“Now that we’re older, we just tend to be with people we’re comfortable with,” actress Ruffa Gutierrez explained, adding that she has already accepted the fact that the guy she’ll end up with will most likely be a Filipino.
Ruffa was previously married to Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektas, and she also dated French national Jordan Mouyal. She is currently rumored to be dating Filipino comedian and former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista.
“Baka sa Pinoy na nga talaga ang bagsak ko. I just thought, ‘What would happen if I’d date a foreigner again? Do I relocate myself so I could be with him? Or do I make him live here?’ There are obviously a lot of things that I need to consider,” During the recent launch of her hygiene product line Gutz and Glow by Ruffa Gutierrez, she told reporters.
“Now, this is the mature me speaking. Do I really want to uproot myself and live in a different country? What am I going to do there; go online selling?” She stated. Ruffa also discussed Yilmaz’s recent reunion with their daughters Lorin, 19, and Venice, 18, in Istanbul. “I thought it was going to be the start of a lot of great things for us as coparents, but maybe what happened was also a closure.” It sort of answered their questions like, ‘Who exactly is my father?’ How does he appear? How come I haven’t seen him in nearly 15 years? How does he feel about the fact that I am his daughter? “
“For a child, there’s always that curiousness, that need to get to know her dad. I understand that healing from the pain is a process. It doesn’t happen overnight, but goes through a lot of stages. When they met in Istanbul, they cried and hugged their dad. Yilmaz and I also got to talk a little. He said ‘thank you’ to me, too. It was a very emotional time, but now that it’s finished it’s time to move on. If this doesn’t continue, it’s OK, at least they got to see their dad finally.” she added.
Yilmaz, according to Ruffa, is now constantly communicating with their children. She also told reporters that she was aware that people were once again romantically linked to Yilmaz. “If that happens, of course, I will publicly talk about it. I don’t want to play any games. It’s funny because there are a lot of Ruffa-Yilmaz fan sites, and that they started to come out just when Yilmaz and I were no longer together. I feel that there’s no more reconciliation that will happen. I’m sorry to disappoint the fans,” Ruffa brought this up.
“The only ‘balikan’ that will ever happen is for us to resume being coparents to our children and to have a healthy relationship. In terms of romantic love, wala na. I will no longer remarry Yilmaz, contrary to what’s been written on fan sites. I also think he is dating someone,” she added.
“I understand where they are coming from. As Filipinos, they want us together as a family. But Lorin and Venice are already 19 and 18, respectively. They’re no longer 3 or 2 years old. They’re already adults. It’s wrong for us to reunite just for the sake of our children, who are now adults. You should be with the one you really love and shouldn’t just be in a relationship for your kids.” she continued.
Meanwhile, Ruffa has announced that she will begin work on the sequel to Darryl Yap’s controversial film “Maid in Malacanang” in November. She is also set to film a film with Cesar Montano and his son, Diego, which will be released in February.
She is also thrilled to be the CEO of the Gutz and Glow company. “We see a lot of possibilities in this business, not only locally but abroad.” We can tap the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers). I’ve always been interested in business, but especially in the business of beauty and well-being. “When you venture into something, it also has to be something that you enjoy,” she emphasized.
Ruffa went on to say that she has so inspired her daughters that Lorin will launch her own brand in 2023. “She will introduce a different product line. I guess I’ve inspired them a lot, also in terms of my education. I’ve finished college and is now taking up my masters. I told them that I’ve worked so hard as a single mom and my only wish is for them to finish their education, too.”
Lorin, according to Ruffa, has already received numerous offers to work in show business. The adolescent is a Viva Artist Agency, Inc. talent who was supposed to debut this month. “She opted to finish her sophomore year because she understands that it’s important to have a fallback, especially now that talents in show biz stars come and go so quickly.”
