Italian-Canadian model-actor Nico Locco admitted that he cheated on ex-girlfriend Arianne Bautista.
"Yes, I did," Nico answered quickly when asked if he cheated on the former Kapuso actress-TV host.
"To be honest, and for the record, I did cheat on her.
"I can't lie, right? I cheated on her, I made a mistake, I got uncomfortable in the relationship.β
Does that mean, even though he and Arianne are in a relationship, he has another girlfriend?
"Right, right... well, I didn't have another girlfriend, but there were interactions with other women," said Nico.
fling?
"It's not a fling, it's not a fling..."
One night stand?
"Yeah, that's it, that's it."
Who is the other woman?
βNon-showbiz, model.β
He said he met the woman at an event.
Arianne discovered Nico's left-handedness when the actress opened the model-actor's laptop and saw his conversation with another woman.
"Messages, evidence, from the girl, unfortunately," said Nico.
And Arianne did miss him.
"But at the end of the day, I truly believe that if you're cheating, you're gonna be caught eventually. It's just a matter of time."
Why did he cheat?
"Great! I ask myself that question every day now that I've lost her.
"Because I really did love her, like, to be honest with you guys."
But why did he turn left?
"I don't know why, but I thought, for some reason, my relationship with her and what I was doing on the side wouldn't cross over, they wouldn't affect each other.
"Which was totally stupid of me because of course it was gonna affect her, and did affect her, really hurt her badly.
"And I'm still mad at myself for that."
PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) spoke with Nico at the grand presscon of MMFF 2019 entry Culion at the Novotel Hotel ballroom, Cubao, Quezon City, Thursday night, December 5.
NO COMMUNICATION WITH ARIANNE
Arianne's furious rant against Nico on the girl's Facebook account was published here on PEP.ph on June 26, 2019.
Nico and Arianne's relationship lasted ten months before it ended almost five months ago.
They said they did not have any communication with Arianne after their divorce.
"Especially after he posted, there was no communication," Nico said.
As far as he knows, is Arianne still mad at him?
"I mean, I haven't talked to her personally, but I talked to people who know her.
"Because of course, I'm also concerned that maybe she's depressed or sad about what I did, but she's okay.
"She said she's okay, she moved on, which I'm happy to hear 'coz I was sad a lot because of how I hurt her."
He said he didn't have a relationship with the woman that caused him and Arianne to break up, it was only a one-night stand but it happened several times.
How many times did he cheat on Arianne?
"I don't know, I won't say, I won't say," Nico avoided.
The said woman also did not know that he had a one night stand with a girlfriend at that time.
Nico admitted to his left-handedness even though many advised him to keep quiet.
"But I wanted to say something because what I did was truly wrong and I regret what I did.
"So of course, maybe there's a lesson to be learned for me and for other people," he said.
LESSONS THAT HE LEARNED
What did Nico learn?
"If you're going to accept a relationship, if you're going to go into a relationship, you can't give 98 percent, you can't give 99.9 percent, you have to give 100 percent.
"Because it just takes that little slip, that little temptation to ruin everything."
Will he do anything to reconcile and be with Arianne again?
"I don't have a plan, 'coz I feel like I hurt her so much, that I don't want to disturb her or anything.
"So, I have no plans to get back with her."
Will he let Arianne go?
"I'm letting her go, yes. I think it's better for her to move on, for me to move on.
"Like I said, I learned a lesson and hopefully... well, I'm confident, the next relationship I take on, I'll know what to do."
Nico knows that because of what happened, many people now think of him as a "fuccboi" and a liar.
"But unfortunately, people don't know who I really am deep down inside."
Who is Nico "deep down inside"?
"I think, in life, everybody is confused somewhat about who they are or what they wanna do, me too, eh!
"But deep down, I'm really a kind person, a caring person that wants to be loved and wants to give love.
"I think that Arianne was my first love in my life, and I didn't take it seriously enough as I should have, and I really regret that.
"Like, if I can ever get to that point and love a woman again, of course I would be more serious about it."
If he could face Arianne in person, what would Nico say to the girl?
"Arianne, I'm so sorry for what I did to you.
"I'm so sorry for cheating on you.
"I regret everything that I did.