Alden Richards on Why He Avoids Falling in Love

ALDEN RICHARDS is currently being linked to Julie Anne San Jose and Lauren Young. Julie Anne is the established ka-love team of Elmo Magalona while Lauren is said to be Elmo’s real life squeeze. He’s also being linked to his own ka-love team, Louise de los Reyes, who’s the girlfriend of Enzo Pineda. How come he’s not courting anyone who’s not attached to any other actor yet? A writer asks Alden pointblank: “Bading ka ba?”

Instead of being offended, Alden just laughed. “Sure po ako sa pagkalalaki ko,” he says. “Wala lang sa agenda ko ang panliligaw as of now kasi bago pa lang ang career ko at sayang naman ang opportunities coming my way. If I’d have a girlfriend, tiyak na magrereklamo rin kasi I won’t be able to give her much of my time. She’ll just feel neglected. So saka na yang lovelife, kapag mas established na ang career ko. E, ngayon, pinapaaral ko pa yung bunso kong kapatid. Gusto ko ring magkabahay sa Manila para hindi na ko uwian sa’min sa Sta. Rosa, Laguna araw-araw, kaya lang hindi pa kaya ng budget ko as of now. Also, hindi pa rin kasi ako talaga tinamataan nang totohanan. If ever ma-in love ako nang todo, mapipigilan ko ba yun? Siempre, hindi, dib a? Hindi ko nga alam why

I’m being linked to Julie Anne gayong nagkasama lang kami sa ‘Party Pilipinas’. Sina Lauren and Louise naman, mga kasama ko ngayon sa new soap kong ‘Mundo Mo’y Akin’, but it’s all just work for all of us.”