The complete set of photos was posted on Instagram on Dec. 30, 2023, captioning: “Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary to our real-life John and Mary, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera!”
Dantes and Rivera tied the knot on Dec. 30, 2014, while John and Mary are the characters that the couple portrays in their new movie “Rewind.”
The couple is seen holding hands in one of the photos.
Dantes also expressed his gratitude to Rivera with an Instagram post on the anniversary of their wedding.
He wrote: “On our wedding anniversary, I have nothing but gratitude to you, my Mary, for being the best mom, wife, friend, and leading lady anyone could ever ask for.”
Rivera also took to Instagram to celebrate their anniversary. She described their nine-year marriage as “nine years of love, laughter, and endless gratitude.”
The couple appears as affectionate as when they first fell in love in the photos.
Rivera, 40, is a Spanish-Filipino actress, television host, model and entrepreneur.
She started her career in the entertainment industry in 2004 aged 20, and has since then been known for her portrayals of heroines and roles in romantic dramas.
Forbes named her one of the most influential and celebrated top Filipino celebrities in Asia in 2020.
She and Dantes has two children together.
Dantes, 44, is an actor and film producer.
He made his screen debut in 1994 and is best known for his roles in the Philippine remakes of South Korean TV series “Descendants of the Sun,” “Autumn in My Heart,” and “Stairway to Heaven.”
However, their marriage also had scandals at times. In February 2021, the Philippines’ golden couple got into trouble when Dingdong Dantes was rumored to have a “mistress” and even got that girl pregnant. In the midst of the scandal, “The most beautiful beauty in the Philippines” suddenly showed off a series of photos with a short haircut, thereby causing even more rumors of adultery.
Not letting the rumors go too far, Marian recorded a livestream to interact with the audience and deny the rumors. Accordingly, explaining the short hair cut, Marian said that she and her husband have no intention of getting pregnant a third time:
“We still have a lot of time and opportunity to have another baby. However, we both have a lot of work to do now. Ziggy is now 2 years old and I am also quite busy with work.” little Zia’s school,” Marian shared.
Regarding the incident where her husband Dingdong Dantes was caught up in an adultery scandal, causing an actress to become pregnant, Marian revealed that after hearing the news, both husband and wife laughed loudly at each other. Her husband even asked Marian about this noise and then laughed and joked: “Maybe you will be the next person caught up in unreasonable rumors.”
Not only successful in his acting career, Dingdong Dantes was awarded the rank of naval lieutenant by the Philippine army thanks to his active propaganda for the navy, participating in many major events. In 2019, it was revealed that Dantes would run for a position in Congress; However, that is still side information and has not been confirmed by this handsome actor.
