During the recent episode of Gandang Gabi Vice where the Optimum Star Claudine Barretto is one of guests of the show, Vice Ganda welcomes her in her first guesting in his show and asked her why took her so long to return in doing projects. Claudine said that it was her children that is one of the reasons why she temporarily leave the limelight to take care and guide them. And according to her, now that they can take care of themselves and leave them for a while she sees the opportunity to work again that why she accepted the project of Etiquette of Mistresses. She will be working with Kris Aquino, Kim Chiu, Iza Calzado and director Chito Rono.
Regarding her past relationships, Vice asked who were the actors who became her boyfriends. Claudine shared that Mark Anthony Fernandez and Rico Yan became her boyfriends. She also confirmed that Eric Fructoso, Mark Anthony’s co-member in the defunct group Gwapings also became one of her boyfriends that surprises Vice Ganda. “Isa na lang nakumpleto ko na ang Gwapings,” she joked. Gwapings is the trio male group whose members are Mark, Eric and Jomari Yllana.
Aside from Mark Anthony, Rico and Eric, Raymart Santiago became her boyfriend and they marry in 2006 and separated in 2013.