Jackie

Jackielou ‘di mawawala ang pagmamahal kay Ricky

January 2, 2023 Aster Amoyo 1057 views

Jackie1Jackie2Jackie3Jackie4Jackie5Jackie6Jackie7

MAHIGIT sampung taon lamang tumagal ang pagsasama bilang mag-asawa ng singer, actress, host at health buff na si Jackie Lou Blanco at ang actor-director na si Ricky Davao nang ito’y mauwi sa hiwalayan. The former couple ay nabiyayaan ng three grown-up children na sina Kenneth, Rikki Mae at Jacqueline Arabella with the latter as the only one following the footsteps of her parents in showbiz.

Legally, mag-asawa pa rin sina Jackie Lou at Ricky dahil wala sa kanila nag-file ng annulment to rescind their marriage. Although they live separately, they’re just two streets away from each other dahil ayaw nilang mahirapan ang kanilang mga anak na magpalipat-lipat ng bahay.

Habang tumatagal ang kanilang pagiging magkahiwalay ay natanggap na rin nila ang sitwasyon pero ang mahalaga ay napanatili nila ang kanilang pagiging magkaibigan alang-alang sa kanilang tatlong anak at dalawang apo (from their eldest child na si Kenneth).

Bukas na rin ang dating mag-asawa na muling magkatrabaho at wala na umano ang ilangang factor sa dalawa.

Hindi ikinakaila ni Jackie Lou na bahagi pa rin si Ricky ng kanyang buhay at hinding-hindi umano mawawala ang kanyang pagmamahal sa dating asawa kahit hindi na romantic love.

“I cannot deny the fact that he’s still my husband legally and he’s the father of my children,” pag-amin ni Jackie sa aming exclusive na panayam sa kanya sa aming online talk show, ang “TicTALK with Aster Amoyo” on my YouTube channel.

Jackie Lou is not closing her doors sa possibility of reconciling with her ex-husband.

“If it’s God’s will, so be it,” aniya.

“Ang mahalaga we’re okey ganundin ang mga anak namin,” dugtong pa niya.

Nagpapasalamat din si Jackie Lou kay Ricky na dumalo ito sa 85th birthday ng kanyang mom, ang Asia’s Queen of Songs na si Pilita Corrales nung August 22.

“It’s means a lot to my mom na makita kaming kumpleto,” kuwento pa ni Jackie Lou. “And I appreciated him for that.”

Tulad ni Ricky, tanggap din ni Jackie Lou ang paga-out ng isa nilang anak na si Rikki Mae at wala umanong nabago sa kanilang pagmamahal sa kanilang anak.

Jackie Lou was only one year old when she was personally kidnapped by her own dad, the late businessman Gonzalo Blanco. Pilita was already at the peak of her career then. Pero sa kabila ng kanyang very busy schedule, she would be at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for updates on her daughter na dinala ng kanyang ama sa Amerika.

Since it was a celebrated case covered by the media, napilitan ang ama ni Jackie Lou na ibalik kay Pilita ang bata pero pinatawad pa rin ng mom ni Jackie Lou ang kanyang ama at hindi niya ito sinampahan ng kaso. He could have rot in jail kung ginusto ni Pilita at sa halip ay binigyan pa niya ng visitation rights ang ama ni Jackie Lou sa kanyang anak kaya nagkaroon ng magandang bonding at memory ang mag-ama.

Jackie Lou was 16 when her dad passed away.

When her dad’s relatives checked his vault, only photo albums of his daughter were there. Ganoon niya kamahal ang kanyang unica hija na si Jackie Lou.

Jackie Lou is forever grateful to her mom na si Pilita Corrales because of her selfless love not only for her kundi maging sa kapatid niyang si Monching Gutierrez (Ramon Christopher) at sa kanyang mga apo and great grandchildren and the people around her.

“Ganoon kabait ang Mommy ko,” pagmamalaki pa ni Jackie Lou.

The singer, actress, host was only 14 years old when she started in showbiz bilang isa sa mga co-host ng yumaong star builder and Master Showman na si German `Kuya Germs’ Moreno via the weekly show na “Germside”. Then the late Eddie Ilarde took her in as one of the co-hosts ng dating noontime show ng GMA, ang “Student Canteen” kaya doon nagsimula ang kanyang pagiging mahusay na host. Nang mawala ang “Student Canteen,” she continued being Kuya Germ’s co host in “Germspecial,” “GMA Supershow” and “Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman”.

Sa “GMA Supershow,” bukod kay Jackie Lou ay naging co-host din ni Kuya Germs sina Sharon Cuneta, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Jam Morales, Gretchen Barretto, Lani Mercado, Maricel Laxa at iba pa but Jackie Lou stayed on the show up to the very end hanggang malipat na si Kuya Germs sa late night show, ang “Walang Tulugan…” na hindi rin iniwan ng singer-actress-host hanggang sa huli.
“Kuya Germs was just like my second dad. He taught me so much about life, about showbiz, about everything,” aniya.

“When he passed on, isa ako sa sobrang nalungkot,” patuloy niya.

Hinding-hindi makakalimutan ni Jackie Lou ang unang pagkakataon na nagkakilala sila ng kanyang dating mister na si Ricky Davao na nangyari mismo sa programang “GMA Supershow”. At that time ay special guest dapat si Snooky Serna (na crush umano ni Ricky) at kakantahan umano ito ni Ricky sa isang segment. Ang siste, hindi umano nakarating si Snooky kaya si Jackie Lou ang hinatak ni Kuya Germs para kantahan ni Ricky. Doon umano nagsimula ang kantiyawan laluna ng tatlong sekretarya noon ni Kuya Germs.

When Ricky started visiting her at home, hindi niya umano ito hinaharap because she was still nursing a broken heart sa paghihiwalay nila ni Martin Nievera. Kadalasan ay si Pilita umano ang humaharap kay Ricky until the time na sumuko na sa pagpunta-punta sa kanilang bahay ang actor-director.

“When he stopped coming to the house, doon ko naman siya na-miss,” pag-amin ni Jackie Lou.

Pero may ilang pagkakataon na muli silang nagkita at nakasama ni Ricky sa isang episode ng “Lovingly Yours, Helen” of the late Helen Vela at sa pelikulang “Lumuhod ka sa Lupa” na pinagbidahan ng yumaong si Rudy Fernandez. Doon ay unti-unti nang gumanda ang relasyon ng dalawa until they finally got married in 1989. But just like any other celebrity marriages, tumagal lamang ng mahigit isang dekada ang kanilang pagiging mag-asawa at nauwi rin ito sa kanilang paghihiwalay.

“Actually, bago kami nagkani-kanya , we were living under one roof but we were already separated,” pagtatapat pa ng singer, actress-host.

Ngayong Pasko, umaasa si Jackie na muli silang magkakasama ni Ricky with their children. “But if he has other plans, wala namang magiging problema,” aniya.

Samantala, hindi ikinakaila ni Jackie Lou na meron pa rin umano siyang frustrations bilang isang aktres dahil hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin umano niya nagagampanan ang mga challenging roles that she wanted to portray. But she continues to hope na mangyayari ito balang araw.

Between singing and acting, mas pinapaboran niya ang huli. Aminado rin siya that she’s not as good as her mom pagdating sa kantahan at bilang performer.

“My mom is one of a kind,” deklara niya.

SUBSCRIBE, like, SHARE and hit the bell icon of “TicTALK with Aster Amoyo” and “INSIDE SHOWBIZ with Aster Amoyo” on my YouTube channel. Follow me on Instagram and Facebook@asteramoyo and Twitter@aster_amoyo.

AUTHOR PROFILE