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It was a nostalgic moment for the avid StarStruck fans as its launching season graduates Jade Lopez and Cristine Reyes got together on Monday, April 11.

The StarStruck batchmates reunited over lunch at Palm Grill restaurant in Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

Jade and Cristine were joined by some friends, including GMA News entertainment correspondents Aubrey Carampel and Nelson Canlas, who co-owns Palm Grill.

Jade and Cristine, who are now both mothers, were also delighted to have their respective daughters Rinoa and Amarah meet for the first time.

"An afternoon of kainin and kwentuhan," Aubrey wrote in one of her Instagram Stories.

Jade and Cristine extended their catching up moment through a spa date.

Jade and Cristine are both part of StarsStruck Season 1 final 14 contestants, known as the Avengers. They were just teens when they joined the GMA reality talent competition aired in 2003.

Jade clinched the 11th spot, while Cristine was eliminated early in the artista search placing 13th.

Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras were hailed as the season's winners, aptly called the Ultimate Survivors.

Among their batchmates are Yasmien Kurdi, Katrina Halili, Sheena Halili, Dion Ignacio, and Nadine Samonte.

Almost two decades have passed since the first StarStruck season. Check out how different do the contestants look now from when they were first seen on television in this gallery: