Boots and King open up on new life in ‘Powerhouse’

CEBU, Philippines - “Siguro talagang mabait kaming tao kaya nabigyan kami ng ganitong grasya, ng pangalawang pagkakataong umibig muli.” 

This is how the veteran actress and June bride Boots Anson-Roa describes the new chapter in her life. Six years after her husband Pete Roa died, the 68-year-old actress got a second chance and fell deeply in love with 74-year-old lawyer King Rodrigo.

The two say they have already known each other for a long time. When their respective spouses died, their paths crossed again although they were not sure if they wanted to be together.

King even went to the US for a time. When he came back, he decided to pursue Boots. It was when they got to know each other better that love came their way.

In this afternoon’s “Powerhouse,” episode, Boots reveals how she helped King change the way he talks and he grooms himself. She also shares how King proposed to her inside an elevator of a condominium. She still can’t believe that, at their age, they would end up in marriage.

Join Kara David  as she explores Boots’ condominium unit where the newlywed couple will start their new life together. Their home has an Asian oriental interior design, which the couple prefers. Inside the house, there are antique burial jars that she received from Pete’s family, as well as a century-old sofa Boots inherited from her family.

King enthused: “Hindi natin alam kung ilang taon pa ang ibibigay sa amin as man and wife, but we will not worry about the years in our life, we will relish this relationship.”

Witness the life and love of the newlywed couple Boots and King in “Powerhouse” this Wednesday, 4 p.m., right after “Innamorata” on GMA- 7. (PR)