McCoy De Leon recently revealed why he and his partner Elisse Joson waited a while before introducing Felize to the world—and it's all because of social media.
In an exclusive interview with Pep.ph, the former Pinoy Big Brother Housemate revealed that he was never ready to introduce Felize to the public out of concern for being scrutinized online.
He shared, "Ako kasi, never naging ready sa pagre-reveal ng anak namin kasi aminin natin, ang social media ang nagiging buhay ng tao ngayong pandemic. Kung baga, may isang mali ka lang makita, ang dami puwede magsabi ng hindi maganda."
"Kaya sabi ko, 'Hindi ako ready sa 'pag sa anak natin gawin 'to.' Hindi bale sa akin, kami naranasan namin 'yon e, artista kami. Matatanggap namin yung masasakit na salita. Pero eto, hindi. Hindi ko kaya, hindi ako papayag," McCoy said.
The actor asked God for a sign as to when he and Elisse should introduce Felize, and McCoy admitted that they eventually had a hard time hiding it.
"Dumating sa point na kami na rin nahirapan. Family namin, lagi kaming nagtatago," he said. "God's timing talaga. Tapos hindi nga namin alam after ng reveal kung okey ba yung tanggap sa amin after ng reveal, magiging masaya ba yung anak namin paglaki niya? Pero siguro hindi naman siya malulungkot kasi pag napanood naman niya."
McCoy and Elisse got around to revealing the big news in an episode of Pinoy Big Brother. Looking back on their announcement, McCoy said, "Gusto namin magpasalamat kung saan kami nanggaling kaya doon kami nag-reveal. Doon kami nabuo, e. Kaya utang na loob na din namin yung programang 'yon."