Ricci Rivero denies rejecting chance to work with Liza Soberano

16 Jan – Basketball player-turned-actor Ricci Rivero recently apologised for the misunderstanding caused by his previous response to the idea of potentially working with Liza Soberano.

As reported on Push, the issue sparked when Rivero, who sat down for an interview recently, was asked if he would like to work with Soberano - seeing that he is a fan of the actress' love team with Enrique Gil.

After a moment of silence, he responded, "It would depend on my schedule. I mean, Liza is Liza. Given the chance, if my schedule is free, then why not?"

His response had since been criticised by Lizquen's fans, who claimed that Rivero was being a snob for someone who just started his career in showbiz.

To that, the "Otlum" actor responded, "I didn't mean to say that in a bad way. I was just trying to say that I don't want to go between Enrique and Liza because I respect the love teams in the industry."

"I even said that Liza will always be Liza - so that simply means that she is already established as Liza. Who am I to say no?" he added.

(Photo Source: Ricci Paolo Rivero Instagram)