Janine Gutierrez and Jericho Rosales are set to celebrate their second anniversary as a couple.
Looking back on the beginning of their relationship, Janine revealed that Jericho possessed the qualities she had written down on a list describing what she wanted in a future partner.
"Super unexpected also that I'm with Echo. I mean, I never would have seen it coming. This is funny, but I wrote down a list of characteristics before of what I wanted my future partner to be like, and then when I met Echo, first time meeting him and hanging out with him alone, I said, 'Oh my gosh, siya lahat 'to.' So, feeling ko nag-work talaga 'yung like writing down," the actress shared in an interview with Kylie Verzosa on the Almost Honest podcast.
She added: "I got to manifest. But not even to find someone right away. I just wrote down a list so I won't settle for any less, and then when I met him, I was like, 'Wow, Jesus heard me.'"
In the same interview, Janine also opened up about her experience working with Jericho in the Prime Video series The Loyalty Game.
The actress shared that having Jericho as her co-star helped them leave behind the emotional weight of the series after filming.
"Working with him is super fun kasi we were able to shake off the heaviness of the story when it's packed up. Or when it is a rest day, we go somewhere to eat or pasyal lang or drive around Iloilo, which super ganda ng Iloilo by the way and Bacolod," she shared.
She added that working with Jericho brought a sense of balance while they tackled the emotionally demanding project.
"So at least there's a balance because I think if I wasn't doing this project with him, sobrang much harder, super bigat and I am glad that we are so lucky that we got to work together so I am so grateful for that," she said.
Janine was also asked how they handle situations in which they might have a disagreement but still need to work together professionally.
"Luckily we never had a fight that crossed over to work and like this whole The Loyalty Game, wala naman kaming fight. Actually, we don't really fight-fight. So it never came to a point na parang di kami nagpapansinan at work or anything like that, so I'm super lucky in that sense," the actress highlighted.