It was confirmed by the stage and TV actress Pinky Marquez that her daughter Karel Marquez was indeed pregnant in Startalk yesterday, February 7. Pinky clarified that Karel did not leave the show Zaido due to her pregnancy, because her exit happened two years ago.
Pinky said, “That was two years ago. It so happened na siguro sa influence ng TV at ang daming nagtatanong, after one year and a half, hayan na! “
Pinky remembers Karel as having trouble grasping the hectic life of an actress. The father, who is a doctor, had to check her blood and found out she was anemic. So after a talk with the director, they got their okay for Karel to leave the show.
Karel spent her time resting, and travelling to places like Hong Kong, sand Australia.
She has plans of having a church wedding with his civilly wed husband Arman Go, a Filipino Chinese. She also has now problems returning to showbiz in the future.
