'What if?': David Licauco admits thought of dating Barbie Forteza crossed his mind before
Celebrities who are paired as love teams often get comments from their fans about how they wish their on-screen spark would turn into the real thing, even if the pair already have partners in real life. David Licauco, who had formed a love team with Barbie Forteza, is no stranger to this.
David was a guest at Bea Alonzo's lie detector segment in her YouTube channel, where he was questioned about his life prior to his breakout role in the television series Maria Clara at Ibarra as well as his pairing with Barbie, which has since become popular among viewers.
The two often get comments from their fans about how they would make a great couple in real life, even if Barbie's heart already beats for Jak Roberto, her boyfriend of six years.
When asked by Bea about whether he gets pressured by these comments, David admitted, "Yeah."
"Pero nagco-cross siya sa mind mo na 'What if naging kami ni Barbie?'" Bea then asked.
While the actor and model initially denied the thought, the results of the lie detector didn't seem to match his feelings, prompting Bea to clap and gush, "First lie of the day!"
Explaining himself, David said, "Syempre I respect yung relationship nila [Barbie and Jak] and all that, pero totoo naman, what if?"
Bea shared similar sentiments with him, recounting how she was never romantically involved with her former love team partner John Lloyd Cruz, yet she still entertained thoughts from time to time about what would happen if the two of them got together in real life.
"That doesn't mean you will act upon it," she said, to which David agreed.
With regards to whether Jak harbors ill feelings because of his love team with Barbie, David highlighted that the two of them are as amicable as can be.
"We’re friends. Artista din kasi siya. I think he knows all the ins and outs of this industry. I think si Barbie di rin naman nagkukulang to give him assurance. Knowing Barbie, she’s a good person. I think that she’s a good partner also," he said.
Speaking about the success of his and Barbie's onscreen pairing, David shared that he would like his love team to be as long and successful as that of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla's.
"Si Daniel at Si Kathryn—idol ko pala sila, by the way. Yeah, I think so. Kung may sumusuporta pa rin sa’min, like in two, three, four, or five years," he said. "Nakakakilig kasi sila eh."
While he feels pressured by other love teams such as Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano, KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad, and more, David highlighted that he tries to see this as an opportunity to do better.
"Fifty-fifty siguro. I guess as a business person, gusto mong okay ang ginagawa mo. At the end of the day, business pa rin naman ang showbiz. So, I really want to do my best in this loveteam pero I’m not hating [the other loveteams]," he said.
David and Barbie are currently preparing to make their primetime comeback with the remake of the Maging Sino Ka Man series.
