Miss Universe Philippines Cebu Province 2025 bet Chella Grace Falconer spoke out amid rumors linking her romantically to Tom Rodriguez
In a Facebook statement posted on Thursday, June 5, 2025, Chella directly addressed the speculations, firmly stating that she is not the actor's new partner.
Her post read, published as is: "Hi everyone! Just to clarify, [emoji] I’m not Tom Rodriguez’s girl, so please let’s stop spreading false rumors. [emoji]."
In that same post, Chella included a screenshot of the "false rumor" started by a Facebook page called Reel Life Gerlie, which has 56,000 followers.
The screenshots revealed the page's uploads of Tom and Chella's posts, with the comment, "Coincidence ba? [emoji] Overthinking malalala [emoji]," subtly suggesting a connection between the two.
In another post, Chella also called out content creator Lesil Lavado Lazaro, who created a "face reveal" video of Tom's partner using Chella's photos.
These rumors spread quickly after various pages and content creators drew connections between them purely based on the post's timing, without verifying the details.
On June 5, 2025, Tom shared a glimpse of his family life through an Instagram post.
The post featured family portraits with his non-showbiz partner and their son, Korben, though their faces were partially hidden or turned away from the camera for privacy.
Read: Tom Rodriguez shares glimpse of family ahead of Father’s Day
The previous day, on June 4, 2025, Chella introduced her son via social media.
Sharing adorable photos, she mentioned in her post that she gave birth to Trevor on March 2, 2025.
Chella represented Misamis Oriental in the 2021 Miss Universe Philippines pageant, and made it to Top 16.
Read: 16 standouts at Miss Universe Philippines 2021 prelims
In 2024, she was crowned Miss Universe Philippines Cebu Tourism 2025 and was set to represent Cebu Province in the Miss Universe Philippines 2025 pageant.
However, she withdrew from the competition in April 2025, citing the need to take a “different path” in an emotional Instagram post.
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