They were together through thick and thin, in spite of the fact that there were doubts about their relationship. So it was not a surprise to many when actors Jason Francisco and Melai Cantiveros — together popularly known as “Melason” — admitted that their marriage is going through some problems.
They, however, denied that they have separated.
What started the news about the end of their marriage was when fans noticed that earlier posts on their Instagram account have disappeared. There was even one post that said, “Melason is over.”
In an interview with Boy Abunda, Jason revealed that their social media account was hacked.
“Nawala yung account namin, na-hack (Our account was lost, it was hacked),” the actor said.
The original Melason (@mrandmrsfrancisco) Instagram account that was hacked has now been changed to @greyfullofcolors, and has a following of 400,000. At present, the couple is now also able to use the original account.
The couple recently posted a statement in their new account, explaining to all their supporters about the real state of their marriage.
The lengthy statement also reveal that their relationship is going through some problems, but showed a video of the couple with their daughter, Amelia Lucille, happily playing together.
“Dear Melason, nang mga nakaraang ilang araw may naging balita po tungkol samen, na hiwalay na daw po ang Melason (forever naging over) (Dear Melason, the past few days, there were news about us saying that Melason [we] have separated [forever over]),” the post said.
“Ang totoo po ay may pinagdadaanan po talaga ang Melason, pero lumaki lamang ito dahil sa naikwento namen sa mga ilang tao at Melason fan (The truth is, Melason [we] are going through something, but the matter only became big because we told a few people and a Melason fan.”
Continuing that apart from the fact that their account was hacked, they have really stopped posting because of what they have been going through.
Base on their post, it was clear that the strain on their marriage was caused by the lack of quality time with each other and their family.
“Dahil din siguro di na namin nagagawa ang aming bonding palagi dahil sa sobrang trabaho po namin, na halos sa pagtulog na lang kame nagkikita (It’s could be because we have not been doing our bonding [time] due to too much work, that we only get to see each other when we are about to sleep),” the post continued.
The couple, however, assured their fans that they working things out and will not let their family fall apart.
“Ito ay pagsubok sa isang mag-asawa pero di po namen hahayaang mghiwalay kame dahil lang sa maliit na tampuhan, mahal na mahal po namen ang isat-isa at marami pa kame pangarap sa aming pamilya. (This is a just a test on a couple’s marriage, but we will not break up just because of a minor quarrel. We love each other very much and we still have many plans and dreams for our family).
“Huwag po kayo mag-alala, ang Melason ay nagmamahalan at di po kame papaapekto sa showbiz at social media. (Don’t not worry, Melason still love each other and we will not be affected by showbiz and social media).”
Let’s hope and pray that Melai and Jason will be able to surpass the problems in the marriage.
