“Ako naman ready na ako kahit anong ibigay sa akin ng life ko ngayon. I've reached a point na whatever life is going to offer me, I'm going to take it wholeheartedly. When that time finally happens and when that comes, that's something I'm going to embrace wholeheartedly,” Toni said at the press conference of “Home Sweetie Home,” her new sitcom with John Lloyd Cruz.
Toni admitted she prevented Paul from popping the question during the early years of their relationship because she wasn’t ready yet. But she has changed her mind.
“Dati (sinasabihan ko siya na) ‘Huwag kang mag po-propose’ noong 2008, 2009, 2010. Then dumating ako sa point na hindi na kita pipigilin. Kung kailan ma-feel mo sa puso mo and sabi ni Lord.”
Toni feels that at 29, she’s at the right age to settle down and have her own family. She also shared that she isn’t bound by any contract, which hinders her from marrying anytime soon.
“Oo naman. Kapag sa ganitong edad, I think dapat ready ka na. No one and nothing is stopping. We are waiting for God's perfect time and the ball is really not on my court, it's in his court.”
Toni and Paul’s relationship has been ongoing for six years.
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“Yung commitment, loyalty and honesty ang binuo namin kaya siguro tumagal kami,” Toni said.
If Toni was busy last year with “The Voice of the Philippines,” she has returned to acting this year via “Home Sweetie Home.” Besides the new sitcom, Toni doesn’t know yet what her goals are for this year.
“I will just let it go. I will just go with whatever He's going to give or bless me. Wala akong ipaplano this year. Kung ano yung mga ibibigay, gagawin ko na lang yung best ko. His plans are always better than mine.”
“Home Sweetie Home” casts Toni and John Lloyd as newlyweds.
“This project came at the right age. Kasi laging part ng contract ko yung magkasitcom, but since nashelve yung mga sitcoms sa ABS-CBN, na-hold siya ng na-hold. Dumating ito at the right age na pwede na ako sa role na may asawa. Parang tamang edad na rin ito na may asawa. Maganda na may transition na ng kaunti,” Toni relates.
By Karen Valeza | Yahoo Southeast Asia Newsroom
