Kristoffer Martin gets teary-eyed as he recalls time when he left his wife, daughter

Kristoffer Martin couldn’t help but turn emotional as he looked back at the time when he left his wife, AC Banzon, and their daughter, Pré.

On Wednesday’s “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” the Sparkle star said that that point in his life is no longer a secret to many.

The “Makiling” star said that he was away from his family for months and that he did regret doing so.

“Lagi daw akong hinahanap ni Pré nung mga panahon na ‘yon, na naghahanap ng tatay,” he said.

“Sana hindi ko ginawa, sana hindi na lang. Pero parang, sabi ko nga, Tito Boy, may mga darating sa buhay mo na ia-allow ni Lord eh kahit gaano man kasakit, kahit ‘di mo siya maintindihan, pero kasi laging may result ‘yon na magandang kakalabasan,” he said.

Kristoffer said his wife, AC, said that if they did not go through that rough patch, their relationship would not have changed. He recalled that before he left, they would constantly fight.

“Engaged na po kami noon tapos nung nagkakausap na kami, kinausap niya ako na, ‘Alam mo kung hindi nangyari ‘yon, baka hindi ko rin gustong magpakasal sa ‘yo,'” Kristoffer said. “Tapos napalapit pa kami kay Lord na ito ‘yung challenge sa ‘min ni Lord.”

Kristoffer took full responsibility for his actions and said there was no one else to blame except him.

“‘Di ako proud ha. Kasi kung iisipin ko, kupal eh. Sobrang kupal nung time na ginawa ko ‘yon,” he said. “Nagpadala [ako], Tito Boy, na parang ito ang gusto ko, wala akong ibang sisisihin kundi sarili ko kasi ako po ‘yun eh. Ako ‘yung nagdala sa sarili ko sa sitwasyon na ‘yon.”

“Kumbaga, ‘yung nangyari na ‘yon, hindi po ako magdadawit ng ibang tao na parang hilahin. Hindi, ako po lahat ‘yon. ‘Yung fault na ‘yon, sa ‘kin po. Nasaktan ko ‘yung pamilya ko nang dahil sa ‘kin.”

Kristoffer apologized to Pré and AC, saying his wife’s love is unconditional.

“Gusto ko lang humingi ng sorry sa anak ko, ‘yung mga panahon na hinanap niya ako,” he said teary-eyed, saying he also missed his daughter every day that time.

To AC, he said, “Love, ikaw ‘yung pinakanasaktan. Sa ‘yo ako may pinakamalaking kasalanan pero ikaw pa rin ‘yung nagpakita sa ‘kin ng totoong pagmamahal. ‘Yung unconditional love, binigay mo ‘yon sa akin, sa amin ni Pré. Hindi mo ‘yun pinagkait, araw-araw mong pinaparamdam, araw-araw mo kaming inaalagaan.”

Kristoffer said that he thinks he will never experience the same love that AC gives him anywhere else.

“Every day, Tito Boy, ‘yun ‘yung parang ano sa ‘kin, na kailangan kong magmake-up doon sa mistake. Forever ‘yon, Tito Boy. Hinding-hindi mawawala,” he said.

Kristoffer and AC got married in Capas, Tarlac in February 2022.

Kristoffer first revealed that he was already a father to a four-year-old girl in 2021.

Pré is now seven years old and is already showing interest in joining showbiz.

—Carby Basina/MGP, GMA Integrated News