Jessy Mendiola speaks up on rumored suitor

ACTRESS Jessy Mendiola clarified reports that a Colombian suitor followed her during her latest trip to Jeju Island in South Korea.

In an interview with the 21-yearold actress, Mendiola said that she had met Sebastian Lopez, a Colombian traveler, when she was vacationing with family and friends in Boracay Island in Aklan.

She said Lopez travelled for almost a year and has now returned to Colombia to study.

“He’s a trav- eler. Nagkataon lang na nagpunta siya sa Philippines tapos nag Boracay siya. Doon ko lang siya na-meet. Natapunan ko lang siya ng drink,” she recalled.

“Nakakatuwa siya kasi lahat ng nasa paligid ko kinakausap niya. I think that is common with travelers. Kasi alone siya and you have to talk to people to go to places. In my case, natuwa ako sa kanya kasi hindi naman kami ganun katagal magkakilala but he followed me in Jeju,” she added.

The ABS-CBN actress said Lopez told her that he’s also going to Korea but she was surprised when he actually followed her group in Jeju.

“We just talked about our next trips after Boracay and he said ang next stop niya is Korea. Masaya kasi siyang kasama. Hindi ko kasi inakala na pupuntahan niya ako sa Jeju and effort yun,” she added.

The actress also disclosed that even if the 19-year-old is now back in Colombia, they constantly communicate with each other.

When asked if Lopez is already courting her, Mendiola said she is just happy that she met him.

“Wala pa naman doon (sa ligawan stage) kasi hindi ko pa naman siya matagal na kakilala. But it feels like we’ve known him for a while kasi he’s very open,” she said.