Amid Her Issue with Mayor Albee Benitez, Andrea del Rosario Thanks Her Partner
ANDREA DEL ROSARIO – The actress took to social media to express heartfelt gratitude to her current partner, Anthony, amid a controversy linking her to Bacolod Mayor Albee Benitez. In a touching message, Andrea thanked him for being a source of stability and healing in her life, especially after experiencing past relationships that left her emotionally hurt and questioning her self-worth.
She described her previous partners as dishonest and manipulative, which made her doubt whether real love existed. But everything changed when Anthony came into her and her daughter Bea’s lives. She praised him for being kind, honest, and supportive—without trying to control or change her. Andrea said Anthony helped her heal simply by being his genuine self, and she reminded him that despite the noise surrounding them, he knows the truth—and that’s what truly matters.
She ended her post on a light note, thanking him for stopping her from responding to online trolls, saying, “Thank you for being our rock.”
However, Andrea’s public expression of appreciation came amid renewed attention due to serious allegations made by Nikki Lopez-Benitez, the wife of Mayor Albee Benitez. In her legal complaint filed under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (RA 9262), Nikki accused Benitez of having secret children with both Andrea del Rosario and former beauty queen Daisy Reyes.
Nikki revealed that as early as 2002 or 2003, rumors were already spreading about Benitez’s relationship with Reyes. Although Benitez initially denied fathering a child with her, Nikki said it marked a turning point in their marriage. Later, in 2009, she began hearing similar rumors involving Del Rosario. It was only in 2023 that the full truth came out during a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, where Benitez reportedly admitted to fathering children with both women. Earlier this year, Benitez filed for annulment of his marriage to Nikki.