Ricci Rivero and Juliana Gomez were spotted in this video
Basketball player Ricci Rivero received bashing for his sweet video with celebrity athlete Juliana Gomez.
Ricci became known not just as a basketball player but also as the ex-boyfriend of Kapamilya actress Andrea Brillantes. Their breakup became controversial as issues surfaced. He was accused of cheating and was eventually linked to Leren Mae Bautista, a former beauty queen who was elected as councilor of Los Banos, Laguna.
Then, netizens and showbiz fans noticed that they stopped being together publicly, which prompted breakup speculation.
Late last year, Ricci Rivero’s presence during Juliana Gomez’s game during the SEA Games 2025 in Thailand was noticeable. The following month, they were spotted at a mall, holding each other’s hands while walking.
In March, Ricci was spotted sharing a meal with Juliana and her father, actor-politician Richard Gomez. With this, netizens commented that Ricci and Juliana became an official couple, with a nod from the latter’s father.
However, the recent sightings of Ricci and Juliana are not bringing “kilig” to many netizens, as they expressed negative reactions.
They were photographed one after another in various places, and in the videos that went viral, the two are noticeably sweet. There was even a point when Ricci kissed Juliana’s head.
Even though there were some who showed support, many netizens also expressed negative reactions, especially directed at Ricci, based on the article in Newsko.
There are some netizens who doubt Ricci and look back at his past relationship with Andrea Brillantes, which is why they are buying this pairing of him and Juliana.
Some netizens said that after some time, Ricci Rivero would just break up with Juliana Gomez. Here are some comments.
As of this writing, Juliana and Ricci haven’t spoken yet about their relationship.