Actress-host Donita Rose recently admitted calling it quits with husband Eric Villarama on a podcast episode of Good Times with Mo. The show’s host Mo Twister is her long-time best friend. A caller, who is a self-confessed fan of Donita, phoned in to ask about what their family situation is, considering that there have been rumors of a breakup. “I’m not hiding the fact that we’re not together anymore.
I will say that it’s not just very painful, it’s a very devastating thing to go through, so now, I’m in a position where I’m just starting to heal and move on,” she said. Asked if the long-distance relationship was the reason for the split, Donita clarified that there were different factors. “It’s not the long distance relationship part. It’s other things, too,” she replied.
Donita moved to the Philippines in 2014 to continue her showbiz career while Eric was based in the United States. She admitted that the relationship got rocky at one point. “During that whole two years plus, it’s been on and off, on and off. But people are saying, ‘You said you guys are okay.
How come you guys are not okay right now?’ That’s because it’s been on and off, on and off. So now, I guess it made it official when the other day, I found out that he came out with a post of… I think his profile pic is with a new girl and we did talk about it. We talked about it the other day and he apologized to me,” she shared. According to Donita, one of the biggest challenges in the situation is them having a son.
“It’s tough when there are kids involved. One thing that I take comfort in knowing is that sometimes God has to work through adversity. It’s really through the trials and difficulties that you really start seeking answers and really turning to God when you feel things are hopeless,” she revealed.
Although the separation has been tough, she takes pride in how she and JP are coping. “I feel that after everything that’s happened to me, believe it or not, I actually feel I’ve become a better person out of it. There’s a lot more wisdom, not all naivety and happy, happy, joy, joy. The same thing with my son — my son has matured a lot through this and we’re great. JP and I are doing great. We’re very happy now,” she added.
