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Sunshine Cruz: I know I did everything to save that marriage

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Video_Widget_1_Container"><ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Video_Widget_1" allow="autoplay" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-wid="f5fb7bd1-3880"></ivs-player><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div></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>MANILA - Sunshine Cruz on Thursday said she tried to save her marriage with Cesar Montano before it fell apart after 13 years, but admitted that their relationship reached a dead end.</p><p>The 40-year-old actress said she &quot;looked unhealthy&quot; before she pulled the plug in their marriage, recalling that she was &quot;stick thin,&quot; weighing only 110 pounds.</p><p>&quot;I know that I did everything to save the marriage. It took me 13 years to save it, but na-realize kong talagang walang pupuntahan and we are both miserable already. So I guess it’s time to move on,&quot; she said in an interview on ANC&#x27;s &quot;Headstart.&quot;</p><p>Cruz has separated from Montano, who she married in 2000 and had 3 children with.</p><p>They parted ways in January 2013 due to the actor&#x27;s alleged affair with model Krista Miller. Cruz filed for annulment before Holy Week in 2014.</p><p>She also sued Montano for allegedly raping her, saying she experienced &quot;physical harm, obscene accusations, and grave defamation&quot; under her “very domineering, philandering&quot; husband.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/07/16/sunshine-cruzs-wish-for-2016-annulment">READ: Sunshine Cruz&#x27;s wish for 2016: Annulment</a></li></ul><p>Cruz, who stars in the Kapamilya afternoon drama &quot;Wildflower&quot; as the mother of lead actress Maja Salvador, said she started taking care of herself after her split from Montano.</p><p>&quot;That was the time that I realized na teka, umikot ang mundo ko sa isang tao. It&#x27;s time to take care of myself more, and that was the time na nag-exercise na ako, nagpakulay na ako ng buhok,&quot; she said.</p><p>After she and her boyfriend, businessman Macky Mathay, marked their first anniversary as a couple in September, Cruz gave advice to women who are struggling to find love.</p><p>&quot;If you want your partner or someone to love you, I think you should start from yourself. Kasi daw walang time para mag-exercise, no, that&#x27;s not an excuse. What is 3 times a week, less than an hour a day? Sabi ko, mahalin mo muna ang sarili mo. If matanggap at mahalin mo ang sarili mo, then it will follow naman, meron nang magmamahal sa &#x27;yo, definitely,&quot; she said. </p>

<p>Sunshine Cruz and Cesar Montano parted ways in January 2013 due to the actor's alleged affair with model Krista Miller. </p>

Sunshine Cruz and Cesar Montano parted ways in January 2013 due to the actor's alleged affair with model Krista Miller.