MANILA – Diego Loyzaga was put on the hot seat when he was asked by Vice Ganda if he really courted Kathryn Bernardo in the past -- in front of her love team partner Daniel Padilla.

Padilla, Loyzaga and Alex Diaz were the comedian’s guests in “Gandang Gabi Vice” on Sunday.

Hesitant to answer Vice Ganda’s question, Loyzaga just said: “High school pa 'yun. Hindi ko nga alam kung tatawagin kong ligawan. Pangit naman 'yung term na MU, pero nagkagusto ako sa kanya. Hindi po MU. Nagkagusto lang po ako kay Kathryn.”

When asked where was Padilla during that time, the “Pangako Sa ‘Yo” lead actor intervened and said: “Nandoon ako. Anong hinayaan? Inagaw ko nga eh.”

“Nagpaalam pa ako kay Diego noon. Kasi hindi naman talaga sila. [Alam ko lang na may gusto niya kay Kathryn] at nirerespeto ko 'yun,” Padilla added.

Loyzaga, for his part, said he gave way because he saw that Bernardo was happy with Padilla.

“Friend ko si Kathryn. Nakilala ko siya high school pa lang. Kaya nga para sa akin, hindi siya issue. Ginagawa lang siyang issue,” he said.