Before there was #JakBie, Kapuso actress Barbie Forteza was paired with some of the most highly coveted young actors of her time. Let's take a trip down to memory lane and see to whom she was teamed up with before.
Barbie was first paired with actor Joshua Dionisio in the Philippine adaptation of the K-drama series, 'Stairway to Heaven' back in 2009.
Barbie was then again paired with Joshua in several more series like 'First Time,' 'Tween Hearts,' 'Pilyang Kerubin,' 'Nita Negrita,' and 'Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin.'
Joshua is currently keeping a low profile on his showbiz career but he is definitely making time for his passions and trying out new things like scuba diving.
Barbie was then paired with Kapuso actor Derrick Monasterio for the 2012 fantaserye 'Paroa: Ang Kuwento ni Mariposa.'
#DerBie reprised their on-screen love team for the 2013 remake of 'Anna KareNina', 'Genesis,' 'The Half Sisters,' and the 2018 rom-com 'Inday Will Always Love You.'
When he's not acting on-screen, Derrick can be seen singing on theater stage for the seventh season of the hit Pinoy play 'Rak of Aegis.'
In 2016, Barbie was paired with Kapuso actor and host Andre Paras for 'That's My Amboy,' The two have previously worked together in 'The Half Sisters.'
Although they are not currently paired together, Barbie and Andre are co-hosts for the weekly comedy show 'Sunday PinaSaya.' Andre has previously mentioned that if he is to be paired with someone again, he would choose Barbie Forteza.
A year after 'That's My Amboy,' Barbie was paired with not one, not two, not three, but four guys in the romantic comedy series 'Meant To Be.' One of the four guys happens to be actor Ken Chan who played the Chinese-Kapampangan Yuan Lee.
Ken Chan has his own love team now with actress-singer Rita Daniela. They were first paired in the 2019 teleserye 'My Special Tatay.'
Another on-screen love team of Barbie Forteza in 'Meant To Be' is Indian actor Addy Raj who played Jai Patel in the series.
The Indian actor keeps busy by doing some modeling on the side and regularly uploading on his YouTube channel. His content consists of mostly song covers, vlogs, and learning Tagalog.
Similarly, American-Filipino actor Ivan Dorschner was cast to play one of Barbie's suitors in 'Meant To Be.'
In 2018, Ivan was then paired with Kapuso actress Max Collins for the romantic comedy series 'The One That Got Away.'
Like the last three actors, Pambansang Abs Jak Roberto was paired with the award-winning actress. This series became Jak and Barbie's formal introduction to one another.
The 2019 series, 'Kara Mia' became Jak and Barbie's first official on-screen tandem as a couple.