Rachel Alejandro turned honest and direct on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” Thursday as she answered questions about not having kids.
“It wasn’t something I chose,” the 50-year-old singer began. “It just happened that way.”
Rachel explained how life is a series of choices. “Pinipili mo ‘yan, every day, hanggang one day, you wake up and you’re too old to have a baby.”
She turned vulnerable as she recounted feeling “depressed” during the pandemic. “I said, ‘wait. What did I do with my life?'”
When the world went on lockdown and work dried up, Rachel felt like she lost her purpose. “I questioned my choices and one of them was having a family,” she said.
“I thought na parang, would my life have more meaning [if I had kids]? At least meron akong iniisip, iniintindi ngayon na wala akong work,” Rachel said.
She compared her life to parents who were probably going insane at that time. “Granted they probably drove them insane, nagkakagulo sila sa bahay pero may purpose sila,” she said.
“Samantalang ako, nanunuod lang ako ng series,” Rachel continued, laughing.
The singer married Spanish journalist Carlos Santamaria in 2011. According to Rachel, it was her husband who was sure he didn’t want to have kids.
In the Philippine music industry, there are names that have marked the hearts of countless people from across the globe even if they would go on a hiatus in their career. One of these is Rachel Alejandro, an actress and singer and also the daughter of veteran singer Hajji Alejandro.
Among the most popular songs of Rachel are Paalam Na, Kay Tagal, Nakapagtataka, Nananaginip ng Gising, and K.S.P. The actress-singer has also starred in several acting projects including playing roles in the following projects:
- 1190 Hulihin si… Nardong Toothpick
- 1991 Angelito San Miguel: Ang Batang City Jail
- 1991 Darna
- 1192 Blue Jeans Gang
- 1998 Notoryus
- 2017 Ang Larawan
- 2019 Quezon’s Game
Rachel was only 12 years old when she entered the world of showbiz. She was a host in the popular TV show That’s Entertainment. She had her first album when she was 15 years old. Throughout her singing career, she gained several recognitions.
In 2011, when she was in her late 30s, she married a Spanish journalist, Carlos Santamaria. The couple has not child as of now but, based on an article on PUSH, the singer has no regrets over marrying in her late 30s.
According to Rachel, marriage is not something that can be planned as it just comes in a person’s like. She cited that in the case of other people, their persons came early in their lives like her parents who got married at 19.
The singer-actress said that she’s happy over her decision to marry in her late 30s as she’s older and more mature. She and her husband are married for 13 years already. Rachel Alejandro had spent some years in Hollywood then for the work of her husband.
However, based on the article, with regards to not having kids, Rachel Alejandro has some regrets two (2) years ago in not prioritizing having kids. Meanwhile, she’s seeing it in a way that she and her husband might be very busy to be raising a child.
“We’re so busy and he said, ‘See? How would it be kung may anak tayo? Eh yung aso nga lang ang hirap’. I’m pretty happy naman,” the singer-actress said.
According to Rachel, she’s already happy seeing the kids of her siblings growing up. She recognized that having his own children would be different and it is an experience that she missed on.
“That’s an experience that I missed out on and it’s something that I have to live with,” Rachel said.
