Nadia: “Are you even worth it to be called a dad?”
Nadia Montenegro challenges her daughter Sophia’s biological dad, saying that he must draw clear intentions first to be worthy of being called a father.
The 52-year-old actress has come to terms with her past shortcomings in an exclusive YouTube interview with Julius Babao. One of the matters she addressed is having an alleged love child with actor Baron Geisler.
Throughout the interview, never did Nadia mention Baron’s name. She speaks with subtlety in a way that, without naming names, she only hints about the long-standing controversy with the 42-year-old actor.
When asked if Nadia’s open to having Sophia reconnect with her dad, the actress shows outright signs of apprehension. She even says that Sophia is also reluctant to do so.
She says, “As of now, hindi. Isang beses pa lamang silang nagkita, biglang in-announce na agad. So, asan dun ang intensiyon mo?
“Magkaroon ng relationship o gusto mo lang ang views? Gusto mong mapag-usapan o gusto mong mag-promote?
“Ilagay mo sa tama kung ano ang intensiyon mo kasi ramdam na ramdam ko. Ayaw na ng anak ko. And give me a reason why, are you even worth it to be called a dad?”
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Nadia seems to be alluding to Baron who disclosed having a child with someone else other than his wife in an interview with Ogie Diaz in March 2024. At that time, Baron clarifies that his firstborn isn’t actually Tali—his daughter with Jamie Evangelista.
Baron’s revelation then revived the long-speculated rumor of having a child with Nadia.
Nadia Montenegro makes amends with her shortcomings
For Nadia, she sees Sophia as God’s greatest blessing, even sharing that she raised her youngest daughter with love at the center of all. Her late husband, former Caloocan Mayor Macario “Boy” Asistio Jr., knew this for a fact. And as revealed by Nadia, her entire family is privy to her past.
She says, “Yung mga nangyari sa buhay ko before, in the past, siguro umabot sa 17, 18 years na naitago ko—hindi ko ito itinago sa mga taong dapat nakakaalam. Hindi ko rin ito itinago sa mga mahal ko sa buhay. Hindi ko itinago sa anak ko, hindi ko itinago kay Boy.”
There might have been people wondering about how the family dealt with it, and Nadia says that she was the one who fixed the problem.
As she puts it, “Common sense, guys. Sa tingin ninyo, hindi ko inayos ito? Tingin ninyo, hindi ko pinlano ito? Tingin ninyo, hindi ko pinroblema ito?
Nadia rests her case believing that she was already forgiven by God. More so, she believes that her husband died in peace, knowing that she never held anything behind him.
She says, “Napatawad ako ng Panginoon. Maayos namayapa si Boy na okay kami. Maayos ang mga anak ko, sa pagkakaintindi ko. Wala akong pinagsinungalingan sa pamilya ko.”
Nadia draws comfort from a hearty talk she had with Boy weeks before his death. She sees it as the most meaningful conversation they had—a pivotal talk would determine how she’ll go about her life from there forward.
She says, “Two weeks before Boy died, we had a heart-to-heart talk of two and a half hours.
“Sinasabi ko sa lahat ng malalapit sa akin na siguro kung hindi nangyari yung two hours na heart-to-heart talk namin ni Boy, not knowing he would die two weeks later, siguro baka hindi niyo na ako nakakausap ngayon.
“Kasi it’s the most valuable, most important conversation we ever had in 29 years. I mean, I’ve seen him almost die so many times. Seven times kong nakita na i-resuscitate yung asawa ko. Ilang beses siyang inatake sa harap ko.
“Ang dami nang nangyari sa buhay namin na hindi kami bumitaw sa isa’t isa. Ang sinabi niya sa akin, ‘Ipaglaban mo sila. Lahat ng ibinilin ko sa inyo, inyo. At hanggang buhay ako, ako lang ang ama nila.’”
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