Actress and host Kris Aquino expressed gratitude to her former boyfriend, physician Mike Padlan, following a weeks-long hospital stay.
The “Queen of All Media” shared on Monday, February 9, that she is now “settling” into her “new home” after six weeks of hospitalization.
“I am so very grateful to all of you for your continued prayers and well wishes,” Kris wrote in an Instagram post.
She thanked the health professionals who cared for her, especially Mike, a surgeon she was briefly linked to, for helping her recover.
“My former boyfriend, who was literally one call away on December 25 and 26, and facilitated my confinement,” Kris wrote.
“I AM FOREVER INDEBTED BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM, I WOULD NO LONGER BE HERE,” she added.
“When I first opened up to Ogie Diaz about ‘my doctor from Makati,’ I remember saying that with him, I felt safe,” Kris said.
“We didn’t work as a couple, BUT we do work as physician and patient because Dr. Mike knows me and how my body works; he has seen and continues to witness me at my weakest and instinctively knows which doctors I will get along with,” she added.
“In fact, he was the one who brought in my current Cardiovascular Surgeon, Dr. Jeff Chua, who is superb in making sure he studies his patient’s limitations and knows how to work around them,” Kris continued.
She also shared that she plans to discuss her “health challenges” once her video podcast is ready for her supporters to watch and listen to.
Kris had previously said she would start a video podcast, adding that she misses doing what she loves most.
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It would mark her return to the public eye after a hiatus due to her delicate health, as she continues to manage several autoimmune conditions.
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The celebrity was previously in a relationship with Mike, first publicly seen together in September 2024 when they sat beside each other on an airplane.
By March 2025, Kris shared that they were no longer together, saying he did not love her and wanted to regain his freedom.
Mike’s son, Miguel Padlan, defended his father, saying the surgeon “cared deeply” about the actress.
Kris, in response, acknowledged that her expectations of Mike as a partner may have been too high.
In September 2025, she hinted at a new source of affection, describing him as a “brilliant, brave, and very reliable” doctor with “good skin and great hair.”
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