Carla's dad Rey Abellana reveals Tom had a one-night stand, slams speculations that the actor is gay
Rey “PJ” Abellana has talked about the breakup rumors surrounding his daughter Carla Abellana and Tom Rodriguez, revealing that the latter had a one-night stand. He also slammed speculations about the actor’s sexuality.
In an interview with entertainment columnist Cristy Fermin, the veteran actor weighed in on Tom’s infidelity rumors. “Honestly speaking, hindi po natin mako-consider na third party ang sitwasyon, kasi po ang pangyayari eh one-night stand eh. So hindi po natin yun kinoconsider na third party.”
Rey admitted that he has done the same thing before. “Medyo normal sa buhay ng mga lalaki. Kaya naiintindihan ko po ‘yan,” he said, adding that he doesn’t consider such as a “mortal sin.”
“Bilang isang totoong tao, ang nangyayari sa mga ganyang bagay, natural sa buhay ‘yan,” he explained.
It came as a shock to him when he first heard the buzz about the celebrity couple. He messaged his daughter about it straight away, but there was no immediate reply. “Nung unang nag-message ang anak ko hindi agad nagreply. ‘Dun pa lang sa sitwasyon na hindi agad nakapag-reply si Carla sa akin, eh pumasok na kaagad sa isipin ko na ‘Uy, may laman itong issue tungkol sa kanila.’”
Carla got back to him a few days later to share that she and Tom have been going through a rough patch. “Ganito lang po ang pagkasabi ng anak ko sa akin: ‘Tom and I now are not okay. Anyway Papa, we would like people to give us the respect na i-settle muna namin itong personal na bagay by ourselves,’” he recalled.
Rey clarified that he is not confirming that that they have indeed split up. “Ang point ko dito po, ang sinasabi ko lang po, kung ano man ‘yung problema nilang mag-asawa ay sinesettle po nila muna dahil hindi naman sila lulugar sa pagpapakasal para lang maghiwalay. Parang napaka-imposible,” the Mamasapano: The Movie star emphasized.
He was also quick to quash speculations that Tom is gay. “I don’t think so. Hindi ko po nakikita ‘yan at hindi ko pinapaniwalaan ‘yan para kay Tom. Kilala ko ang anak ko. In all those years—seven years—hindi ba makikita ng anak ko ‘yun?” he pointed out.
“As much as possible, inuunawa ko at pinagdadasal ko yung dalawa na talagang maayos nila, the soonest, ang kanilang sitwasyon.”
Breakup rumors between Tom and Carla started circulating early this year as the actor unfollowed his wife on Instagram. They were again on each other’s following list the next day.
The GMA-7 stars tied the knot in October 2021, after being together since 2014.