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Darren Espanto and Maris Racal share funny scene from ABS-CBN Christmas ID 2023

'Can’t Buy Me Love' stars Darren Espanto and Maris Racal share hilarious moments during 'Pasko Ang Pinakamagandang Kwento' shoot.

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/cantbuymelove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Can’t Buy Me Love</em></strong></a> stars Darren Espanto and Maris Racal gave netizens a good laugh with their recent interaction on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) as they poked fun at Maris&#x27;s hilarious scene in the Christmas ID.</p><p>The Filipino-Canadian singer-actor reposted a video of the <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/cantbuymelove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Can’t Buy Me Love</em></strong></a> cast&#x27;s part in the ABS-CBN CID 2023 Pasko Ang Pinakamagandang Kwento, where Maris can be seen playfully pointing at him as they sang the lyrics: &quot;Sa madilim na gabi, isinilang siya sa mundo.&quot;</p><p>“Ikaw pala ang isinilang @Espanto2001 paka baliwag mo talaga @MissMarisRacal 😭😭😭😭😭😂😂 #PaskoAngPinakamagandangKwento #ABSCBNChristmasID2023 #MarisRacal #Darren,” a fan posted, referring to how Maris was pointing to the singer.</p><p>Darren replied to the comment with, “Tama ka naman. Madaling araw ako pinanganak eh. @MissMarisRacal.”<strong></strong></p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:961px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" 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data-tweet-id="1731934847285723175"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The actress then replied, “Akala ko talaga ma edit out to kasi nilaro ko. yun na pala yung ang exposure ko 😭😖😂.”<strong></strong></p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:984px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" 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data-tweet-id="1731947104053157939"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The 26-year-old actress also shared the video on her Instagram broadcast channel, irenetube, last Tuesday, December 5.</p><p>“I thought they were gonna edit this out yun pala yung lang yung exposure natin 😭 laro laro pa,” she shared, garnering more than six thousand reacts.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Maris broadcast channel.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>A netizen also reposted the actress’s reply to Darren.</p><p>“Andameng funny anecdotes nitong si Maris, yung parang wala na syang ginawang tama sa buhay nya. 🤣🤣🤣🤣,” a netizen said.</p><p>Maris then agreed with the netizen’s sentiment, saying, “TAMA.”</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe 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data-tweet-id="1730571773635371463"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white"><br/></div><p>“Hindi ko nabasa na casual attire lang pala,” Maris replied. </p><p>Maris plays Irene Tiu while Darren plays Stephen Tanhueco in the hit Kapamilya primetime series.</p><p>Other fans and netizens also shared how they found the actress extremely amusing on and off cam. </p><p>“Bardagulan sa Christmas ID &gt;&gt;&gt; bardagulan sa twt &gt;&gt;&gt; HAHAHAHAHAHAH”</p><p>“Ikaw talaga highlight ng station id this year, irene bwahahaha”</p><p>“Si ate maris talaga ayaw pa kabog eh no. Pang Christmas party na Ang outfit.”</p><p>“Very Irene Tiu ahahhaha.. In Character si acclaaa.. amacannaaa sis @MissMarisRacal”</p><p>Aside from her acting, the Kapamilya actress is known for her meme worthy moments that she shares on her social media accounts.</p><p>Last October, Maris drew laughs on social media after she shared a video wherein she had cut her own bangs into an uneven shape.</p><div><span style="color:black;background:white"><strong>READ: </strong><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/9/24/look-maris-racal-humors-fans-with-new-hairdo-i-look-like-a-pencil-1400"><strong>Maris Racal humors fans with new hairdo: ‘I look like a pencil’ </strong></a></span></div><p style="line-height:1.5;margin:0in;background:white">“I look like a pencil. Pero okay na ako ngayon medyo tumubo na siya,” she wrote in the caption of her post on Instagram. </p>

<p><i>'Can’t Buy Me Love' stars Darren Espanto and Maris Racal share hilarious moments during 'Pasko Ang Pinakamagandang Kwento' shoot.</i></p>

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Darren Espanto and Maris Racal share funny scene from ABS-CBN Christmas ID 2023

Nikka Sabio

Published December 06, 2023 06:56 PM PHT

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