On Monday, January 3, 2022, GMA-7 host Iya Villania revealed on Mars Pa More that she and her husband Drew Arellano are expecting their fourth child.
Iya made the announcement while playing in the show's "Tarantanong" segment with her co-hosts Camille Prats, Kim Atienza, and their celebrity guests Jen Rosendahl and Janna Dominguez.
It began with Camille asking Iya if her one-year-old daughter Alana Lauren will soon become an ate.
Iya, who gave birth to their Alana on July 18, 2020, confirmed her pregnancy and revealed that she's due to give birth in June 2022.
She said, "Yes, mars! Magiging ate na si Alana. I'm so excited! Thanks, everybody! I've been really lucky to have it easy again. At least, nakakapag-work ako.
"I'm sure yung iba [staff] diyan, hindi siguro nila namalayan. Siyempre, hataw pa rin tayo sa 'Mars Magaling,' mars! Siyempre, palaban ito, e.
"So yes, we are expecting. Parating na siya. Coming soon in June!"
Kuya Kim congratulated Iya and Drew in an Instagram post. In his caption, the couple's ninong wrote, "Congrats to my inaanaks @iyavillania and @drewarellano on baby no 4! You two are blessed!"
Iya as a mother
Meanwhile, Iya said she does not let bashing on social media affect her parenting style.
During the show's "Grab A Word" segment, the hosts and the guests had to fill in the blanks and complete this sentence:
"Nakahanda akong baguhin ang style ko bilang isang ______, dahil nasabi na sa akin ng mga tao na _________."
Iya's sentence was: "Hindi ako handa na baguhin ang style ko bilang isang magulang, dahil wala akong paki sa sasabihin ng ibang tao sa pagiging magulang ko sa mga anak ko, because that is my style."
Aside from Alana, Iya and Drew are also parents to two amazing boys: Antonio Primo, 5, and Alonzo Leon, 3.
Iya and Drew will be celebrating their 8th wedding anniversary this February 2022. Just last December 2021 the couple shared that they starting to build their first family home.
This story originally appeared on pep.ph. Minor edits have been made by the SmartParenting.com.ph editors.
Read how Drew is handling his money to prepare for his kids' future here.
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