Lea Salonga opens up on transition of son, separation from husband
Posted: 1/22/26 at 10:56am
MezzA101 said: "https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/21/lea-salonga-opens-up-on-transition-of-son-separation-from-husband-2138"
So I assumed "partner" meant a same-sex couple, but he's also referred to as having been Salonga's "partner" at one point in the article. It's great to hear they are both strongly supportive.
Posted: 1/22/26 at 1:40pm
"...thankful the dad and dad’s partner are the ones..."
I'm so confused by the wording, it references her ex-partner and ex-husband, but then it says dad and dad's partner. Was this like a thruple thing?
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Posted: 1/22/26 at 4:14pm
America is an outlier in the use of the word "partner"; throughout the rest of the world -- especially in Europe and Asia -- it's much more widely used as a general term for a life partner. Just as common, if not more, for hetrosexual couples as same-sex. I would not assume anything by the wording.
Major props to Lea for being such an open and loving public figure.
Updated On: 1/22/26 at 04:14 PM
Posted: 1/22/26 at 5:17pm
everythingtaboo said: ""...thankful the dad and dad’s partner are the ones..."
I'm so confused by the wording, it references her ex-partner and ex-husband, but then it says dad and dad's partner. Was this like a thruple thing?"
No. Not at all. It's just that they have been split up so long, Nic now has a "stepmom" figure in his life. Who is supportive.
