Timeless and elegant beauty Sunshine Cruz visited the Tonight With Boy Abunda studio and talked about her daughters, her history of being a “Basted Queen”, the rings she received from her boyfriends and past rumors surrounding her relationship with Karla Estrada.
Sunshine has three daughters—Angelina, Samantha, and Chesca. “Ang aking mga buhay, ang aking inspirasyon,” she said, explaining that her daughters inspire her to work harder to give them a comfortable life. She revealed that she has a very close relationship with her daughters and so, they are free to tell her about anything. She revealed that they are already boys lining up to court Angelina but she advised her to let their family meet the boy first, “Kailangan kong makilala. Kailangan kong makita.” But Sunshine shared that Angelina’s priority is her studies instead of jumping in a relationship at such a young age. Angelina herself frequently asks her mother, “How do I turn him down?” She usually advises her to establish a strong foundation of friendship first and just see what happens in the near future.
She revealed that she was dubbed as the “Basted Queen” when she was young and was even linked romantically to Karla Estrada due to their extreme closeness.
Due to Sunshine’s reputation of turning down boys who courted her when she was a teen, Boy Abunda mentioned some names and Sunshine would confirm if he was “basted” or not. Sunshine denied that Albert Martinez ever courted her. Shockingly, Sunshine validated that she turned down Joko Diaz but she introduced him to another friend and they eventually got in a relationship. She also said no to one of the best actors of the industry, Tonton Gutierrez, and even revealed that Tonton had her name tattooed on his chest as a promise to wait for her but unfortunately, Sunshine prioritized her career.
She shared that she also rejected Joey De Leon’s son, Keempee De Leon, four times. Kier Legaspi, one of showbiz’s handsome faces, also failed to get Sunshine’s heart. She shared that her ex-husband, Cesar Montano, was her first boyfriend and preserved her virginity until marriage. Lastly, she revealed that out of all the men who courted her, Raymart Santiago was the one she liked the most. She added that Keempee and Raymart even fought because even if the former was the first one to court her, Raymart didn’t budge since Sunshine hasn’t said yes to anyone yet. “He’s very nice and he’s a real gentleman,” she shared that Raymart didn’t like that she had lots of chaperones whenever they went out together when she was young due to her mother’s strictness and so, their relationship didn’t work out.