Dancer-turned-comedian Lovely Abella has found the best partner to spend the rest of her life with: Benj Manalo.
Benj is the son of 'Eat Bulaga' host Jose Manalo. Aside from being a great companion, he's now a father figure to Lovely's daughter Crisha Kaye.
And on January 23, 2021, a moment that will be etched in their memories, the Bubble Gang actress tied the knot with the man of her dreams in an intimate garden-wedding ceremony held at Lemuria Gourmet Restaurant.
The couple first got engaged in June 2019 and on January 1, 2021, Benj affectionaly asked Lovely's hand in marriage once again.
After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Manalo took to social media respectively to profess their immense love for each other.
Benj posted, “Ang sarap sa pakiramdam dahil tangap ako ng anak NATIN. Sarap sa pakiramdam kasi natutupad ko ung mga pangako na binitawan ko sa daddy mo nung bago palang tayo.
“Sarap sa pakiramdam na ung kala mo simple lang ang wedding pero nabigay ko ung simple pero puno ng pag mamahal na pag iisang dibdib natin. Magical sobra.”
Meanwhile, Lovely shared that even though they faced some challenges as a couple in the past, she's glad that they were able to overcome it no matter what.
“Di naging madali sa amin lahat ng bagay, di umaayon sa amin ang panahon, pero pag pinagdadasal ninyong dalawa di man umayon, naaayos naman at nagiging masaya.. at yun ang importante ang masaya kayong dalawa sa kung ano man ang kapalarang binubuo ninyo”
Let us all look back to their sweetest and tender moments together in this gallery.
These two try to take selfies together as often as they can
They totally support each other's career. Says Benj on this photo "Congrats babe! Ang hot hot mo po! Cover girl ka na! Deserve mo to!!!#FHMLovely"
On their third anniversary, Benj left a sweet message on his Instagram account. "I wanna thank God for bringing you in my life, 3 years full of love, joy, memories , laughter at kung ano ano pa! Excited ako sa mga susunod na taon natin mahal, this year we stepped another notch higher in our life pero excited ako kasi kasama kita mabububo ung pangarap natin. Im always here for you babe, support you in everything you want to do in your life and career.. alam mo naman no. Fan mo ako eh ️ I love you so much babe!! Happy anniversary."
Benj captioned this “Buhay ko”
A couple that works out together, stays together
Like other couples, they celebrate their monthsaries
“Lord thank you for giving me a wonderful wife. I'm the luckiest man alive because of her.” - Benj
He refers to Lovely as his "most favorite person on Earth, [his] best friend, [his] life"
Lovely, meanwhile, called Benj "a wonderful man and the love of a lifetime"
“Being with you makes me feel like for once in my life, I don't have to work so hard on being happy, it just happens.” - Lovely
Sweetness comes naturally with these two!
Stay in love, Benj and Lovely!
Doble ang kilig na naramdaman ng 'Bubble Gang' babe na si Lovely Abella nang dalawin siya ni Benj habang nati-taping ng gag show sa compound ng GMA Network this January 28. Ipinagdiriwang kasi ng dalawa ang kanilang 4th anniversary. May special boquet pa na ibinigay ang anak ni Jose Manalo sa kaniyang long-time partner.
Working together to make their 'Benly' channel a huge success. Throwback when they received their Silver Play Button Award.
Matching red OOTD's for Mr. and Mrs. Manalo
On the first day of 2021, Benj proposed again to his beautiful fiancée.
Manalo na si Ga! Tears were flowing when Lovely Abella married Benj Manalo on January 23, 2021.