Barbie Imperial and Richard Gutierrez are being more visible together
Actress Barbie Imperial and actor Richard Gutierrez posed for photos at a restaurant and this received different reactions from netizens.
Rumors linking Barbie and Richard started to circulate when they were spotted together at a restaurant. This was followed by speculations that they were together in Amanpulo and in a gym. Then, they were spotted together in South Korea. Last May, it was confirmed that Barbie and Richard are dating.
Just recently, Manila Restaurant shared photos of the two celebrities. Richard and Barbie generously posed for photos with people at the restaurant.
“Thank you Mr Richard Gutierrez and Ms Barbie Imperial for your visit and a quick lunch here in Manila Restaurant [smiling emoji],” the post’s caption stated.
In the comment section of this post, Richard and Barbie received different reactions. Some netizens criticized the actress for having a relationship with a married man. Richard was married to actress Sarah Lahbati. Just recently, it was reported that Richard and Sarah are already processing their annulment.
Sarah and Richard’s rumored breakup started circulating in November 2023. Months after this, the actor was linked to Barbie.
However, some netizens defended Barbie against her bashers. A few Facebook users also compared Barbie and Sarah. For some netizens, Richard and Barbie look good together, and people should stop intervening and let the two celebrities be happy with each other.
Some speculated that this was just for promo but this was contradicted by others. Here are some comments.
Meanwhile, Barbie Imperial had her teleserye comeback last August through the Kapamilya primetime action-drama series Batang Quiapo led by actor-director Coco Martin. She was given a chance to portray the character of Tisay in the said series.
Richard Gutierrez also has an upcoming series Incognito with Daniel Padilla. The last series that they did together was La Luna Sangre in 2017.