Toni Gonzaga, Paul Soriano announce engagement

Paul Soriano and Toni Gonzaga. (Photo by Mico del Rosario as posted on Instagram by Bianca Gonzalez)

Just last August, Toni Gonzaga declared that she was in no hurry to tie the knot and join the bandwagon of engaged celebrities that eventually got hitched by the end of the year.

“Ang pag-aasawa, hindi minamadali. Darating din yun. Kung hindi this year, eh di next year,” Toni told InterAksyon and other entertainment media at the time.

“Next year” is now this year and on Sunday at “The Buzz”, Toni and director Paul Soriano announced their engagement, ending speculations about the latest state of her personal affairs following her absence from the showbiz talk show that she co-hosts with Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino.

The 33-year-old filmmaker said that he popped the question to Toni during her birthday dinner at her residence in Taytay, Rizal. For her part, the 31-year-old actress slash singer slash TV host, also known as the Multimedia Star, noted the patience of Direk Paul over the course of their seven-and-a-half-year relationship.

“I remember there were times when he asked me, ‘Tin, for the past seven years, I was never a priority in your life, it has always been God, your family, your work, and me. I’m always the third. And I’ve accepted that for seven years’,” she recalled.

Now that she has accepted him, Toni vows that Direk Paul will be her number one and only priority when she becomes his wife.

One of the most sought-after talents of ABS-CBN, Toni has been an omnipresent sight on the network since moving there from GMA Network where she started her career. Aside from the “The Buzz”, she is also a mainstay of “The Voice of the Philippines”, “ASAP” and the sitcom “Home Sweetie Home” which she topbills with John Lloyd Cruz.

Last year, she was paired with screen heartthrob Piolo Pascual in the blockbuster romantic comedy drama “Starting Over Again” that earned over P500 million in the box office. That same year, she headlined her own successful solo concert “Celestine” at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Direk Paul’s career is not going so bad, either. An award-winning film director whose work includes the acclaimed sports drama, “Thelma” and the upcoming Manny Pacquiao biopic, “Kid Kulafu” which is now in post-production, he also produced the acclaimed Cinemalaya indies, “Dagitab”, “Mariquina” and “Transit”, the country’s official entry to the 2013 Academy Awards.

Toni’s best friend, Bianca Gonzalez, who herself recently married basketball star JC Intal, congratulated the happy couple on Instagram as she reposted a photo taken by Mico del Rosario.

“It is SOOO wonderful to be a wife to a good, good man and God has blessed us both with such good men,” Bianca posted.

Toni and Direk Paul have not yet announced a date for the wedding but they declared it will definitely happen this year.

Toni Gonzaga, Paul Soriano announce engagement

Source: InterAksyon.com (February 01, 2015 at 10:31PM)

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