"Galing po yung flowers sa non-showbiz friend ko," said Katrina Halili in an interview with PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal). A bouquet of flowers arrived on the set of Lupin last April 27, Friday.
Asked about the identity of her suitor, she simply gave PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) a smile.
But PEP remembered that, just this Holy Week we had taken a photo of Katrina with a male friend in Boracay. The two were seen dining at Aria Restaurant in Station 2 of the Visayan resort island. They were accompanied by Katrina's gay friend. We then wondered if this was the fellow who sent the flowers.
A PEP source now confirms that the guy Katrina was seen with in Boracay—and whose photo we posted days ago, when we were wondering if the flowers came from the same guy—is her suitor, indeed. His name is Alex Lopez, and he is a restaurateur.
Alex is the ex-boyfriend of Tanya Garcia. He also once courted Kathleen Hermosa.