Keempee de Leon narrated how he made an effort to reconcile with his father, Joey de Leon, after five years of not seeing each other.
In an interview with Pep.ph, Keempee admitted that his feud with his father started when he was removed from Eat Bulaga in 2015 after 14 years of being a host in the noontime show.
According to him, he was not given any explanation as to why he was removed, which made his anger accumulate.
However, five years after not talking to his father, Keempee finally moved in January 2024 to see Joey during Father’s Day by visiting the Eat Bulaga set.
Keempee said his father couldn’t believe he would visit him to greet him on Father’s Day.
Several months after their meeting, Keempee then visited their home to attend a party.
This was where Keempee and Joey became emotional.
“Doon na ako umiyak na talagang, parang bata, hagulgol ako, hagulgol. ‘Sorry po.’ Napa-po nga ako, e. ‘Sorry po.’ Sabi ko, ‘Dy, sorry sa lahat, patawarin mo ako.’ Pati siya umiyak na rin, naghahagulgulan na kami…” said Keempee.
“Doon ko naramdaman, sabi ko, ‘Eto kami nung tatay ko. Ito yung relasyon namin talaga, yung close kami.’ Naramdaman ko ulit yung father-and-son relationship. Sa akin, yung iyak ko is more of joy. And yung peace na nagkapatawaran kami,” he added.
It’s not yet known if Keempee will return to hosting as Eat Bulaga was already under a different management.