BOY: Mapangahas na tanong, three-and-a-half-years ago, nangyari yung eskandalong may kinalaman si Hope. Na-resolve ba yun?

KRIS: Never. Never. Of course, to all of you I said yes, siyempre, di ba, Boy? Kahihiyan ko yun. Parang ipinamukha sa akin na you're not good enough dahil kailangan kong maghanap sa iba. So, in my mind and to present to everybody...gagawin ko na, pipilitin ko na wala na yun, napatawad ko na...nakalimutan ko na, pinaniniwalaan ko siya. But the truth is, any woman who's in a relationship—whether boyfriend, girlfriend, whether kinasal kayo—once may infidelity, ang hirap lagpasan nun.

And alam mo, Boy, it goes both ways, e. Kasi magtatrabaho ako, magkaka-leading man, ibabato sa akin na, 'O, 'yan, makikipaghalikan ka diyan para mabawian ako.' Alam mo yung ganun? Yung parang he's expecting the other shoe to drop. Hindi ko inaangat yung sarili ko sa isang bangko, but you know me... I'm crazy loyal... Yun talaga ako pag meron na at may commitment ako, single-minded ako. So, I can honestly say na in the five years na nagsama kami, hindi ako nagloko. I don't think he could say the same thing.

BOY: I will say that, I will ask that. Diretsahan. Sa limang taon na kayo'y nagsama bilang mag-asawa, naging loyal ka sa asawa mo?

KRIS: Of course!

BOY: Sa limang taon na nagsama kayo ni James, naging loyal ba si James sa 'yo?

KRIS: Obvious ba? Hindi!

IS JAMES DATING A NEW GIRL? Dito na pumasok ang mga katanungan kung may ibang babae na ba si James at kung may nabuntis ba itong iba.

BOY: Umalis ka papuntang Amerika para sa bakasyon. Tumahimik ka, maraming tao ang na-surprise. Pero dumami ang mga speculations na naghiwalay daw si Kris at saka si James diumano dahil may nabuntis si James. Ito ba ay totoo o hindi?

KRIS: Siyempre, Boy, I'd be the last to know! [Laughs] Kung meron man, o kung meron man siyang dine-date ngayon, do you honestly think ite-text niya, 'Uy, Kris ka-date ko kagabi si ganito ah...' Di ba? Malay ko, and okay lang.

BOY: Nabigla ako dun.

KRIS: Why? My Ate [Ballsy] mentioned na napapabalitang he's dating somebody already, and then I think my Ate was testing the waters with me, and I said, 'Good.' And I said, 'Good.' Yun talaga, yun ang opinion ko. Kasi we don't live under one roof anymore, right? So it's his right, and it would make it much easier for the entire country to move on.

BOY: Krissy, how do you react when people say na, 'Sana'y bigyan pa nila ng pagkakataon ang kanilang mga sarili alang-alang sa bata,' or 'I hope they can still fix things together as a couple' because that's the common reaction?

KRIS: Kung masama akong ina at alam kong hindi ko ipa-prioritize si Baby James, then maybe I would try. But I know in my heart, say what you wanna say about me, pero mabuti akong ina, Boy. I think if you look at my children, you'll know. They're happy, they're well-adjusted, they're cared for. That's what matters to me.

SUPPORTIVE SIBLINGS. Hindi rin nakalimutang itanong ni Boy kay Kris ang tungkol sa suportang ibinibigay ng mga kapatid nitong sina Ballsy, Pinky, Viel, at si President Noynoy (P-Noy).

BOY: Sa usaping ito, sa usapin ng iyong pamilya, sa usapin ng iyong marriage, nasaan ang iyong mga kapatid?

KRIS: Feeling yata nila 16 years old ako ulit! Yung mga sisters ko sinabi, si Pinky she's the most vocal, so she told me, 'Krissy, Ate is just too mabait and she'll sugar-coat everything, so I have to be the bad guy. Kris, kung kaya in the next six years, huwag ka munang mag-boyfriend?' [Laughs] Sabi ko, 'Ah, okay.' And then sinabi ni Pinky, 'Fame enough, di ba? Ang hirap na makahanap ng magiging totoo sa iyo.' What more kapatid ko pa si P-Noy? And then sinabi niya na, 'Bigyan mo naman si Noy ng chance to succeed without stress from you.'

BOY: And you said?

KRIS: [Laughs] Sabi ko, 'I'll try.'

BOY: I think what people want to know is suportado ka ba ng iyong pamilya? Naiintindihan ka ba ng iyong pamilya?

KRIS: They've seen the journey, yes, nakita nila. And one thing about me is I'm so vocal so they know. And my sisters acknowledge the fact na nabilib na sila kung paano ko nadala, at the peak of the campaign, na ganun kabigat ang inuuwian ko. Nadala ko yun nang walang nakahalata. Kundi naman nangyari yung Cebu, Boy, lahat kayo until now walang alam. Kasi nga, nagawa ko na itahimik. Because I did it for them and they know it.

(Ed's note: The "Cebu" referred to here was the June 22 charity event held in Cebu where Boy Abunda and Kris were to appear together. Kris was a no-show. Boy was asked by an ABS-CBN reporter why Kris was not around, and Boy had replied, "They are not okay yet. So, dito tayo nanggagaling. So, kagabi, 'yong narinig ko na nagkaroon ng problema na may kinalaman nga sa kanyang marriage, ay hindi na ako nagtanong." That was the first known direct mention, in public, of the Kris-James marital problem. Coming as it did from someone considered Kris's longest best friend in showbiz, and the person in whose house the Kris-James marriage was contracted, the marital problem was considered confirmed.)

PROTECTIVE BROTHER. Inalala rin ni Boy kung ano ang reaksiyon ni President Noynoy sa kinakaharap na sitwasyon ng nakababatang kapatid na si Kris.

BOY: Naalala ng sambayanan in one interview of James, maikli ang kanyang deklarasyon, ang sinabi niya ay nung kayo ay nagkaroon ng diperensya, he went to your brother, to the President. At ang sabi ni President, 'Stay put.' What was that about?

KRIS: I was not there, e. But I've said everything to P-Noy. Lahat. And at the end of the day, Boy, the most protective over me and over my kids will always be my brother. Because that's the promise he made our Mom. So, kung nakikita ni Noy and narinig na ni Noy diretso galing sa akin, lahat ng pinagdadaanan, at sumuko ako... Although, talagang siya, sinasabi niya noon, sinasabi niya na, 'Set aside your own interests kasi kawawa yung mga bata.' Pero nung naintindihan na niya ako, siyempre hindi naman sila matutuwa, sino ba namang matutuwa na 'eto na naman si Kris na hiwalay na naman? Pero tanggap na nila, Boy. I feel that. I feel that they know what's my life, and Noy said, 'As much as it's your life, we're only here to guide you, to help you. But at the end of the day, sana Kristina, lessons learned.' Yun lang ang sinabi niya sa akin.

BOY: Okay, para lang madaanan ko ang tanong na ito, Pinky, Ate, Viel, lalo na yung dalawa. In the beginning, did they understand where you're coming from, at nasaan sila ngayon?

KRIS: They've always understood. Ang fear lang nila is public opinion. Why? Because public opinion of me would determine how comfortable my sons will be. It's a fact, I don't work in a bank, I don't work in a private industry. Kung anong tingin nila sa akin will be equated sa kikitain ko. At ako ang magpapalaki sa dalawa, responsibilidad ko yun, lalo na si Josh. I think more than anything, si Josh ang inaalala nila. Na kung hindi magustuhan ng mga tao ang desisyon ko, or hindi na ako panoorin at hindi tangkilikin ang mga ine-endorse ko, what happens to us? And they were afraid for the children. But I think they know I behaved, Boy. I think nakita nila I've been prudent and to the best of my ability, naging tahimik ako. Kung sasabihin ng lahat na, 'Naku, umuwi 'yan para magpasabog.' Hindi po. Nagsasalita lang ako dahil 'andami n'yong iniimbento tungkol sa akin. So, it's about time to hear it straight from me.

ON BEING A DOMINEERING WIFE. Ipinaliwanag naman ni Kris ang isyu tungkol sa mas dominante raw siya at siya raw ang mas nasusunod sa kanilang dalawa ni James sa bahay.