Jericho Rosales and Janine Gutierrez | Image: Instagram/@jerichorosalesofficial

Jericho Rosales admitted that he already “felt something” the first time he went out with Janine Gutierrez, saying he was amazed that he could talk with her for long hours.

In a recent interview with Karen Davila, Rosales shared that he initially asked Gutierrez to do a script reading in preparation for their roles as husband and wife in the revenge drama “Lavender Fields.”

“One day I asked her, ‘Would you like to do a script reading with me?’ I’m sure she has her own version of the story but why would I ask for a script reading [because] she’s the only person I haven’t worked with,” shared the actor.

The “Pangako Sa‘Yo” actor then detailed what transpired the first time they went out.

“I brought my iPad and then we saw each other at a cafe, she started laughing. She was, ‘Like Holy God, you have an iPad,’ I said, ‘Yes, this is a work meeting,’ so to cut the long story short, six hours later, we never got to open the iPad. It ended up with Japanese food at 3 p.m. and then she went to her Lola, Pilita Corales, and then that’s it. I was like, ‘Wow, I can spend 6 hours talking to this girl.’ That’s when I felt something,” he said, adding that he’s drawn to Gutierrez’s good energy.

“I thought she was 24. EJ said, My make-up artist, she’s 24. ‘What? Okay. Bye’ Alam mo ‘yon, bye; I’m not dating a 24-year-old girl. [I googled], ‘Oh, pwede pala,’” he said, emphasizing that the actress has a kind of purity in her.

The “Legal Wife” actor then expressed his admiration for Gutierrez’s personality.

She talks calmly, a sweet person who’s like, almost never upset about anything. [She] handles herself really well, with such humility. She’s this type of person that, okay, a ‘no’ is a ‘no’ and a ‘yes’ is a ‘yes’ and she knows her decisions and she does it in a very smooth and soft, tender kind of way,” he expressed.

Last month, Rosales revealed that he and Gutierrez are dating after they were spotted in public places on different occasions.

Rosales was previously married to model Kim Jones, while Gutierrez was in a relationship with actor-dancer Rayver Cruz.