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Zuher Bautista reveals Paolo Ballesteros as ex-boyfriend

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<div><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><em>Sparks Camp</em> season two camper Zuher Bautista revealed in an Instagram post his former romantic relationship with TV host and <em>Drag Race Philippines</em> presenter Paolo Ballesteros. Making this revelation by the reality show contestant was given permission by his ex-partner himself. </span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-bvAsqzden/embed/captioned/?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%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A8314103.6999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A7904637.299999952%2C%22le%22%3A7904640.399999976%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1078" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Paolo was the first boyfriend of Zuher but it was only revealed several years after they dated due to the nature of their work. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/27/mela-habijan-explains-why-she-takes-time-to-respond-to-criticisms-against-sparks-camp-756" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/27/mela-habijan-explains-why-she-takes-time-to-respond-to-criticisms-against-sparks-camp-756" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/27/mela-habijan-explains-why-she-takes-time-to-respond-to-criticisms-against-sparks-camp-756" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mela Habijan explains why she takes time to respond to criticisms against ‘Sparks Camp’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“My first ever mutual spark,” Zuher wrote in the caption.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Several of the season two campers expressed their support for Zuher in the comment section as they’re happy he could reveal his old relationship to the public. The show’s director, Theodore Borobol took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to celebrate the little milestone his camper had.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ang unang <em>Drag Race PH </em>at <em>Sparks Camp</em> collab. While past is past, nakaka-happy lang na both are already open now. I cannot imagine the time they had to hide it because they were aspiring actors/models. Times are a changing! Gay actors can be leads,” he shared.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fans of Paolo were shocked at the revelation with some adding how they still look good together despite being ex lovers. Zuher maintained, however, that he only sees Paolo as his sibling and nothing more.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“kapatid ko na po yan,” he asserted.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/8/new-campers-paco-and-seichi-hope-to-boost-importance-of-lgbtqia-visibility-on-sparks-camp-331" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/8/new-campers-paco-and-seichi-hope-to-boost-importance-of-lgbtqia-visibility-on-sparks-camp-331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/8/new-campers-paco-and-seichi-hope-to-boost-importance-of-lgbtqia-visibility-on-sparks-camp-331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>EXCLUSIVE: New campers Paco and Seichi hope to boost importance of LGBTQIA+ visibility on ‘Sparks Camp’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the previous episodes of <em>Sparks Camp </em>season two, Zuher shared tidbits of his former relationships with other men. He admitted how they had to hide their relationship because they weren’t both out about their sexuality back then. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ilang beses na kasi akong naka-experience ng relationship na itinatago…Mutual decision naman siya kasi parehong work and hindi kami parehong out,” he previously shared.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zuher worked as a commercial and print ad model before entering the world of acting. He recalled having to share several posts about his Boys Love (BL) series to boost his tandem with his then love team partner. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Iniisip ko, &#x27;What if yung kasama ko sa posting totoong partner ko?&#x27; Kaya ito yung isang reason kung bakit ako sumali ng <em>Sparks Camp</em> para mag-totally out na… Ito yung certified coming-out series ko. And I’m hoping sa next post ko na nakakakilig, totoong partner na yung kasama ko,” he shared. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, <em>Sparks Camp</em> season two is down to its last episode which is set to air this August 14 on Black Sheep&#x27;s official YouTube channel. Find out if Zuher will be one of the lucky campers that will find a mutual spark in the season finale of the reality show. </span></div>

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Sparks Camp's Zuher Bautista reveals Paolo Ballesteros as ex-boyfriend

Drew Acierto

Published August 09, 2024 05:55 PM PHT

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