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WATCH: Anne Curtis asks press to stop asking women about pregnancy, getting married

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Since her 2017 wedding with Erwan Heussaff, Anne Curtis has been asked left and right about their plans to have a baby, and often she would respond along the lines of waiting for “God’s perfect time.”</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/09/30/20190930-erwan-anne-ig.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Actress Anne Curtis with husband, restaurateur and vlogger Erwan Heussaff. <em>Instagram: @annecurtissmith</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>On Monday, however, the “It’s Showtime” host changed tune when asked yet again about the topic, during the press conference of the noontime program’s 10th anniversary celebration.</p><p>“I think I should take this opportunity [to say] that the press should stop asking that to any woman, because you don’t know what they’re going through,” she began.</p><p>“For me, it will happen in God’s time, and I think at any time I’m ready for it.,” Curtis said. “But I’m speaking for every woman. You don’t know what they’re going through.”</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/09/30/20190930-anne-curtis-mb.jpg"/><figcaption>Anne Curtis faces the media during a press conference for the 10th anniversary of ‘It’s Showtime’ on Monday. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The 34-year-old actress went on: “I have a lot of friends who may be trying, and medyo nakakasakit when people keep asking them, ‘When are you going to have a baby?’ Maybe they just don’t want to have a baby.</p><p>“I hope you guys don’t take this the wrong way, but I think in respect to every woman, you should stop asking when they’re going to get married, why don’t they have a baby, or when they are going to have a baby.”</p><p>After Curtis answered, the reporter apologized, prompting the actress to say, “It’s okay.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anne Curtis on pregnancy questions: I think the press should stop asking that to any woman, because you don’t know what they’re going through... I have a lot of friends who may be trying. Medyo nakakasakit when people keep asking, ‘When are you going to have a baby?’ <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/kdKjMu12bd">pic.twitter.com/kdKjMu12bd</a></p>— Miguel Dumaual (@migueldumaual) <a href="https://twitter.com/migueldumaual/status/1178611391130816512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Her co-host and long-time friend Vice Ganda, who was seated beside her, then surmised that local showbiz may have normalized talking about the topic so candidly.</p><p>“Iyon ang isa sa nakasanayan na we should put a stop [to],” he said.</p><p>Curtis, one of the most visible celebrities in the Philippines, has been been open about aspects of her personal life through her widely followed social media channels. Seen daily on “It’s Showtime,” she has also spoken about pregnancy numerous times on the noontime program.</p><p>Notably in November 2018, Curtis and Vice Ganda shared an emotional moment when the comedian, in an unexpected message, said he was looking forward to seeing his real-life “sisterette” as a parent.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1YrBHVGmFyc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>“I think in respect to every woman, you should stop asking when they’re going to get married, why don’t they have a baby, or when they are going to have a baby.”</p>

“I think in respect to every woman, you should stop asking when they’re going to get married, why don’t they have a baby, or when they are going to have a baby.”

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WATCH: Anne Curtis asks press to stop asking women about pregnancy, getting married

Miguel Dumaual,

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Published Sep 30, 2019 07:29 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 01, 2019 11:21 AM PHT

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