The video cuts to them rehearsing a confrontation scene. In the film, their characters are star-crossed lovers from rival clans. Off-camera, however, the director shouts, “More anger, Jay! She just betrayed you!”
The video opens on a beachfront set in Zambales. Sunshine Cruz, 25 at the time, is sitting in a director’s chair, wearing a sheer white tunic over a yellow bikini—the quintessential “summer crush” look. She’s laughing, brushing sand off her script. Beside her, Jay Manalo, 28, with his brooding jawline and signature pierced ear, is pretending to read a line but is clearly more interested in making her laugh. Sunshine Cruz Jay Manalo Video Scandal