MANILA -- Claudine Barretto is elated that her niece Julia interacted with Bea Alonzo during the surprise tribute for seasoned starmaker Johnny “Mr. M” Manahan last Saturday, March 16.

The two were caught on video warmly greeting each other, talking, and laughing together at the party of Manahan.

“Sobrang na-happy ako doon,” she said in an interview, Wednesday afternoon.

According to Claudine, she was initially nervous about the possible meeting.

“That was what I was worried about that night. Knowing Julia, hindi iyan matapang. Hindi iyan parang ako, ayaw nga niyan umakyat ng stage. Nahihiya. Hindi ko alam, basta. Sinabi ko na hindi, sama siya sa akin,” Barretto said.

(“That was what I was worried about, Knowing Julia, she is not brave. She is not like me, she did not even not want to go up the stage. She is shy. I don’t know. I just told her to go with me,” she said.)

Claudine also shared she believes Alonzo has moved on from the issue.

“Pero knowing Bea also, alam ko wala na iyon sa kanya,” she said.

(“Knowing Bea also, she is past it,” she said.”)

It can be recalled in 2019, Julia and Alonzo feuded over Gerald Anderson, who’s now in a relationship with the former.

Anderson was previously Alonzo’s boyfriend. Their breakup became controversial after the actress claimed Anderson ghosted and cheated on her.

Julia, meanwhile, denied that she was the reason for the split.

Anderson and Julia made their relationship public in 2021.

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