Relationship rumors about Richard Gutierrez and Barbie Imperial were fueled after some netizens saw the two celebrities in South Korea.
A photo posted by netizen Barbie Yang, showed Barbie and Richard interacting with several fans who were working in the country.
Richard and Barbie were also confirmed to be traveling together as Richard was seen taking photos of Barbie.
It can be recalled that Barbie and Richard were rumored to be dating after the actor separated from his partner, Sarah Lahbati.
Sarah and Richard were separated last year for unknown reasons.
Sarah had already declared that her status was ‘single’ and that people could speculate about her.
Sarah refused to comment when asked about Richard’s possible relationship with Barbie.
However, some fans believed that netizens should stop speculating about Richard and Barbie’s relationship despite traveling together.
“Baka as a Friend lang yan at may movie sila.. Charooot hahaha,” netizen Jac said.
“Jusko barbie parang sayang naman yung ganda mo,” netizen Bin remarked.
Meanwhile, entertainment reporter and talent manager Ogie Diaz said that the close ties between Barbie and Richard may only related to the actress’ business.
“Okay. So, yung totoo niyan, si Barbie Imperial ay isa sa mga shareholders ng Tipsy Pig. So, ang may share si Barbie ay yung sa Tipsy Pig Timog, Q.C., at doon sa Alabang. So, bilang siya ay isa sa mga may-ari ay may obligasyon yung mga may-ari na pumunta sa kanilang mga negosyo para mag-entertain ng mga bisita,” said Ogie.
“Alam mo, kahit sino pang babae yan, lalo na kung ang lalaki o yung babae na-involve sa isang relasyon, sa isang hiwalayan, tiyak na tututukan ng mga Marites kung sino yung next na makakasama nila,” he added.