One of the country’s fastest growing celebrity, Liza Soberano left San Francisco to return to the Philippines on Tuesday as she had to leave behind her siblings and her American mother Jacqulyn Elizabeth Hanley, who she had not seen for more than seven years. Before the actress left, her mother told Enrique Gil to take care of her daughter.
The 23-year-old Enrique Gil revealed that Liza Soberano and her mother shared an emotional moment at the San Francisco International Airport when they were about to leave.
Enrique Gil was told by Liza’s mother to take care her daughter, the actor shared “Nagkausap kami nung umalis na kami, nauna na si [Liza]. Umiiyak [‘yung mommy niya] tapos niyakap ako. Sabi niya, ‘Take care of her ha?’ Sabi ko, ‘I will tita.’ Sabi ko, come back here sa Manila, pumunta sila dito sa Philippines to visit next year. Ita-try daw nila. Kung hindi, kami ang bibili ng ticket para sa kanila,” he said.
During the visit of Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil in the United States, the mother and daughter were able to make up for lost time. The rumored couple were in the US to promote their box office movie “Just the Way You Are.”
When Liza Soberano was asked how her mother found the movie, Soberano said: “Naiyak siya. Umiiyak siya sa tuwa. She said she was happy and proud of me.” she said.
Liza Soberano or formerly known as Hope Soberano was born in California, she was raised by her maternal grandparents when her parents separated, before moving to Manila at the age of 10 to live with her father.