The Philippine Star

Ellen and John lloyd not on speaking terms

- RICARDO F. LO

Several days before the grapevine went abuzz that Ellen Adarna and boyfriend John Lloyd Cruz have called it quits after only more than two years of living together, a certain “Maria Elena Adarna” had been posting cryptic messages on Facebook just like what Bea Alonzo did against people that she didn’t name (but were thought to be her boyfriend Gerald Anderson and Julia Barretto). Like “ghosting” (a millennial-coined verb that refers to a person simply vanishing into thin air without any by-your-leave and leaving a partner/friend/ whatever clueless), posting “cryptic” messages on social media has become the norm of the day.

A strong woman doesn’t beg. She leaves the moment she feels unwanted.… Strong women would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationsh­ip that requires them to sacrifice their own self-respect.

Could the Ellen Adarna have really floated those two “meaningful” messages?

The Bea-Gerald-Julia has exhausted its excitement, the three protagonis­ts having aired their sides, but Ellen and JLC have kept mum about the rumors swirling around them. True to form, actually. They have never confirmed their relationsh­ip, not even after Ellen gave birth to their son Elias Modesto and not now when they should be, well, clearing the air.

“Once either of them talks,” noted a keen showbiz observer, “the ‘bomb’ that Ellen and John Lloyd would explode would have a ‘nuclear’ impact far, far bigger than that of Bea-Gerald-Julia. Just wait and see.”

JLC has lately been spotted at a mall — “Looking as if trying to be ‘incognito’ with his long hair and unshaven face,” according to an eyewitness — seemingly choosing what movie to watch. He was reported to have spent a vacation alone in Vietnam at the same time that Ellen and an actress-friend were in Bangkok. Living separate lives?

Since Ellen and JLC seem to bask in mystery, all that showbiz observers can rely on are, well, “careless whispers,” such as…

Before Ellen left for Thailand, she filed a TPO (Temporary Protection Order) against JLC so he cannot, should not, go near his “exGF” and their son;

The “un-couple” are not on speaking terms. As a line from a song goes, silence is golden;

Ellen is fed up with JLC’s “weirdness;” and

JLC is okay and “chill” when he gets a little help from his friends.

Anyway, until Ellen and JLC decide to squeak…oops!...speak up, the guessing game will go on and on and on, and it will never be over.

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Walang forever?
Ellen Adarna and John Lloyd Cruz: Walang forever?
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