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Bela Padilla gets birthday surprise from boyfriend

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Bela Padilla is one lucky girl.The actress, who turned 32 early this May, shared the sweet birthday surprise she received from her boyfriend, Norman Ben Bay, in a video posted to her Instagram account over the weekend.As seen in the clips, Bela’s boyfriend surprised her with an epic scavenger hunt that ended in a birthday celebration together with her family and friends in London.“This guy surprised me with the best day ever!” she wrote in the video.<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cr8Da8BIgZm/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1866953.8999999762%2C%22ls%22%3A37833.10000002384%2C%22le%22%3A37852.89999997616%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>The video starts with Bela picking her friend up at Heathrow and coming home to a jigsaw puzzle and a letter from Norman that contains clues for the scavenger hunt.She then gets a text with more clues and heads to Scarsdale Tavern to meet a lady named Kate.After solving the second challenge, she was instructed to text a random number who gave her the last set of clues.“We randomly saw my neighbor Anthony who helped us find the sphere (he was in on it!). [After that], we all decided to take a coffee break in my favourite Italian deli: Rosso!” Bela wrote.“And then we finally went to the last stop where I was surprised by my family and friends in London. We had the best Filipino dinner at Romulo’s on High St. Ken!” she shared.“Thank you @nocir for bringing my family and friends all together in my favourite restaurant here in London: @romulocafelondon. I can’t believe everyone was in on it and the scavenger hunt was just brilliant! Thank you guys!” said Bela.Bela and Norman have been dating since February 2020.The pair first met while Bela was in Switzerland to film her movie Meet Me In St. Gallen in 2017.“He was studying at the University in St. Gallen. The University in St. Gallen focuses mostly on business-related courses. He was doing a course there,” Bela said. “I met him on the last day of my filming. Super sakto kasi I was leaving for Zurich the next day. I was leaving town the next day, I wanted to do a road trip by myself, soul searching kasi nga I was going through something. Tapos we met on the last day,” she recalled.Bela has been spending more time with her boyfriend since she moved to London in late 2021. The actress earlier said that though there were a number of reasons behind her move, she also did it to be closer to Norman.<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/2/23/fresh-scoops/bela-padilla-marks-second-anniversary-with-boyfrie-198681">READ: Bela Padilla marks second anniversary with boyfriend </a></div>Prior to dating Norman, Bela was previously in a relationship with film producer Neil Arce, who is now the husband of actress Angel Locsin.She was also rumored to be dating her 366 co-star Zanjoe Marudo in the past, but the actress has since clarified that she and the actor never got past the friendship stage.

Bela Padilla, who turned 32 early this May, shared the sweet birthday surprise she received from her longtime boyfriend, Norman Ben Bay.

Bela Padilla, who turned 32 early this May, shared the sweet birthday surprise she received from her longtime boyfriend, Norman Ben Bay.

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Bela Padilla gets birthday surprise from boyfriend

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Published May 08, 2023 03:50 PM PHT

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