Miss Universe 2012 1st runner-up Janine Tugonon sets record straight on controversial love life

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div><img src='' alt='082613-janine_main.jpg' width='305' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Contrary to popular belief, Miss Universe 2012 1st runner-up Janine Tugonon claims that she has not mercilessly dumped her non-showbiz boyfriend Jaypee Santos.</div><div><br/></div><div>It may be recalled that Tugonon suffered from a major backlash online for several weeks after speculations arose that she allegedly broke up with Santos for The Script frontman Danny O'Donoghue.</div><div><br/></div><div>Tugonon, during a live appearance n 'The Buzz' on Sunday explained that  'The truth is there's a bigger story behind that breakup. I wanna keep it private as much as possible pero hindi lang yung The Script issue eh. It's more than that.'</div><div><br/></div><div>Although she claims that she was 'at fault' the decision to call it quits she says was actually mutual. But she did apologize for whatever hurt she has caused Santos. </div><div><br/></div><div>'Yes that's one. Actually we talked even after that and right  now we're really good friends,' she related.</div><div><br/></div><div>Recall that their split was made public by Tugonon during their appearance on a 'KrisTV' episode last April. After that Tugonon had to go through a major bashing online but she has opted to keep silent over the issue despite everything.</div><div><br/></div><div>To this she explained, 'I kept quiet because during that time there's nothing I can say that can actually change what people think about me. Kasi yun na yun eh, it's already set in their minds.'</div><div><br/></div><div>She further clarified that while she did communicate with O'Donoghue even after they left Manila for their one-night-only concert last April, she maintained that the Irish singer didn't woo her.</div><div><br/></div><div>'Natawa ako sa issue na we're dating. Unang una how can that happen when he's in the other side of the world,' she said.</div><div><br/></div><div>Tugonon also added, 'I think we just talked. I admit I got attracted. Of course who wouldn't I've loved the band ever since.'</div><div><br/></div><div>After O'Donoghue Tugonon  was linked to no less than Kapamilya actor Piolo Pascual's nephew Benjamin Alves after photos of them together surfaced on the photo sharing site Instagram.</div><div><br/></div><div>Tugonon clarified that she is very much single as of the moment and that Alves is not her boyfriend.</div><div><br/></div><div>'We're not even dating. It's funny because people saw us in Cinemelaya and they thought it was a date,' she supplied.</div>

Janine Tugonon on her breakup with non-showbiz BF: 'Parang iba yung na-perceive ng ibang tao'

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