MANILA, Philippines — Before Sarah Geronimo broke down during a recent Las Vegas concert due to fatigue, reporters asked her boyfriend, Matteo Guidicelli, if he is ready to support Sarah, should the pop star decide to finally quit showbiz.
“Syempre, we wanna give, when we get married to the person we really want to be, we wanna give them everything, ‘di ba? As the man, we want to give them a home, everything, and really work hard for it. And you can’t say ‘Stop, I take care of it.’ It’s a process, kung baga,” he explained.
“Kahit sino naman, pwede naman, ‘di ba?,” he said when asked if he can say he is stable enough to raise a family with the pop star.
“But I still have lots of goals, a lot of dreams. I still have a lot of personal goals I want to achieve. We’re still moving forward,” he said on why he and Sarah have no wedding plans as of the moment.
Though he has been paying his bills since he began in showbiz when he was 16, he admitted that he is still on his way to become financially independent.
“I hope so. I’m getting there. I’m 27 years old and I can say that I’ve saved and invested my money properly,” he enthused.
He, however, clarified that he continues to prepare for his possible future with Sarah by saving his earnings and investing in mutual funds.
“You can’t say that you’re born with the silver spoon. You really have to work hard. Every day, they fill up my schedule so I can work hard for the future,” he stressed. “You can’t just hide your money in your bed and expect your money to stay the same. Inflation will beat your money.”
He feels no pressure between him and Sarah when it comes to fame or money.
“I’m trying to grow my own career on myself. I’m not depending on anybody else. So, you have to take the steps slowly but surely.”
He appreciates how Sarah fights for their relationship. “Definitely she does. We do for each other.”
According to him, he has been able to win the favor of Sarah’s parents and family through the years by “being honest and thinking about the future.”
“Thank you,” he said to those looking up on him and Sarah for “relationship goals.”
“But everything’s not beautiful flowers and colorful, ‘di ba? There are also challenges here and there. I think just like in any other relationship.” — Video by Deni Bernardo, editing by Kat Leandicho