Rufa Mae denies rumors of Mike Arroyo affair

In her recent interview with YES! Rufa Mae Quinto dropped a handful of names that, in one way or the other, were romantically linked to her in the past. Last week, the sexy comedienne found her name making headlines anew when she was spotted sitting beside First Gentleman Mike Arroyo inside a plane bound for Hong Kong. As expected, rumormongers quickly surmised that perhaps there's something going on between the two well-known personalities. "It's true. Totoo po na nakasabay ko po siya sa flight papuntang Hong Kong. Magkatabi po kami, tabing-tabi," confirmed Rufa Mae yesterday, February 24, to Showbiz Central co-host John "Sweet" Lapus. However, Rufa Mae quickly explained that everything was purely coincidental; with both parties completely oblivious that they'd be sitting beside each other throughout the flight. Stating her point, Rufa Mae explained, "Nagkataon lang na nagkatabi kami. Hindi naman ako ang nagbu-booking," she smiled, pledging her innocence. "Hindi ba, ‘pag nagtse-check-in ka? Hindi ko naman alam kung saan ako iuupo or something. Pero ‘wag naman po sana nating bigyan ng malisya dahil Hong Kong lang naman po ‘yon. Kaya ko naman magbayad ng first class, twenty-two thousand." OFF FOR A HOLIDAY. Coincidentally, both Rufa Mae and the First Gentleman left the country to take a much needed respite. But while the president's husband was off to escape further controversy brought by the much-talked about ZTE scandal, Rufa Mae's reason, on the other hand, was simply to unwind and recharge her batteries. "Pumunta po ko doon para magpahinga dahil nagsu-shooting po ako ng Manay Po," she stated. Putting her point across, Rufa Mae stressed beamingly: "To relax ha, kaya nag-first class naman ako. Sa kaka-first class ko, ‘yan tuloy ang napapala ko!" John then asked if she and the first gentleman exchanged pleasantries during the short trip. "Sabi niya, 'Hija, ano nga ulit pangalan mo?'" recalled Rufa Mae, who revealed that she was wearing a pair of shades thus concealing her true identity. Mike Arroyo's face lightened up the moment Rufa Mae took her shades off. "Tinanggal ko ‘yong shades ko. So, sabi ko, hindi si Rufa Mae po. Sabi niya sa akin ay ‘Oo, kilala kita,'" the first gentleman reportedly acknowledged good-naturedly. Making an appeal, Rufa Mae wisely rationalized, "Huwag na nating bigyan ng malisya kasi una sa lahat kung may malisya ‘yon hindi naman kami magsasabay." - Philippine Entertainment Portal