Inamin ni Priscilla Meirelles na hiwalay na sila ni John Estrada, at tumanggi siya sa kagustuhan ni John na makipagbalikan sa kanya.

“The book is closed,” diretsong sabi ni Priscilla kay Karen Davila sa YouTube vlog na may petsang April 10, 2025.

Sa ngayon, naka-focus daw si Priscilla sa sarili at sa anak nila ni John na si Anechka Estrada.

John Estrada, Anechka Estrada, and Priscilla Meirelles at the actor’s birthday celebration in June 2024. 
Photo/s: Courtesy: Instagram

Kasal pa rin siya kay John kaya masasabing mag-asawa pa rin sila.

Ikinasal ang dalawa noong February 2011.

Nais ba niyang manatili siyang asawa ni John sa mata ng Diyos at sa batas?

Sagot ni Priscilla: “Oh well, that’s a tough question.

“But I think that when I decided to do the things that I did, which means, it’s in the past, I cannot lie about it.”

Umabot daw siya sa sukdulan bago nagdesisyon na sukuan ang pagsasama nila ni John.

Lahad ni Priscilla: “I came forward in social media.

“I said something for the first time after 13 years of marriage.

“That behavior was not the first time that happened.

“It’s been happening for many years. I endured a lot. People have no idea.

“What I can say is that if I step out, I said something and we are where we are right now.

“I think it tells a lot. It tells a lot.

“For me right now, the best thing is for me to focus on myself, on my daughter, on my career.”

Sabay sabi rin niya: “So, let’s just say that I believe still in marriage.

“I believe in family and I hope that one day I can achieve that dream that I always had of having the perfect family.”

Ayon kay Priscilla, makailang-beses na sinubukan ni John na makipagbalikan sa kanya.

Pag-amin ni Priscilla: “He does, constantly.

“Which is a little bit flattering because people have a lot of assumptions online.

“I get comments like, ‘Oh, you know, she’s losing weight because she wants the husband back,’ ‘He doesn’t want anything to do with you, move on.’

“Things like that. The thing is, that does not come from what happened.

“It’s not based on what happened.”

Sa puntong ito, inamin ni Priscilla na siya ang nagdesisyong umalis ng bahay nila ni John.

At isinama niya ang anak nilang si Anechka.

Lahad ni Priscilla: “I understand that people just like to assume things, but fact is, I left our house with my daughter.

“So, we are not sharing a home. And it has been for a while I did that.

“I don’t think that anyone that leaves their home has the intention of getting their husband back.

“So, if there is something that he and the people like him need to learn is that you cannot over and over treat people with lack of respect.

“Especially the ones that are good to you, that have done you good.”

Sa una ay may takot pa raw siyang nararamdaman.

Pero bukod sa naihanda niya nang husto ang sarili, ipinagpasalamat daw niyang responsableng ama si John sa kanilang anak.

Dire-diretsong lahad ni Priscilla: “That’s why before I step out of anything, I think and I prepare.

“I’ll say that I’m very prepared. Emotionally, first one.

“Financially, number two. But thank God and thank John, he’s a good provider.

“So far, he’s been providing regardless of what the situation end up to be.

“And I just like, that’s why I need to give to him in terms of that because he does love his daughter so greatly and he is a good father.

“Maybe not a perfect father, but I think he’s the best father that he can be.

“The way that he was taught [growing] up to learn to be. He’s a good provider.

“So, I can give that to him.”

Masakit daw para kay Priscilla ang kinahantungan nila ng asawang si John.

“And I understand that my situation may be not like others’ situation and perhaps they think that my situation is easier than their situation.

“But I just want to remind them that no matter what situation you are, if you are in a bahay kubo or if you are in a mansion, the pain is the same.

“The struggles are the same and the courage that you need to have for yourself, for your kids, to stand up for yourself is the same.”

Naniniwala si Priscilla na ibinigay niya ang lahat sa pagsasama nila ni John.

Aniya: “I think that for 13 years, actually 14 years of marriage, I may not be the perfect wife, the perfect partner, the perfect mother, but I tried.

“And I gave my all and that included the prime years of my life.

“And if he did not value that, well, perhaps someone else will.”

Sabay diin ni Priscilla: “But my focus right now is really to get my [feet] back…back to work, to be there for my daughter, to be a good example for her, and to inspire people that if I did, they can also do it.

PRISCILLA MEIRELLES EXPLAINS SEPARATION from JOHN ESTRADA

Marami ang umasa noong magkakaroon ng happy ending sina Priscilla at John.

Anong mahihirap na bahagi ang naranasan niya sa kanilang pagsasama?

Sagot ni Priscilla, “I guess, the fact that it’s a high-profile marriage already says it all.

“You know, there’s a lot of eyes on your relationship, the profession.”

Malaman ang mga sumunod na paglalarawan ni Priscilla sa aniya’y nawalay na atensiyon ni John sa pamilya.

Lahad niya: “John is an actor and he lives in an environment that somehow opens a lot of opportunities for things that are good and for things that are not good.

“So, I think you need to be, as a person, you need to have a very strong foundation and a very important sense of what family is all about and what matters.

“And, yeah, I think that some people get lost with all that attention, and somehow they end up somewhere that they didn’t want to in the first place because the intention of getting married is really forever.”

Twenty-seven years (27) old lamang si Priscilla noong nagpakasal siya kay John.

Marami pa raw sanang opportunities na maaari niyang naranasan bilang crowned Miss Earth 2004 na nag-crossover sa showbiz sa Pilipinas.

Pero, hindi na raw niya ito nagawa dahil nag-asawa na siya.

Taong 2011 nang ikasal sila ni John, at nang sumunod na taon ay ipinanganak niya si Anechka.

Kuwento ni Priscilla: “Actually, by getting married, it somehow, I didn’t [think] at the time that it would signify, you know, the end of a career.

“But it did end my career because suddenly my title was Mrs. Estrada.

“And because of that, because now I need to focus on my family, I need to focus on my husband and my daughter, I did give up—not even with the intention of giving up—but I did, you know, prioritize them.”

Desisyon din daw niyang ituon ang atensiyon sa pamilya.

Patuloy ni Priscilla: “That was what matters to me the most, because I always dream of getting married, of having my own family.

“And I wanted, you know, all my attention, my heart was into it.

“So, everything that I needed to do to make it work, to make it, you know, long-lasting and to give my daughter a background or experience that I did not have.”

Sabay kuwento niya tungkol sa kinagisnan noong bata pa siya: “You know, my parents were not together.

“They separated when I was five years old, so I grew up with my father, you know, living very far away and never being able to attend any school event or any meaningful milestone of my life.

“So when I first got together with John, there’s so much love involved.

“So, my hopes were that, you know, I can give that to my daughter, which I did not have.”

 

PRISCILLA MEIRELLES on romanticizing john as “the perfect man.”

Noon daw ay masasabi niyang “perfect man” si John.

Pagpapatuloy ni Priscilla, “Well, the person that John showed to me was the perfect man.

“He was acting and doing everything [one would be] expecting [from] a partner.”

Hindi rin naman daw itinago ni John ang mga bigong relasyon nito noon.

Hindi man nagdetalye si Priscilla, hindi kaila sa publikong hiwalay si John sa first wife na si Janice de Belen dahil sa isyung third party.

 

Patuloy ni Priscilla: “So, he was not, he never hid his past.

“He was very vocal about his mistakes and the willingness of not doing, committing them again.

“And he did ask for help so many instances in our relationship and because of that, because of my unconditional love for them, I just keep trying to help him.

“So I don’t think that I had the idea that he would change because I really thought that he was already that person that I wanted him to be, that I expect him to be.

“It just happens that, you know, I guess people come in seasons.

“And perhaps during that time, when we first got together, the love was so intense, the passion.

“And he is just like being himself at that moment he needed to be in order to get my attention, in order to make me trust him, in order to make me love him.

“And I did do all of those and I have no regrets.”

 

PRISCILLA: “Let’s just say that John is a very friendly guy.”

Sa pag-inog ng mga taon, ayon pa rin kay Priscilla, lumabas ang mga bagay na nagpapakitang walang perpektong tao.

Kuwento niya pa, “I think that relationships in general really drive you to perform your best, to show all the best sides of you.

“But, of course, as you go along, nobody’s perfect and then, eventually, you uncover the other sides of that person.

“The time that I started to feel that I was not being respected, it really started to upset me so greatly, because I’ve always had great respect for people in general and I always put myself in somebody else’s shoes.

“So even when it comes to relationships, to love relationships or friendships, I’m always giving all the respect to the people.

“So, the minimum respect is that that respect will be retributed.

“And if I see myself in a situation where that’s not happening, it’s very disappointing so obviously, I’m going to withdraw myself from the relationship.”

Sa puntong ito, tinagurian ni Priscilla si John bilang “very friendly guy.”

“Let’s just say that John is a very friendly guy. He’s very friendly,” pa-safe at madiplomasyang sabi ni Priscilla.

Patuloy niya: “That’s not the only problem in any relationship. I think that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

“Eventually, people tend to do the things that they’re accustomed to.

“I think, maybe, John lives such a colorful life where he’s used to do anything that pleases him and people need to just adjust around.

“The problem is that he married me and I don’t adjust.”

Palaban din daw si Priscilla.

Aniya, “Yeah, I’m a fighter and I’m a great believer in family and values and I just don’t adjust around.

“I will do, say, and act accordingly [to] what I think that’s worth, what is my worth.

“And during the times that we had problems, I did so.

“And if I did stick around longer, it’s because he made me believe that I could help him.”

Inulit niya ang pagiging good provider ni John bilang ama.

Dagdag ni Priscilla: “And up to now, I still try to help him, because despite of anything and everything, he is the father of my daughter.

“And I hold still a great respect for [him for] being a good provider, for being a good person.”

 

PRISCILLA: “I forgave him. Many, many, actually years ago.”

Napatawad na ba niya si John?

Sagot ni Priscilla: “Oh yeah, I forgave him, many, many… Actually, years ago.

“Every time that something happened, I forgave him, but I do not forget.

“That’s very different. Forgiving is given because we are all imperfect.

“Nobody’s perfect. I myself have my flaws.

“I don’t believe that a relationship fails just because of one person.”

Diin ni Priscilla, malinaw ang boundaries niya pagdating sa relasyon.

“Perhaps his intention or his idea of a successful relationship is the women being always submissive and just accepting; because he did share sometimes that other families, other couples, they survive and it’s okay.

“And I told him, ‘No, it’s not okay.’

“‘I’m not okay, and perhaps you should marry someone else because I’m not that person that would be okay with you behaving certain way and I cannot do that to myself.

“‘I understand you [what you are] trying to do to me, but me doing to myself, I cannot.”

PRISCILLA on moving forward

Nasa moving-on stage na si Priscilla.

Kuwento ni Priscilla, wala siyang kadugo sa Pilipinas. Pero, nakabuo raw siya ng good support system sa bansa.

Lahad niya, “I made my family in the Philippines.

“My dad actually passed away already. My mom [is] in Brazil. I have one brother and they’re all based in Brazil. They’re not around me.

“So I need to be extra strong when I do anything, because in order for me to stand my ground, I needed to create a family of my own, that’s not blood-related.

“So I surrounded myself with amazing women that support me, that back me up, that love me, and that are cheering for me, and that also call my attention to things that I need to be called for.

“Because sometimes, your heart aches and your mind’s gonna gets fuzzy, and then you might commit the same mistakes all over again.

“And then they are there to remind you that you deserve better.”

Priscilla Meirelles during her interview on Karen Davila’s YouTube channel. 
Photo/s: Courtesy: karen Davila on YouTube

PRISCILLA “no regrets” about marrying john

Sa huli, walang bahid ng pait ang ibinigay ni Priscilla na mensahe para kay Joh

“I have no regrets,” ani Priscilla

“We had a wonderful life despite of all the roller coasters.

“I do have high regard for him. I do respect him as the father of my daughter.

“And I’m grateful that he’s a good provider.

“He always says that he loves me so much. And I believe he does in his own way.”

Pero may hangganan daw ang kayang tiisin ni Priscilla.

“The issue is, Karen, he does not love me the way I deserve to be loved.

“And that’s the issue. So I do believe that he tries his best.

“The problem is his best is not what I need.”

Sabi pa ni Priscilla: “So, I really cherish all the moments. And I’m here to support him.

“I pray and hope that he continues to be a good father.

“That his actions do not reflect whatever is happening in our relationship.”

Inulit ni Priscilla na tapos na sila ni John.

“Whatever happens between the two of us, we’re not ending up together.

“I always have high, you know, high appreciation for him being the father of Anechka.

“I know that he has high hopes that maybe one day the way I feel changes.”

Sabay diin ni Priscilla: “I don’t think so. Because I’m the type of person that when I step out of the room, I’m gone.

“So I fight until the last minute, until my last breath.

“But once I decided no more, it’s no more.”

May makakapagpabago kaya sa desisyon niya?

“And I actually joke with him and a lot of my friends,” sabi muna niya.

Sabay ng malakas na tawa, dugtong niya, “I say, well, if he becomes a pastor.”

Priscilla meirelles and john estrada marital rift

Matatandaang July 16, 2024, nang mag-livestream si Priscilla at noon napag-alamang pumunta siya ng Brazil kasama ang anak.

Nag-react din noon si Priscilla sa picture ni John sa isang hotel, at naging palaisipan sa netizens ang pahaging niya tungkol sa kasama ni John sa Boracay noon.

Naglabas si John ng official statement noong July 17, 2024, na nagsasabing nagdesisyon sila ni Priscilla “to take a break” sa kanilang pagsasama.

Nag-deny noon si John na may ugnayan siya sa babaeng binanggit ni Priscilla.

Hininalang nagkaayos pa ang mag-asawa nang makitang magkasama ang mga ito sa Singapore noong September 2024.

Pero pagsapit ng November 2024, naiulat ang cryptic borrowed post ni Priscilla na “When someone makes you an option, make them a memory.”

Kasabay iyon ng nag-viral na litrato ni John na may kasamang babae. Sinabi pa noon ni John sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) na hindi niya kailangang magpaliwanag kung sino ang kinakaibigan niya, mapa-babae man o lalake.

May dalawa pang okasyong nakitang magkasama sina Priscilla at John—sa school event ni Anechka noong December 2024, at sa birthday ni Anechka nitong February 2025.

Sa panayam ng PEP noong February 26, 2025, unang inamin ni Priscilla na “co-parenting” at “civil” ang status ng relasyon nila ni John.