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Ivana Alawi rates kissing scene with Joshua Garcia in 'Love is Never Gone

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Kapamilya actress Ivana Alawi shared her experience having a kissing scene with Kapamilya actor Joshua Garcia in their upcoming Prime series, <em>Love is Never Gone</em>. During the media conference for their much-awaited series last April 28 at the Gateway Cineplex 18 in Quezon City, she also expressed how it was like working with him on screen. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXrOsfCD0lA/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A13444013.899999857%2C%22ls%22%3A3261.5999999046326%2C%22le%22%3A3675%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1089" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>When asked by the host to rate her kissing scene with him, Ivana didn’t hesitate to answer a perfect 10. She humored the crowd as she recalled how the scene happened and the brief conversation they had after. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/12/16/joshua-garcia-ivana-alawi-cross-paths-in-morocco-in-first-look-at-love-is-never-gone-1145" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Joshua Garcia, Ivana Alawi cross paths in Morocco in first look at ‘Love Is Never Gone’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>“10… Hindi kasi, nakita niyo &#x27;di ba? Siya yung talagang grabe. Naka ganun lang ako, siya ang laki ng bibig niya… Sabi ko huy grabe ka naman sumipsip! Yung lipstick ko nawawala! Magaling, magaling siya,” she expressed.</p><p>Joshua was asked the same question, to which he jokingly rated it a 9 out of 10, quipping that there is still “room for improvement.”  </p><div><br/></div><p>“Hindi ko kasi nabuksan yung bibig ko ng ganun, na gets ko naman,” Ivana replied. </p><div><br/></div><p>In the same media conference, the Kapamilya actress expressed how “generous” and “fair” her co-star is with everyone –– something that she experienced and saw firsthand. </p><div><br/></div><p>“Ang nakita ko ay he’s more than just an actor kasi alam naman natin na mahusay na actor si Joshua, but behind yung pag portray niya ng mga character, napakabait niyang tao. Very very generous siya and very matulungin and he’s fair with everyone talaga–– he treats everyone with respect which is nice,” she said. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/19/ivana-alawi-shares-reaction-on-kissing-scene-with-joshua-garcia-higop-king-1141" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Ivana Alawi shares reaction on kissing scene with Joshua Garcia: ‘Higop king’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p><em>Love is Never Gone</em> will be available on the video streaming platform, Prime, starting on May 8 with two new episodes released every week. It is the first-ever Filipino series that was shot in Morocco.</p><div><br/></div><p>Joshua will be playing the role of Teo, a hardworking mechanic and breadwinner who moves to a foreign country to help his family out. He then meets Yana (portrayed by Ivana), a scheming member of a crime syndicate who will do anything to pay for her mother’s medical expenses.</p><div><br/></div><p>Apart from Joshua and Ivana, <em>Love is Never Gone</em> also stars Jameson Blake, Jane Oineza, Michael De Mesa, Epy Quizon, and Dina Bonnevie, together with Fyang Smith, JM Ibarra, JC Alcantara, Rans Rifol, Kiko Matos, Argel Saycon, Heart Ramos, Alex Medina, Benj Manalo, Carlo San Juan, and with the special participation of Ara Mina and Irma Adlawan. </p>

<p>The first episode of 'Love is Never Gone' already showcases the intense chemistry between Ivana Alawi and Joshua Garcia. </p>

The first episode of 'Love is Never Gone' already showcases the intense chemistry between Ivana Alawi and Joshua Garcia.

Ivana Alawi rates kissing scene with Joshua Garcia in 'Love is Never Gone': ‘Magaling, magaling siya’

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Ivana Alawi rates kissing scene with Joshua Garcia in 'Love is Never Gone': ‘Magaling, magaling siya’

Drew Acierto,

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Published April 29, 2026 03:02 PM PHT

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