Liza Soberano‘s affirmation of her breakup with longtime accomplice Enrique Gil has put an finish to years of speculations, nevertheless it additionally supplied a second for followers to look again at one among native present biz’s most beloved reel-to-real pairings.
Soberano and Gil’s paths first crossed within the ABS-CBN sequence “She’s the One” in 2013, nevertheless it was their pairing within the 2014 primetime hit “Forevermore” that sparked what would turn out to be the LizQuen phenomenon.
In “Forevermore,” Soberano performed a strawberry farm lady named Agnes who crosses paths and falls in love with Xander, a lodge inheritor performed by Gil. Soberano later revealed that she and Gil formally turned a pair in the course of the early months of filming the mission.
The pair rapidly turned probably the most in-demand love groups within the Philippines alongside Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla (KathNiel), James Reid and Nadine Lustre (JaDine), and Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia (JoshLia).
In 2015, LizQuen headlined the romantic film “Simply the Means You Are,” which earned over ₱100 million on the native field workplace. Later that 12 months, the pair starred in “On a regular basis I Love You,” the movie that gave them the Most In style Love Workforce of Films and TV award on the forty seventh GMMSF Field-Workplace Leisure Awards.
In 2016, they reunited for the teleserye “Dolce Amore” and starred within the 2017 blockbuster “My Ex and Whys.” Soberano and Gil later showcased a extra mature aspect of their pairing as they starred within the 2019 movie “Alone/Collectively.”
The next 12 months, they top-billed the TV sequence “Make It with You,” which was lower brief as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and ABS-CBN’s franchise woes. Throughout the pandemic, the couple saved a low profile, often showing in endorsements and public occasions collectively. By late 2022, rumors of their breakup started circulating.
Gil dismissed the rumors in a number of interviews, insisting in early 2023 that they have been “nonetheless collectively” and merely “tremendous busy” with their particular person schedules as Soberano targeted on increasing her profession in Hollywood and Korea.
“We’re good,” he mentioned. “She’s simply actually busy together with her stuff there. I’m going to be visiting her perhaps when my schedule clears up […] I really like her to dying. I simply actually assist her it doesn’t matter what. I do know it’s laborious to go on a brand new path.”
In 2024, Soberano starred within the romantic comedy horror movie “Lisa Frankenstein,” marking her debut in Hollywood, whereas Gil starred in his comeback film “I Am Not Large Hen” and marked his debut as a producer.
On the time, Soberano spoke fondly of Gil throughout press interviews, emphasizing that they “hardly ever see one another,” although she didn’t deal with the breakup hypothesis instantly.
“I’m actually completely happy to see him, like, type of flourishing. The mission he’s engaged on proper now could be one thing he’s producing himself. So, I’m actually happy with him for that,” she mentioned. “Each on occasion [we’ll see each other]… it’s very seldom now, however we do, we nonetheless do.”
On Thursday, Aug. 14, Soberano revealed to filmmaker Sarah Bahbah within the “Can I Are available in?” podcast-documentary that she and Gil had actually damaged up again in 2022.
The actress described the breakup as “stunning” and “full of affection,” stressing that Gil “didn’t do something unhealthy” to trigger the cut up.
“The explanation why we haven’t mentioned something about it’s as a result of Enrique, or Quen, requested me to not say something about it first,” she defined. “He’s my childhood finest buddy, however we’re simply not a match anymore.”
“It was so laborious for me to truly break up with him as a result of I really like him. I nonetheless love him as an individual. After I look again at our time collectively, I see good moments on a regular basis,” Soberano expressed.
As of writing, Gil has but to publicly touch upon Soberano’s breakup affirmation. /ra
