Karla Estrada and Daniel Padilla. Image: YouTube/GMA Network; Instagram/@supremo_dp
Karla Estrada admitted that she was deeply affected by the bashing her son Daniel Padilla received after his breakup with Kathryn Bernardo, regarding it as the actor’s biggest controversy that almost broke her as his mom.
Estrada opened up about this during an interview on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
The topic was brought up after show host Abunda asked, “[Ano ang] pinakamalaking kontrobersiya na pinagdaanan ni Daniel na muntik kang bumigay?”
“Siguro itong mga binatong masasakit na salita kay Daniel nitong mga nakaraang taon,” Estrada replied, confirming she was referring to the issue of Padilla’s breakup with Bernardo.
Estrada then added, “‘Yung paghihiwalay kasi, sa kanila ni Kathryn ‘yon e. Sila naman ang nakakaalam talaga at sila naman ang magreresolba kung ano man ‘yung dahilan ng paghihiwalay.”
“Pero ‘yung salita ng tao na halos hindi mo na makain at sobrang kabastusan, medyo ‘yon ang hindi ko na kinakaya,” she stressed.
Estrada disclosed that she even got to a point where she wanted to find those who made foul remarks against Padilla and confront them.
“Hindi ‘yung hindi ko kinakaya na parang ikamamatay ko ha; hindi ko na halos kayanin na parang kailangan ko nang hanapin ‘yung mga taong gano’n magsalita at isa-isahing sagutin,” she said.
“But of course, kinakausap kita at iba nating kaibigan kaya ang pinakamaganda nating ginawa ay ipaubaya do’n sa dalawa,” she told Abunda.
Padilla and Bernardo confirmed in November 2023 that they had ended their 11-year romance, although the reason behind the breakup was not immediately disclosed.