LOOK: Ruffa Gutierrez’s daughter Venice turns 19

Paulea Jence Benoza

<p>Venice Bektas, the youngest daughter of Ruffa Gutierrez, has turned 19.</p><p>On Instagram on Monday, September 11, Ruffa shared her heartfelt message for Venice as she marked her daughter&rsquo;s special day.</p><p>&ldquo;Happy 19th birthday to my beautiful bundle of joy! Today you are a year older, wiser, smarter and continue to grow in wisdom and grace. Words cannot express how blessed I am to be your mom. You are strong, fierce, protective, loyal and a true warrior but deep down inside you are a soft marshmallow with so much love to give. Just like me,&rdquo; Ruffa wrote.</p><p>&ldquo;Continue to pray, study hard, stay focused, eliminate negativity, and always manifest. Pretty soon, all your dreams will come true,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Thank you for bringing me, Lorin and your family 19 years of happiness and laughter. I love you so much!! Keep shining my baby girl. Be happy. Your forever love, Mommy.&rdquo;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxC0HyISaBw/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A1626931.2999999523%2C%22ls%22%3A744963.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A745266.1999999285%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="722" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&ldquo;Aww love you mommy,&rdquo; replied Venice.</p><p>Venice is Ruffa&rsquo;s daughter with her former husband, Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektas. Aside from Venice, the pair shares another daughter, Lorin, who turned 20 years old just last month.</p><p>Lorin also shared her birthday wish for her younger sister on social media.</p><p>Posting photos of them together, Lorin said, &ldquo;Happy 19th birthday to my perfect baby sister. No one knows me like you do. the biggest blessing of my life is growing up together and I thank god every day that you exist. It&rsquo;s not living if it&rsquo;s not with you.&rdquo;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxCRqk_rGet/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A1627974.6999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A744963.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A745266.1999999285%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="735" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>While Venice has yet to follow in the footsteps of her mother by joining showbiz &mdash; something Lorin had already done &mdash; Ruffa revealed on <em>Magandang Buhay&nbsp;</em>in 2020<em>&nbsp;</em>that she has been urging her youngest daughter to pursue a singing career.</p><p>&ldquo;Nako mahilig &lsquo;yan mag-paint at kumanta. Binilhan ko pa siya ng organ,&rdquo; said Ruffa.</p><p>&ldquo;Sayang ang boses. Maganda talaga siya [kumanta],&rdquo; she added.</p><p>To which Venice said, &ldquo;&rsquo;Di pa ngayon kasi ayaw ko mag-sing &lsquo;pag peer pressure. I&#39;d do it in my own time kasi parang mas komportable ako kapag ganyan.&quot;</p><p>She, however, said she would be game if ever she&rsquo;d be invited to perform on the Sunday variety show <em>ASAP Natin &lsquo;To.&nbsp;</em>&ldquo;Hopefully yes,&rdquo; she said.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Continue to pray, study hard, stay focused, eliminate negativity, and always manifest. Pretty soon, all your dreams will come true,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Thank you for bringing me, Lorin and your family 19 years of happiness and laughter. I love you so much!! Keep shining my baby girl. Be happy. Your forever love, Mommy.&rdquo;<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxC0HyISaBw/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A1626931.2999999523%2C%22ls%22%3A744963.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A745266.1999999285%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="722" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&ldquo;Aww love you mommy,&rdquo; replied Venice.<p>Venice is Ruffa&rsquo;s daughter with her former husband, Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektas. Aside from Venice, the pair shares another daughter, Lorin, who turned 20 years old just last month.<p>Lorin also shared her birthday wish for her younger sister on social media.<p>Posting photos of them together, Lorin said, &ldquo;Happy 19th birthday to my perfect baby sister. No one knows me like you do. the biggest blessing of my life is growing up together and I thank god every day that you exist. It&rsquo;s not living if it&rsquo;s not with you.&rdquo;<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxCRqk_rGet/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A1627974.6999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A744963.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A745266.1999999285%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="735" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>While Venice has yet to follow in the footsteps of her mother by joining showbiz &mdash; something Lorin had already done &mdash; Ruffa revealed on <em>Magandang Buhay&nbsp;</em>in 2020<em>&nbsp;</em>that she has been urging her youngest daughter to pursue a singing career.<p>&ldquo;Nako mahilig &lsquo;yan mag-paint at kumanta. Binilhan ko pa siya ng organ,&rdquo; said Ruffa.<p>&ldquo;Sayang ang boses. Maganda talaga siya [kumanta],&rdquo; she added.<p>To which Venice said, &ldquo;&rsquo;Di pa ngayon kasi ayaw ko mag-sing &lsquo;pag peer pressure. I&#39;d do it in my own time kasi parang mas komportable ako kapag ganyan.&quot;<p>She, however, said she would be game if ever she&rsquo;d be invited to perform on the Sunday variety show <em>ASAP Natin &lsquo;To.&nbsp;</em>&ldquo;Hopefully yes,&rdquo; she said.

<p>Venice Bektas, the youngest daughter of Ruffa Gutierrez, has turned 19.<p>On Instagram on Monday, September 11, Ruffa shared her heartfelt message for Venice as she marked her daughter&rsquo;s special day.<p>&ldquo;Happy 19th birthday to my beautiful bundle of joy! Today you are a year older, wiser, smarter and continue to grow in wisdom and grace. Words cannot express how blessed I am to be your mom. You are strong, fierce, protective, loyal and a true warrior but deep down inside you are a soft marshmallow with so much love to give. Just like me,&rdquo; Ruffa wrote.

<p>Venice Bektas, the youngest daughter of Ruffa Gutierrez, turned 19 on September 11.</p>

Venice Bektas, the youngest daughter of Ruffa Gutierrez, turned 19 on September 11.

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