When photos of Liza with James Reid surfaced at multiple events in Los Angeles, California, in May 2022, it sparked controversy. Enrique was in Spain with his family at the time. Liza Soberano, 24, confirmed that her five-year relationship with Enrique Gil, 30, did not end in separation.

“I heard… Like, people are speculating that Quen and I broke up just because we weren’t together on the trip.

“Just to clarify, no [we didn’t break up], we’re super good.

“It just so happened na at the same time as all the events I had to do in the States, his tita from Spain was also about to get married.

“I was supposed to be in that wedding but I don’t want to miss up all these opportunities because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I’m not getting any younger.”

“If I really wanna make it out in Hollywood, I’m all about taking it slow and doing it the right way so I just don’t wanna go rushing into auditioning, accepting projects just for the sake of doing something.

“I really wanna develop my craft, to take lessons, become comfortable and a little bit more independent. That’s exactly what we are doing.

“Quen is very supportive of what I do. He knows every step of what I am doing.”

“As a matter of fact, we are videocalling each other every day when I was in L.A.

“It’s just that I don’t wanna give in to what people are demanding from me because they are demanding me to screencapture our video calls and everything.

“If we are comfortable and confident with each other, there’s no need to prove to anyone else.”

Liza Soberano is not the kind to give in to media pressure to take a photo of her and Enrique only to prove that they are OK. Liza additionally stated that her connection with James Reid is totally professional, and that Enrique is very close to James.