Ronnie Alonte vehemently denied that he and Phenomenal Star Vice Ganda are an item.

In an interview during his launch as one of the newest brand ambassadors of Club Penshoppe PH, along with Loisa Andalio, Sofia Andres, and Tanner Mata; Spanish model Emilio Francisco Perez; and Brazilian model Maria Fabiana, Ronnie stressed that he and Vice are just good friends.

“Oo nga kasi kagaya nga ng sinabi ko, ‘yung mga bashers mema eh. Grabe nila i-judge ‘yung mga bakla eh,” he began.

Ronnie continued, “Totoo ‘yun. Grabe nila i-judge ‘yung mga bi or ‘yung bading at once na kasama ibig sabihin jowa kaagad. So parang may something kaagad kagaya kay Vice or sa ibang makeup artist or kahit sino man po.”

The A Love to Last star stressed that Vice is a very nice person.

“Sobrang okay kami. Sa lahat ng nakakasalamuha ko na same ni Vice okay ako. Mabait ako sa kanya, mabait kami sa isa’t-isa. Wala kaming relasyon,” he said.

But were they even able to talk to each other about the issue?

“Nagkita kami sa Showtime and hindi naman namin in-open sa isa’t-isa. Pero isang beses nasabi namin ‘Uy alam mo ba may ini-issue sa atin’ and natawa lang kami sa isa’t-isa. Mga tao nga naman talaga,” he shared.

Speculations about Ronnie’s supposed relationship with Vice started when reports of an alleged sex scandal surfaced early this year. Despite the rumors, no such video ever surfaced.

Since joining the industry, Ronnie said he has somehow gotten used to the mentality of his critics.

In fact, he said he’s even “happy” whenever people bash him.

“Masama kung hindi ako napapansin or wala akong bashers. Kasi sabi nga sa akin ng mga beteranong nakakausap ko, sila Vice kasi sobrang close kami nila Vhong [Navarro], nila Billy [Crawford], ‘pag hindi ka binash magtaka kasi kapag binash ka ibig sabihin napapansin ka,” said Ronnie.