Last week, Kris Aquino was noticeably aloof and cold to her husband James Yap during her birthday celebration in The Buzz.

The usual bubbly Kris was unusually silent. James tried to kiss Kris, but Kris didn't look at James. James gave her a peck on the cheek instead.

James was asked to give a birthday message to Kris. He answered, "Sana mapalaki natin si baby James na buo ang pamilya." The couple planned to name their firstborn James Yap, Jr.

Within days, tabloids started writing about the couple's marital status. Some wrote about a third party being involved—an alleged employee of the Belo Medical Group named Hope.

Others wrote about James supposedly asking Kris for a Porsche car. The couple were said to have had a big fight over this.

During yesterday's episode of The Buzz, the very pregnant Kris tried to answer the issues surrounding her marriage and family.

CREDIBILITY. Kris began, "I'll start off by saying na at this point in my pregnancy, hindi naman talaga ito ang gusto kong i-discuss, kaya lang napakahirap ho talaga na patuloy mag-host ng isang programang kagaya ng The Buzz, na magpre-pretend ka na magbubulag-bulagan ka o magbibingi-bingihan ka na hindi ikaw ang pinag-uusapan ng lahat ng tao.

"Inisip ko sa sarili ko, before coming here today, anong klaseng kredibilidad ang magkakaroon ako as a host kung hindi ko haharapin ‘yong mga isyung binabato sa akin."

She added, "Kasi baka sabihin ninyo na humarap si Kris kasi may mga advertising contracts na prinoprotektahan, may image na prinoprotektahan—wala po kasi po wala naman po akong na-violate na any morality clause.

"Humarap po ako sa inyong lahat kasi kung ganitong klaseng programa ang hinu-host ko, dapat handa rin akong harapin ang mga issue sa akin kundi wala akong karapatan to be a host on The Buzz."

COLD SHOULDER. Kris admitted that there was tension between her and James during her birthday special.

She narrated, "Naglabasan lang naman lahat ng ito—noon may konting bulung-bulungan before my birthday—but noong birthday ko umiyak ako. Akala ng lahat super-happy sa birthday, di ba? ‘Tapos nakita ng lahat na may tensiyon na namamagitan sa amin ni James.

"Umpisahan ko by saying na umamin naman ako sa iyo na mga tatlong linggo talaga na may problema kami and before coming here [last week], nag-aaway kami. Ang ano ho doon is kung hindi siya mag-greet sa akin on my birthday, maraming magtatanong. Kung mag-greet siya, dapat ang hinarap namin sa inyong lahat nakangiti kami, pero hindi namin nagawa kasi nga tao lang kami. Siguro part of what I am, I've always tried my best to be truthful and to be honest.

"Ang ikaklaro ko lang po in defense of James, hindi niya po nabastos ang Mom ko [former President Cory Aquino]. Nag-uusap naman sila backstage. And in fact, maganda po ang relationship nila kasi mayroong naglabasan doon [sa mga tabloids] na hindi niya binigyan ng galang ang Mom ko, hindi niya nirespeto. Alam n'yo ho, this is the first relationship I've actually had na ang Mom ko wini-welcome ‘yong partner ko. Nag-uusap po sila. Tinatawagan siya ng Mom ko, kinakumusta ako at nangangaral din ang Mom ko sa kanya.

"So, hindi ko po sinasabi na perpekto ang pamilya namin pero alam n'yo ho, kung as far as James's relationship with his in-laws are concerned, okay. Siguro kinailangan ko lang magsalita on that matter kasi ayokong malagyan ng ibang kulay. Ayokong mabahiran ng hindi maganda ang pagsasama ni James sa pamilya ko."