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<p>MANILA - Actress Janice de Belen talked about her relationship with Priscilla Meirelles, the wife of her ex-husband John Estrada, in an episode of &quot;Tonight With Boy Abunda,&quot; which aired Monday.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BAZHNMMErSO/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Janice de Belen (@super_janice)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-01-11T08:40:13+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 11, 2016 at 12:40am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>In an interview with Abunda, de Belen said that working with Meirelles in the romantic drama series &quot;<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/entertainment/v2/01/14/16/janice-de-belen-priscilla-mereilles-co-star-in-be-my-lady" target="_blank"><strong>Be My Lady</strong></a>&quot;can be &quot;awkward&quot; at times. </p><p>&quot;There will always be awkwardness. Pero, hindi kami magkaaway,&quot; she quipped. &quot;We&#x27;re not enemies. We will not be enemies. There&#x27;s no reason for us to be enemies.&quot;</p><p>[ WATCH: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/20/16/watch-janice-priscilla-meet-in-be-my-lady" target="_blank"><strong>Janice, Priscilla meet in &#x27;Be My Lady&#x27;</strong></a> ]</p><p>According to de Belen, she and Meirelles maintain a civil relationship when they are shooting scenes together. In a separate interview, Meirelles said they were &quot;<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/06/16/awkward-what-priscilla-said-about-working-with-janice" target="_blank"><strong>very civil</strong></a>&quot; to each other, but they cannot be &quot;best friends&quot; because of their situation. </p><p>&quot;Let&#x27;s say we wanted to become friends. Anong pag-uusapan namin? Parang ang weird naman kasi? Kumusta na asawa mo?&quot; de Belen said.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:49.896049896% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/8ATYmMzCpk/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Priscilla Meirelles-Estrada (@primeirelles)</a> on <time dateTime="2015-09-24T07:20:03+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Sep 24, 2015 at 12:20am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>As for her ex-husband, de Belen said that they are now in &quot;speaking terms.&quot; However, she noted that she is not yet ready to work with Estrada.</p><p>&quot;We may be in speaking terms, but working together is too complicated,&quot; she said.</p><p>Estrada and de Belen were annulled in 2014. They have four children.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1486064" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure>

<p>Actress Janice de Belen talked about her relationship with Priscilla Meirelles, the wife of her ex-husband John Estrada, in an episode of "Tonight With Boy Abunda," which aired Monday. </p>

Actress Janice de Belen talked about her relationship with Priscilla Meirelles, the wife of her ex-husband John Estrada, in an episode of "Tonight With Boy Abunda," which aired Monday.

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Janice on working with Priscilla: 'It's really weird'

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Published January 26, 2016 01:41 AM PHT

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Updated October 21, 2016 10:39 AM PHT

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