Netizens reacted to this photo of Richard Gomez, Juliana Gomez, and Ricci Rivero
Actor-politician Richard Gomez was spotted spending time with his daughter, Juliana Gomez, and her rumored boyfriend, basketball player-model Ricci Rivero.
The rumor linking Juliana and Ricci started to circulate in December last year. It was because the basketball player was present during Juliana’s game at the SEA Games 2025 in Thailand. A photo showed that Ricci was flashing his sweet smile to Juliana in front of him, while she was still wearing her fencing uniform.
With this, netizens speculated that romance was brewing between them. This also garnered polarizing comments from the online community.
In January, netizens talked about Juliana and Ricci’s photos and videos showing that they were holding each other’s hands while walking in a mall.
Just recently, the online community’s attention was drawn to photos of the rumored couple with Richard Gomez.
It can be seen that Richard had a meal at a restaurant with his daughter and the basketball player. No other details were posted about this get-together, but it somehow suggested that the actor-politician acknowledged that the basketball player was now part of his daughter’s life.
This was shared on a popular showbiz site, and netizens expressed various reactions. While there were those who showed support for the apparent romance between Juliana and Ricci, some netizens also expressed negative reactions due to past issues involving the basketball player.
To recall, negative comments were directed at Ricci because of his breakup with actress Andrea Brillantes. Some issues surfaced when they separated. Ricci was even accused of cheating. On the other hand, some defended the basketball player.
Here are some comments.
As of this writing, Juliana Gomez and Ricci Rivero haven’t yet spoken about the real score between them.