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Iya and Drew’s journey of love

By SAMANTHA PORTILLO

PHOTO BY KRISTINE MANUEL, GMANetwork.com
 
The love story of Iya Villania and Drew Arellano started on May 9, 2004 when the two met on the set of the GMA teen oriented show, Click. The rest, as they say, is history.

After almost 10 years of being together, Drew finally asked Iya to take the adventure of a lifetime.

Last January 31, 2014, the couple took their 10-year relationship to the next level.
Their journey continues as they are now both Kapusos.

Iya told Startalk, “Alam mo, sobrang saya. Although noong una, sobra akong kinakabahan kasi hindi ko alam kung ano ‘yung magiging feeling, kung paano ako magfi-fit in. Sobrang saya dahil siyempre may mga iba na nakatrabaho ko noon at hanggang ngayon nandito pa rin kaya hindi ako sobrang stranger. May mga friends ako dito kaya it’s really not as bad as people think.”

She added, “I wanna make the most out of the two years habang wala pa kaming family ni Drew, kasi ‘yun ‘yung plano namin. Mga 2016, magta-try na kami, tapos 2017, nandiyan na siya.”

Startalk host Heart Evangelista asked Iya a few things about her husband, Drew.
Did her answers match Drew’s pre-taped ones? Read on.
 
Ano ang unang-unang hinahanap ng asawa mo pagkagising niya sa umaga?

Iya: “Yakap.”

Drew: “Ang yakap mula sa aking asawa, pati bad breath. Hindi actually, ‘yung yakap, kaunting loving-loving tapos pagkain.”

Ilan ang gusto niyong baby?

Iya: “Well, ang gusto ko sana talaga, five, pero sabi niya, puwede ba, mag-isa ka muna tapos tsaka ka na lang magsalita. Pero ang plano talaga namin, three.”

Drew: “Sa ngayon, tatlo. Ang sabi ko, isa-isa lang.”

Ano ang pinaka-interesting na na-discover mo tungkol kay Drew noong nagsama na kayo?

Iya: “Magaling magluto. Siya ang aking chef.”

Drew: “Na magaling pala akong magluto.”

Iya added, “Buti na lang hindi ako nagugutom sa bahay. At galit na galit siya kung kunwari, pag-uwi ko tapos hindi pa ako nagdi-dinner. Baliktad. Kumakain lang ako, pero okay lang kasi ako ‘yung may hawak ng hammer sa bahay, nagpupukpok.”

Then, Drew’s message for Iya was played on screen.

Drew said, “Umuwi ka na dahil medyo nagpa-pile up na ‘yung labada. Umuwi ka na dahil alam mo, marami pa tayong adventures together, so uwi ka na. Uy, dito ka na, Kapuso. Congratulations and welcome back. I’ll see you at home later. I love you.”

Iya was deeply touched.

“Malandi,” she laughingly called Drew’s message.