AJ Raval recalls how romance with Aljur Abrenica began in 2022

AJ Raval and Aljur Abrenica’s love story began in 2022, after they worked together on the 2021 film "Nerisa."

On Wednesday’s “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” AJ recalled that she and Aljur played siblings in a movie and barely interacted on set at first.

“Nagtataka po ako, kapag po kasi nagsu-shooting, ang dala ko, box. Bakit po laging may bulaklak sa loob? Araw-araw, bulaklak. Hindi ko po alam saan galing,” she said.

AJ initially thought the flowers came from fans.

It wasn’t until their last shooting day that AJ discovered the gesture was from Aljur.

“Kumatok po siya mismo sa room ko. ‘Pag bukas ko po, si Aljur may dala po siyang rose na pinitas lang po niya somewhere. Gano’n po kami nag-start,” she said.

“Then matagal na panahon pa po,” AJ said. “‘Yun pong grupo namin ng ‘Nerisa,’ ‘yung movie, nag-meet po kami. Nagsama-sama po kami. And then, doon, nag-usap na po kami. After that, pinupuntahan na niya po ‘yung tatay ko, ‘yung nanay ko. Kinakausap na po niya.”

From Batangas, Aljur would travel all the way to Pampanga just to visit AJ.

When asked if she had any hesitation because Aljur already had children, AJ said she didn’t judge him.

“Wala akong judgment,” she said, adding she did find him attractive.

“Sobrang pogi ni Aljur. Maliit ang face. Actually, Tito Boy, magkamukha po kami sa personal,” she said.

Aljur was previously married to Kylie Padilla. They tied the knot in 2018 and separated in 2021 after Aljur cheated on Kylie.

AJ denied she was the third party in their relationship.

AJ and Aljur made their relationship public on Valentine’s Day 2023. They have three kids together. — LA, GMA Integrated News