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Newly married Venus Raj opens up about her love story

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="YouTube/Venus Raj" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/life/01/16/20240116-venus.jpg"/><figcaption>Venus Raj introduces her husband, North Orillan, to the public in her &quot;Major Major&quot; podcast. YouTube/Venus Raj</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- For the first time, Venus Raj is opening up about her love story.The former beauty queen introduced her husband, North Orillan, to viewers of her &quot;Major Major&quot; podcast, named after her famous line during her Miss Universe stint back in 2010. As they played a game called &quot;10 Questions with Venus and North,&quot; she revealed that they first met in 2018 and became acquaintances in church. At the time, Raj was focused on serving the youth ministry, while Orillan was in another relationship.&quot;When I became a Christian, I really served in the ministry... So pumupunta kami sa iba-ibang satellites ng church. And North is from the south, from Mindanao, and there&#x27;s a satellite there where he goes to church and serves. We were just acquaintances and he was in a relationship during that time. I was serving and just devoted my life to serving the Lord. So wala, gano&#x27;n lang kami, magkakilala lang,&quot; the Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up shared.Sparks started to fly four years later in 2022, when Raj was tapped to host the wedding of Orillan&#x27;s brother. As best man, Orillan was tasked to attend to her needs.&quot;I think it was during that time when we started having deeper conversations. And hanggang after the wedding, nag-continue &#x27;yung communication na &#x27;yon,&quot; she recalled.Two months after that night, Raj and Orillan became a couple. They got engaged seven months later, and tied the knot on December 12 of last year.Raj admitted that their love story happened fast. &quot;Kung titingnan natin, mabilis &#x27;yung timeline natin,&quot; she acknowledged.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/13/23/look-beauty-queen-venus-raj-is-now-married">LOOK: Beauty queen Venus Raj is now married</a></li></ul>Viewers also got the chance to know more about Orillan during the podcast. The culinary student spoke of wanting to have a baby next year, and finding joy in preparing meals for Raj and their families.&quot;To have a baby, that&#x27;s the number one thing that popped in my mind,&quot; he said. &quot;We&#x27;ve been praying about this, even until now, and that&#x27;s definitely something I look forward to.&quot; When asked to give advice to their fellow newlyweds, Raj stressed the need for couples to move at their own pace.&quot;I&#x27;m not an expert... but for newly married couples out there, I would [tell you] not to allow people to dictate where your relationship will go, or allow people to be the one to define the kind of dynamics that you will have as a couple. Because it&#x27;s both of you that will work in the relationship,&quot; she emphasized. &quot;So kung hahayaan natin na ang sinasabi ng ibang tao ang magdidikta sa relationship natin, hindi siya maganda.&quot; The host also called for a &quot;change in perspective&quot; when it comes to married life. &quot;When we started, we would always hear people say na masaya pa &#x27;yan kasi bago pa lang kayo... Why not continue that habang tumatagal &#x27;yung relationship?&quot; she asked. Raj is best known for starting the Philippines&#x27; semi-final streak in Miss Universe, highlighted by title wins of Pia Wurtzbach (2015) and Catriona Gray (2018).This ended in 2022 with Celeste Cortesi&#x27;s non-placement, with Michelle Dee bringing the country back in the semis this year with her Top 10 finish.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/14/23/miriam-quiambao-attends-venus-rajs-wedding">Miriam Quiambao, other beauty queens attend Venus Raj&#x27;s wedding</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/23/22/over-a-decade-later-venus-raj-answers-her-miss-universe-qa">Over a decade later, Venus Raj answers her Miss Universe Q&amp;A</a></li></ul>

'Kung titingnan natin, mabilis 'yung timeline namin,' said the Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up. 