Ruffa Gutierrez and Herbert Bautista. Screenshot from Karen Davila's YouTube channel. 

MANILA — Actress Ruffa Gutierrez admitted that she is in a relationship with Herbert Bautista.

In an interview with ABS-CBN's Karen Davila, her daughters Lorin and Venice were asked about what they want for their mother in terms of her love life.

"I don't want anything specific for her. I want her to be happy and whatever that looks like... So I never really thought too much about. Me and my sister don't get too overly involved," Lorin said.

"Her current partner now, he's lovely, he's a nice guy, he suits her really well, and she is ecstatic about him. Of course, I'm very happy for and again if she's happy, I'm happy," Venice added confirming that the actress is in a relationship. 

Gutierrez was giddy when asked about his status with Bautista, sayting: "It's always serious."

"I think now it's just better that, a quiet personal life leads to more happiness. I'll never go into a relationship that's not serious. I'm always the serious type," she revealed describing her relationship with the former politician.

Gutierrez recalled that she started developing with Bautista when they worked together in "The House Arrest Of Us" in 2020.

The former beauty queen was touched when he included her daughters Lorin and Venice on their first date.

"They were included on our first date. Very proper. Sinundo kami sa bahay tapos sinama 'yung mga anak ko, sabi: 'I wanna meet them and to make sure that they're okay with him and everyone is comfortable' and that was Christmas time," she said. 

Her daughters are happy with her love life, with Venice saying: "Honestly, just seeing our mom with him. She was just so happy."

"I do think that the tell-tale sign that this is real and this is a really strong connection is that he helped her get back into school and really encouraged that for her," Lorin added.