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Mika Salamanca and Will Ashley deny 'hard launch' in Bangkok

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Kapuso actors Mika Salamanca and Will Ashley denied that their recent Bangkok trip was a hard launch of their rumored romantic relationship. The former<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab"><strong> <em>Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition</em> </strong></a>housemates expressed how surprised they were to witness the reactions of some netizens as they were simply doing a trend on social media. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWv5TzCE7Bq/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A5807201.6%2C%22ls%22%3A45775.200000000186%2C%22le%22%3A46063.39999999991%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Mika and Will were recently spotted in Bangkok, Thailand, where they were both wearing the country&#x27;s school uniforms while taking photos of one another.  </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/4/6/mika-salamanca-and-will-ashley-explore-thailand-together-1543"><strong>READ: Mika Salamanca and Will Ashley explore Thailand together</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">In an interview with </span><em style="background-color:transparent">24 Oras</em><span style="background-color:transparent">, Will shared that it wasn’t just the two of them on their quick trip to Bangkok, as their friends were with them.</span> </div><p>“Masaya kasi kasama din namin yung ibang friends namin, so talagang naikot namin yung Bangkok tapos nakakain din kami ng masasarap na food. Kumbaga, na-enjoy din namin yung day off namin after ng napakabusy na schedule,” Will expressed.</p><p>“Nagpahinga po talaga,” Mika added.</p><p>When asked to give a reaction about their so-called “hard launch” by the netizens, the two brushed it off and maintained that they were just following a trend.</p><p>“Ha? Hard launch? Di nga namin ini-expect na ganun yung magiging [reaction] ng mga tao talaga eh kasi parang nakita lang namin talaga ni Mika as a trend, sobrang cute din nung trend, so ayun, sakto, may malapit sa amin na uniform na nagre-rent, so trinay lang namin,” Will maintained.</p><p>“Di naman,” Mika agreed. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/11/will-ashley-reacts-to-viral-hug-with-bianca-de-vera-during-pbb-big-night-1602"><strong>READ: Will Ashley reacts to viral hug with Bianca de Vera during PBB Big Night</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Their trip to Thailand was one of the two trips where netizens spotted them together. Previously, Mika and Will were seen in Hong Kong as their photos were leaked on social media.</p><p>Similar to their trip to Thailand, the Kapuso actress’s manager maintained that they were with their friends as well.</p><p>Meanwhile, Mika and Will are starring in the collaboration series of iWant and GMA, <em>The Secrets of Hotel 88</em>, alongside their fellow <em>PBB</em> housemates.</p>

<p>Mika Salamanca and Will Ashley deny Bangkok photos were a hard launch of their relationship.</p>

Mika Salamanca and Will Ashley deny Bangkok photos were a hard launch of their relationship.