On June 29, Neil Arce popped the question in a surprise proposal set for her boo, Angel Locsin. Locsin confirmed the engagement with a cute picture posted on her Instagram account captioned, “We’re engaged!💍 Waaaaaaaaaah!😅🏳️.” But before we hear the wedding bells for Locsin and Arce, let’s take on her journey en route to her engagement.
Angel Locsin’s Relationship Timeline
1. Miko Sotto
Miko Sotto was Angel Locsin’s first love. But their relationship ended quickly with the sudden death of Sotto on December 29, 2013. Even up until now, Locsin still never fails to remember Miko and still continues to show how much she loves him.
2. Dennis Trillo
Angel Locsin and Dennis Trillo ignited their spark while shooting the popular GMA 7 teleserye ‘Mulawin’ in 2004. The two confirmed that they were dating in 2005 but their relationship did not blossom as much as Trillo wanted to and parted ways on the same year. They maintained a professional relationship and worked together for several projects like the teleserye ‘Majika’ and the horror movie ‘Txt’.
3. Oyo Boy Sotto
Probably one of the controversial relationships of Locsin was when she and Oyo Boy Sotto started to go out and that was because Oyo Boy is the first cousin of her ex, Miko Sotto.
After a year of being in a relationship and facing every issue that was thrown on their way, the two finally called it quits. Oyo Boy said that the breakup was nobody’s fault, it’s just really the problem of not having time for each other.
4. Phil Younghusband
On February 14, 2011, Younghusband took to Twitter to ask Locsin out on a date. She turned him down because of her crazy schedule. Later on, Locsin agreed to date Younghusband. One year after that first tweet, Locsin and Younghusband confirmed their relationship on May 27, 2012.
After dating and being together for almost three years, Locsin confirmed that she and Younghusband finally called it off but still remain good friends in spite of the breakup.
5. Luiz Manzano
Locsin and Manzano first started dating way back in 2008, however, the romance ended immediately in July 2009 for the reason they did not make public. But in 2014, The two rekindled their flame and tried to make peace with their past. Unfortunately, in January 2016 break-up news of Locsin and Manzano broke the headlines. The alleged reason for their break up was her involvement with Manzano’s current girlfriend – Jessy Mendiola, which was denied by Manzano.
Angel Locsin and Neil Arce
In May 2017, rumors of Arce and Locsin dating have been speculated when Arce posted a photo on Instagram of Locsin with a caption “Kapag lumingon ka, akin ka” which was the famous line in Locsin’s movie ‘In the Name Of Love.’ Later on, that photo was followed by several photos of them together.
Before the engagement and even before being together for a year, Angel Locsin and Neil Arce took the long road of friendship. The two have been friends for 7 years but eventually, the sparks fly for these two love birds.
In February 2018, Locsin made it public that she and Arce are officially in a relationship and even called him her “happiness.”