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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/06/22/heart.jpg"/><figcaption>Cecile Ongpauco (center) shares what she likes about the marriage of her daughter Heart Evangelista (left) and Chiz Escudero (right). <em>Screengrab from YouTube</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Fans of Heart Evangelista were happy to see the actress&#x27; mother publicly showing support for her marriage for the first time in years.</p><p>Cecile Ongpauco made a rare appearance in Evangelista&#x27;s latest vlog, which also featured the actress&#x27; sister Camille. </p><p>Evangelista said she is happy to finally have her mom in her YouTube channel, pointing out that her last public appearance is her &quot;horrible interview.&quot; </p><p>&quot;The last time that people saw you on YouTube was pretty awkward because it was your horrible interview,&quot; she told her mother.</p><p>Ongpauco agreed, saying: &quot;That was a nightmare.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hae_rwnnlhg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></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>At one point, Evangelista asked Ongpauco to share her thoughts about her marriage to Sorsogon Governor Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero, which she disapproved of more than a decade ago. </p><p>&quot;You&#x27;re fine, you&#x27;re happy,&quot; she replied.</p><p>Escudero was then brought into the frame by Evangelista, prompting Ongpauco to tell the governor: &quot;You know what I like about your marriage? You allow each other to grow. You don&#x27;t stunt her growth.&quot;</p><p>&quot;You don&#x27;t cramp her style. I think that&#x27;s what&#x27;s good about their marriage. He allows her to grow, mature on her own,&quot; she added.</p><p>Evangelista&#x27;s parents did not attend the actress&#x27; 2015 wedding, after publicly telling the then-senator to leave their daughter.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/19/13/leave-our-daughter-hearts-parents-tell-chiz">Leave our daughter, Heart&#x27;s parents tell Chiz</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Wala kaming problema kay Heart,&quot; Ongpauco said in a 2013 interview. &quot;Ang problema namin itong si Mr. Escudero. Parang kakaiba siya, nakakatakot siya para sa isang magulang. Nakakatakot na tao.&quot;</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YkZtZ6tszF0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></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>"The last time that people saw you on YouTube was pretty awkward because it was your horrible interview." </p>

"The last time that people saw you on YouTube was pretty awkward because it was your horrible interview."