Toni Gonzaga on visiting Vhong Navarro: 'Ayoko nang umiyak sa harap niya'

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<div><img src='' alt='020413-Toni_Main.jpg' width='305' height='290' align='left' border='0'>A week after news broke out about the vicious attack on her good friend Vhong Navarro, Toni Gonzaga admitted that she was upset she could not be there right away to see how he was doing. The actress recently came back from her US vacation earlier this month and immediately got busy finishing shooting her Star Cinema Valentine’s day offering <i>Starting Over Again</i> as well as working on <i>ASAP</i>’s Dubai show. She finally got the chance to visit her former <i>Wazzup Wazzup</i> co-host in the hospital last January 30.</div><div><br/></div><div>“<i>Niyakap ko siya, sabi ko</i>, ‘Vhong miss you.’ <i>Kasi galing ako</i> America <i>tapos galing kaming</i> Dubai,<i> tapos nagkasakit ako. Sabi ko pa, ‘Pasensiya ka na ngayon lang ako nakadalaw</i>.’<i> Sabi ko pa, ‘Ano pang masakit sa yo?’</i> <i>ganyan. Yung kamusta na siya.</i> Okay okay <i>na naman siya nung binisita ko siya. Hindi na ako nagpakuwento ng detalye. Hindi na ako nagpakuwento kasi alam ko na naman, nating lahat, nababasa natin sa mga balita </i>so <i>hindi na rin niya kailangan na i</i>-relive<i> pa yung mga napagdaanan. Siguro ito yung mga pagkakataon sa buhay niya na kailangan niya malaman na nandiyan ka</i> for him,<i> naiyak ako sa mga litrato</i>,” she admitted.</div><div><br/></div><div>Toni also admitted that she was relieved to see Vhong getting better and did not need to tell him how much she loves him as a friend. <i>“Hindi kami ganun ni</i> Vhong,<i> hindi ganun yung</i> friendship <i>namin eh. Hindi kami yung </i>dramatic.<i> Pag nagkita kami parang</i>… of course it was a bad situation,<i> yung</i> scenario, but when I saw him I was just… <i>na-</i>miss<i> ko yung kaibigan ko</i>. It was unfortunate <i>na ganun yung</i> incident <i>na dinatnan ko</i>,” she shared.</div><div><br/></div><div>The 30-year-old singer-actress also admitted that she couldn’t help but be affected at the state of her friend, who is scheduled to undergo reconstructive surgery. Toni said she would rather that people remain positive for Vhong’s sake.  “Right now he doesn’t need anymore <i>na pagpapabigat pa ako. Siyempre umiyak ako, babae ako lumambot yung puso ko nung makita ko sitwasyon niya. Pero ayoko nang umiyak sa harap niya kasi mag-iiyakan pa kami, hindi na maganda yung nangyari</i> so I think what he really needs is encouragement, [what] he needs is prayer, he needs to know<i> na nandito yung mga kaibigan niya,” </i>she added.</div><div><br/></div><div>The <i>Starting Over Again</i> star said Vhong still showed her how positive he was even after everything that has happened. “<i>Nag-jo</i>-joke <i>pa rin siya. Parang hindi naman mawawala kay </i>Vhong <i>yun. Pero</i> of course <i>mararamdaman mo yung may dinadala. Siyempre may kaso,</i>” she said.</div><div><br/></div><div>But the talented performer said she is saddened by the news that Vhong and his family have been receiving death threats because of his move to file cases against those who attacked him. “<i>Hindi ko nga alam paano mag-re-</i>react <i>sa ganun eh.</i> Very unfortunate<i> na yung taong kakilala mo na kaibigan mo nalagay sa ganung sitwasyon. Siguro sa susunod na pagkakataong ganun</i> prayers <i>ang kailangan ni </i>Vhong <i>at saka pampalakas ng loob,</i>” she said.</div>

Toni Gonzaga shares what she thinks her good friend Vhong Navarro needs in this difficult time.

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