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Claudine Barretto marks birthday of Mark Anthony Fernandez, calling him first love and heartbreak

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Actress Claudine Barretto marked the birthday of her former boyfriend, fellow actor Mark Anthony Fernandez, on her official Facebook account. She expressed how grateful she is that he was her first boyfriend and also her first heartbreak–– something she has no regrets about. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fclaudinebarretto45%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02CByPAocxg8yPKLJkVQpjQwcENSPsGGXxsB2spKsWP5wXL2UoWSFqMaXLjfHwSvx8l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="744" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Claudine dated Mark Anthony back in the 1990s and although they broke up, the two remained good friends over the years. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/9/16/claudine-barretto-reintroduces-herself-i-am-now-claudine-barretto-yan-0826"><strong>READ: Claudine Barretto reintroduces herself: ‘I am now Claudine Barretto YAN’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>“Belated happy birthday to my first love 💕 my first everything. Especially my first heart break,” she wrote.</p><div><br/></div><p>In her post, the actress shared a screenshot of what seemed to be a video chat between her and the actor. The two were all smiles with one another in the photo that Claudine shared.</p><div><br/></div><p>She maintained that even though they broke up, she would still choose him to be her first boyfriend.</p><div><br/></div><p>“I said this before and l say it again. If I were to live my life all over again I&#x27;d still choose u to be my first. I’m so proud of the Man u have become. I never thought I&#x27;d ever be friends with my EX but Mark definitely is the exception,” she expressed. </p><div><br/></div><p>Claudine had nothing but good words for her former romantic partner as she marked the special day of his life. She credited him for being a “true gentleman” who had said nothing ill about her </p><div><br/></div><p>“A true Gentleman with one of the kindest souls I have ever met.Happy birthday 🎂🎁 thank you for never Talking Bad about me, in fact u took all the blame and made sure I was always Protected even from a far. I have no Regrets.only great memories. I luv u EX,” she ended.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/11/11/claudine-barretto-calls-out-alleged-former-side-chick-linked-to-milano-sanchez-amid-dating-rumors-1111"><strong>READ: Claudine Barretto calls out alleged former ‘side chick’ linked to Milano Sanchez amid dating rumors</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Fans of the actors shared how kilig they were in the comment section. Other netizens applauded them for being friends despite their past romantic relationship–– noting how it was possible between former lovers.</p>

<p>Claudine Barretto pens a heartfelt message for her first boyfriend, Mark Anthony Fernandez. </p>

Claudine Barretto pens a heartfelt message for her first boyfriend, Mark Anthony Fernandez.