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Relive the MarJo fever of the ‘90s as Marvin and Jolina get honest about their past feelings

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Liezel dela Cruz

“Na-fall,” Marvin Agustin confessed about his past feelings for Jolina Magdangal. Although they never really became a couple like most loveteams, what they have had is something stronger and special in its own way.They were never lovers, but will forever be best friends.In this episode of Magadang Buhay The Podcast, Marvin and Jolina recounted their experiences filming the iconic “Labs Kita, Okey Ka Lang?” which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.Looking back, they admitted that they cared for each other in a manner that a 17-year-old would deem special. “’Yung pagmamahal, siyempre, nando’n. Hindi naman kami magiging magkaibigan ni Jolina na sa lahat ng pinagdaanan namin, hindi naman lahat masaya, mayroong malungkot, pero dahil may pagmamahal, mananatili ang friendship,” shared Marvin.As for Jolina, the setup and mixed signals were confusing, “Si Marvin maalaga, ipagluluto ka niyan. Tapos biglang hindi ka na lang papansinin. Parang pagkatapos ng taping, parang, hindi ko na nararamdaman si Marvin.”<div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="352" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/3ZFRTLjSZrzzJbcUe4o69W?utm_source=generator&amp;t=0" style="border-radius:12px" width="100%"></iframe></div>&quot;Labs Kita, Okey Ka Lang?&quot; has become so iconic that Jolina’s dialogue, “Kaibigan mo lang ako, and I made the biggest mistake of my life by falling in love with my best friend,” is now imprinted in Pinoy pop culture. She recalled how the line resonated with her, so much so her tears fell naturally while filming the scene.“Inamin ko naman dati pa na love ko siya dati,” she said candidly, to which he added, “’Yung mga eksena at chemistry namin, kung wala naman talagang pinanggagalingan, hindi rin naman talaga siya malalabas nang katulad ng mga nagawa namin sa movies at TV. So, merong pinanggagalingan ‘yun sa katotohanan.”Typical of teenagers “in love,” the two had their bouts of LQs. “Si Jolina, selosa ‘yan,” Marvin revealed Find out his quirky tactic to soothe their ‘tampuhan’.Twenty-five years later, the tandem remains “just” friends, much like their characters Bujoy and Ned. But they’re happy with where destiny has led them to. As Marvin puts it, “May mas magagandang plano ang Diyos, ang universe para sa mga buhay naming dalawa.”He’s more than satisfied that Jolina has found the right man in her husband Mark Escueta, “Masaya na nakikita mo ‘yung kaibigan mo na mas magiging masaya sa buhay niya.” Asked why he didn’t attend Jolina’s wedding despite getting an invitation, he replied, “Pakiramdam ko no’n, magiging masaya ako na maging parte ng okasyon for you and Mark. Pero alam mo naman, showbiz, marami silang perception na &#x27;kilig&#x27; tayo. Ayaw kong i-diminish ‘yung kilig at atensyon sa inyo ni Mark kasi kahit papaano mapapatingin sila sa akin. Eh, wala naman akong kinalaman sa kaligayahan na sine-celebrate at that moment.”Who else is wishing for a MarJo movie reunion? For now, let’s join the former love team in reminiscing the past by tuning in to this podcast episode hosted by Jolina, Regine Velasquez, and Melai Cantiveros.