!’ Tapos kiss uli, kiss uli. Tapos sabi ko, andami naman. After that, nakapagkwentuhan na kami.”