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After getting engaged last year, Zeinab Harake and Ray Parks Jr. tied the knot this June.

The content creator also addressed questions about whether she was pregnant.

“Zeinab, are you pregnant?” Tito Boy asked directly on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda on Tuesday.

“No! Saan galing 'yan?” Zeinab laughed, sitting beside her now-husband Ray during their guest appearance on the show.

The couple also shared the heartfelt promises they made to each other.

“Promise ko sa kaniya is, forever akong magiging great wife and mom sa aming future kids at sa aming dalawang anak,” Zeinab said to Ray.

“Nangangako ako na mamahalin kita to the ups and to the downs and parati kitang susuportahan, and will always have your back. At hinding-hindi ka matatakot na may gawin akong kalokohan. I will remain faithful,” Ray promised in return.

From friendship, their connection deepened during their third meeting.

“Nagkaroon na ng intimacy kumbaga sa third. Kaya na-consider po namin na date talaga,” said Ray.

“Pero, bebe ko pa lang siya. Bini-bebe ko lang kasi sabi ko, hindi ako ready pumasok sa relasyon. I'm very honest naman talaga sa kaniya from the start na I'm not looking for love at the moment. So, talagang bine-bebe-bebe ko lang siya. Pakilig lang ako. Uy, pakilig. Pero, hindi ko naman alam na itu-twist pala ni God 'yung story,” Zeinab shared.

After those first three meetings, Zeinab flew to Japan, where Ray plays for the B. League. Ray traveled from Nagoya to Tokyo just to see her.

When Zeinab returned to the Philippines, Ray began pursuing her seriously.

“Ako 'yung nangungulit, ako 'yung nanggugulo sa kaniya,” Ray admitted.

Zeinab confessed she wasn't ready for love at the time.

“Takot lang din ako kasi basketball player, sa abroad nagtatrabaho, hindi naman siya pangit. Feeling ko, nakakatakot. Parang may gano'n akong takot na puwede akong lokohin o kaya baka madaming girls. Pero pinatunayan naman po niyang wala,” she said.

“Actually, nonchalant ako noon noong first months na magkausap, sobra po. Hindi ko rin pinapakita sa kaniya na may motibo ako or anything. Like, wall kung wall,” she added.

But Ray remained persistent.

“Hindi ko po talaga tinigilan. Actually, alam ko po na may wall lang siya kasi sa mga pinagdadaanan niya at the time. Pero, na-love po talaga ako sa puso niya kasi sobrang genuine ang heart niya. And alam kong may pinagdadaanan na talaga siya,” the basketball player said.

He also shared that from the very first time they met, he already admired her.

“For me, the first time I met her, sinabi ko, she handled herself with so much grace and class. And I wanted to get to know her better.”

Zeinab and Ray were married in Tagaytay on June 1. Zeinab's son, Lucas, served as ring bearer, while her daughter Bia was the flower girl.

Ray proposed to Zeinab in July 2024. Zeinab also proposed to Ray later that September.

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