LOISA Andalio and Ronnie Alonte, also known as LoiNie, is one of the celebrity couples whom fans admired because of their authenticity.

In a media conference, the celebrity couple share what they believe sets them apart from any other love teams in showbiz.

Alonte confidently said, “Paano kami naiiba sa kanila? Hindi sila umaamin. Unang-una sa lahat, siyempre ako kasi kaya umaamin talaga, hindi ko kaya na nakikita ‘yung babae na nasasaktan at hindi ko siya kayang ipagmalaki sa social media.

“Magkahawak kayo ng kamay sa mall, mapipiktyuran, maglalambigan, tapos may magtatanong sa inyo ‘kayo ba?’ ‘Hindi, friends lang kami.’ Parang nakakabastos ‘yun sa isang babae. Para sa akin, ‘yun ang pagkakaiba namin,” he explained.

Alonte and Andalio met in the noon show “It’s Showtime” in 2016 as members of Hashtags and GirlTrends respectively. They confirmed their romantic relationship in December 2018. Since then, the couple keeps on getting stronger as time progress.

“Yung relationship kasi namin ni Ronnie para kaming magtropa, mag best friend, hindi namin dinidibdib

kapag may problema kami tapos pagaawayan namin. Pinaguusapan kasi namin agad kaya yun ang tingin ko yung kinatagal ng relationship namin. All with communication at trust,” Andalio shared.

Alonte added, “Nandoon na kami sa point na wala na kaming pake doon sa sinasabi ng iba sa amin. Ginagawa lang namin kung ano yung gusto namin off

cam and sa mismong camera. Nagpapakatotoo lang kami hindi sino showbiz lahat. Basta masaya

kaming dalawa.”

‘Love in 40 Days’

Throughout their partnership, the two has worked together in a number of digital miniseries and TV shows such as “The General’s Daughter” (2019), “Unloving U” (2021) and “The Goodbye Girl” (2022). This time around, the reel and real-life couple will star in the hauntingly cute teleserye “Love in 40 Days.”

Andalio shared that they felt pressured in doing the series, which is their first teleserye together as the lead stars.

“Dati kapag nagwo-work kami, second layer, hindi yung eksenang

mabibigat. Laging kami yung pampa-light ng mga teleserye. Nakakataba ng puso pero kinakabahan pa rin. May pressure pa rin

kasi ito po yung talagang matagal na naming hinihintay ni Ronnie at finally, nangyari na at binigyan pa kami ng brilliant directors, mga mahuhusay na kasamang artista, kaya hindi talaga kami nahirapan dito ni Ronnie. Talagang tulungan kaya sobrang blessed na ibinigay sa amin ito,” Andalio said.

Meanwhile, Alonte shared that another added pressure for them is the fact that they need to act in front of the camera as if they are not a real life couple.

“Hindi kasi pwede makita na si Ronnie at si Loisa magjowa. So gusto nila, parang fresh pa lang or nagliligawan pa lang. Mahirap din kasi yung kami in real life tapos gagawa kami ng teleserye na hindi pa naman kami talaga at kailangan i-acting at laruin paano

namin ipapakita na painlove pa lang ako sa kanya. So mahirap, pero dahil sa tulong nila nagawa namin ng maayos,” Alonte said.

In “Love in 40 Days,” Andalio plays the role of Jane, a hardworking and competitive insurance agent who makes up for her father’s (William Lorenzo) shortcomings by providing for her family.

Everything seems to be going well in Jane’s life, when a sudden twist of fate occurs — a fatal car accident ends her life. Jane becomes a ghost and ends up in the Evergreen Mansion, a transitory place in the afterlife where souls can settle their grudges and unfinished business within 40 days before they can cross over to heaven.

This is where Jane meets Edward (Alonte), whose third eye was opened due to an accident. Edward is a charming band member and son of a business tycoon who owns and operates the biggest funeral homes in the country. Edward struggles to keep his love for Jane alive when he discovers that she is a ghost.

Directed by Manny Palo and Jojo Saguin, it also stars Leo Martinez, Lotlot de Leon, Janice de Belen, Ana Abad Santos, Ahron Villena, Maria Isabel Lopez, Renshi De Guzman, Trina Legaspi, Raven Molina, Chie Filomeno, Benedix Ramos, Vaughn Piczon, Kobie Brown, Andi Abaya and Zabel Lamberth.

Viewers can catch the pilot episode today, May 28 on the iWantTFC app or website, and on May 30 at 10 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5, and Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.