Ralph De Leon addresses ex-housemates' 'paasa' allegations regarding AZ Martinez

Ralph De Leon caught heat from the duo challengers over his closeness to AZ Martinez on Saturday's episode of "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition"

The former housemates questioned his choosing of Will Ashley as his final duo when he nominated him before.

Asked if he did not feel bad for AZ, who had also wanted to be his final duo, Ralph said that he developed a closeness with Will, and he did not "push the loveteam, hindi ko pinilit."

Emilio Daez said, "Teka lang ha, lapit ka ng lapit sa kanya (AZ)."

Kira Balinger jumped in, telling Ralph, "Stop using her, honestly, Ralph, ang kapal ng mukha mo."

"Why do you keep going near her?" she added. "If you really have no intention of having anything to do with her, why do you keep going near her?"

Other housemates chimed in and said he was "paasa."

Ralph took the question in stride and said that he was "there for AZ."

"I don't think you can blame me for genuinely caring for another person in this house," he said.

"And that's the sole reason why I keep making it clear every single time that I do not want any feelings miscommunicated," he added.

"Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" airs new episodes on GMA Network weeknights at 9:35 p.m. and Saturdays at 6:15 p.m. —JCB, GMA Integrated News