In this Esquire Philippines exclusive, Xian Lim sets the record straight about his 12-year relationship with Kim Chiu, all the rumors that have surfaced after the split, and the real score of his current dating life.
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00:00It was our conscious effort to release that statement that let's just leave it at that.
00:07We don't deserve that because all the things that people are saying, there's no truth to it.
00:14I would describe it as a rollercoaster.
00:32I never imagined that blessing would happen to me and even getting the opportunity to
00:41play out-of-the-box concepts that are not usually done by the archetype of another.
00:49Because it's different.
00:50The ones I've been doing are very different from Hearts on Ice to False Positive.
00:57Hearts on Ice, I had to learn how to ice skate.
00:59I took private lessons for six months and I got my FS1.
01:07For False Positive, I got to play as Edward Buntis on the show.
01:20That's very out-of-the-box.
01:22And I remember when I first did that, people were saying, it's scary because it's such
01:30a risky thing to do.
01:32You're supposed to be in love, love interests, play it safe.
01:38But no, no.
01:39I was given that opportunity and I was really excited that they gave it to me.
01:46And even this Love Die Repeat, it's such an out-of-the-box concept.
01:49So that is why it's a rollercoaster because I never knew what I was gonna get myself into
01:55or I don't know what to expect.
01:57So yeah, that's my past few years.
02:02Expect the unexpected.
02:09When I was a kid, I wasn't a Bibo kid.
02:14I'm not the one who's like, dance, show off your talents.
02:22I was always that shy kid in the corner.
02:24So I really didn't expect that I would be in the limelight.
02:31The main dream was to become a basketball player.
02:35That's the dream.
02:36That's the ultimate dream for me.
02:38Pero dinala ako ng tadhana sa ibang lugar.
02:41They brought me to the show business, which is such a magical thing.
02:49It's very magical because it's out of my comfort zone and I found it nung binigyan
02:57ako ng mga acting workshops.
02:59I found my love in acting.
03:05Right now, I am writing and directing a horror film that will be shot in Thailand.
03:15The working title is Kumantong, and it's an ancient Thai ritual.
03:21And yeah, I'll tell more about the story.
03:25But it's horror.
03:26It's horror and thriller.
03:28As an actor, parang there's that one point na darating eh, na parang what's next for
03:34the career?
03:35What's that next mountain you wanna climb?
03:40So yeah, definitely to become a filmmaker.
03:46Siyempre nakakarating sa akin yung mga headlines, and it's just all over the place.
03:54And I think ang dami ng dagdag, ang dami ng bawas.
04:00Naglabas naman kami ng statement to clarify things.
04:09Of course, we have so much respect for our supporters, you know.
04:15Yung na-build namin sa course ng 12 years, but you know, things in life happen, diba?
04:21The unexpected happens, and we broke up.
04:28So it just pains me na maraming hearsay, maraming ang dagdag bawa sa kwento.
04:36It's definitely in a better state.
04:45Iris is a talented filmmaker.
04:48She's my producer, and she is also my creative, she's also my creative partner.
04:57And just to clear everything, just to clear all the speculations, we are seeing each other.
05:03And we are very happy.
05:05The things that I just wanna clarify is, number one rumor, May 3rd party.
05:14There's no third party.
05:18That's it. That plain and simple.
05:21Another rumor na parang, when I see my friends, na parang kinakongratulate na ako.
05:29They said congratulations on the marriage daw in New York, and I'm like, no, I'm not married.
05:40There's also this one absurd article, I guess, or things said about me na parang,
05:51I have been living with someone for years na daw.
05:57The only people I live with is my mom, my lola, my lolo.
06:02Those are the things na parang, it's just so absurd, and it's just parang, why?
06:08Diba, things happen in life.
06:10Hindi natin makokontrol.
06:11Diba, as much as we don't want it to happen, life happens.
06:15You know, it just pains me na parang may taong na damay.
06:20That just really saddens me, and that's very unfortunate.
06:24Ang busy-busy ni Iris, ang busy-busy ko.
06:27She has a lot on her plate, I have a lot on my plate.
06:31And you know, she doesn't deserve all that f**k.
06:35We don't deserve that.
06:37Because all the things na people are saying, there's no truth to it.
06:47No one will truly know what is going on in a relationship.
06:56Kaming dalawa lang makakapagsabi.
07:00And that is why it was our conscious effort to release that statement na,
07:09let's just leave it at that.
07:11Na it's a mutual understanding between me and you, and we're going our separate ways.
07:17Hindi na kailangan pang magsabi kung sinong nagpulang.
07:22Because it was a beautiful relationship.
07:26It was a beautiful 12 years.
07:30And we did work it out.
07:35That's why it lasted that long.
07:42I'm trying to process the taxi cab theory, and I think there's something wrong.
07:46And I think there is something wrong with the metaphor.
07:50I just think na, I can't understand it properly kasi yung theory.
08:00Nang taxi cab.
08:02But all I can say, when I see someone, I'm all out.
08:10I'm not the type to fish around.
08:13Okay, tingnan natin kung.
08:14Of course, there's that initial na parang, swak pa tayo.
08:21But I'm all out.
08:22Na parang, this is for the long term.
08:25This is, we are gonna work through this hanggang sa dulo.
08:29That's my vision, that's my perception on finding a partner, finding love in general.
08:37So yeah, kaya it's just the light on, light off.
08:41It's just not really applicable or hindi ko lang sya masakyan.
08:45That's just me, that's how I love.
08:47And kung magmahal ako lubos.
08:50Buong kaliluha.
08:52I was given a chance to sing in a musical Broadway na written and composed by Ryan Cayabiab.
09:12And his wife was coaching me in the piano.
09:15That's that IG post.
09:17She was coaching me and she was trying to see yung full capacity ng voice ko.
09:22She wanted to know how I sing.
09:24So there was a piano there, I played a couple of pieces.
09:27Sabi niya, can I hear?
09:29Sabi niya, okay, okay, that's how you sing pala.
09:32But try this, sabi niya.
09:35The more classical approach of singing on stage.
09:40Singing to a live audience.
09:42So I found that there is magic in the unknown.
09:48Parang gano'n, na parang there's, you have to push yourself and you have to get out of your comfort zone.
09:55And then nothing ever grows in the comfort zone and you have to get out of there.
09:59And do things that you're uncomfortable with.
10:02Like, katuladin, I never expected that I would get an offer from Mr. C himself in singing a musical.
10:12So that's when it, yun lang yung parang punot lulo ng quote na yan.
10:16Nothing too deep.
10:19It's just more of just explore and just give it your all.
10:23Kasi we're in this world in a short period of time na.
10:31To anyone who's watching right now, it's when one door closes or when a chapter closes, another one opens.
10:50So definitely forces, you know, but never be affected.
10:55You do you. You do what you're made, what you're brought here in this world to do.
11:01And for me, that's telling stories, affecting one soul at a time.
11:07Because yan yung ginagawa sakin ng mga kwento. That's what stories do to me.
11:11It changes my perception of life. It turns it into something beautiful.