JERICHO, JANINE OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR 'UNEXPECTED, LIGHT' RELATIONSHIP

JERICHO ROSALES AND JANINE GUTIERREZ SPENT Christmas and New Year celebrations together, and they were able to meet each other's families.

- By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

It was in August last year that the actor confirmed that he and Janine are dating.

"It was in my mom's (Lotlot de Leon) house (Christmas) and in my house during New Year. It was a simple dinner," shared Janine during a pocket interview for the finale of Dreamscape Entertainment and ABS-CBN series "Lavender Fields." "My mom was happy that Echo liked her menu. Haha!"

Their glowing aura exuded when they granted the interviews.

"I was with my family. My family is very dysfunctional, so hiwa-hiwalay kami. I have to go there and go there. But fun also. I was with Janine's family. They invited me over, so I was so happy. Cozy, little family things. (It was) nice to have that feeling of family," said Echo in a separate chat.

He described Janine's family as "sweet, very loving, kind, tender, and close."

"Imperfect just like tayong lahat. But perfect in a way you know because there's love and acceptance and a family of artists. A mix of people not in the industry but I love her siblings and her parents," he told The STAR.