Pepillo Origel reacts to his nephew's romance with Andrea Legarreta
The entertainment journalist broke his silence and revealed the family's opinion on the relationship between the TV host and the influencer
Mexican journalist Juan Jose Origel decided to interrupt his vacation in Spain to answer questions about his opinion on the confirmed romance between his nephew, TV host Luis Carlos Origel, and his friend and colleague Andrea Legarreta. What did I say? Here's the story.
It was through his official Instagram profile that the renowned broadcaster posted a video in which he decided to share some details about the romance, including that he suspected the love story even before his nephew told him.
“When my nephew called me to give me the news, I said, well, I suspected it too, but since he wasn't telling me anything, I couldn't say anything. Now I can say that I have a niece, my niece Andrea Legarreta, I love her very much,” he said in the video, which quickly generated a stir on social media.
With his characteristic straightforwardness, Pepillo Origel stated that he is more than happy with the news, as the star of the show “Hoy” is someone he has known and appreciated for several years.
“I've known Andrea for many years, because I met her family, her mother, the beautiful Chabelita, a charming woman, her father, my namesake Juan, a great man, she really is a "A very close-knit family. Andrea is a great mother, she's been 100% there for her daughters, she adores them. Honestly, it's a family like ours, one of those traditional and united families," he said about the Mexican woman. Regarding the reaction of the rest of the Origel family, the man born in Leon, Guanajuato, assured that both his brother and his aunts welcomed this love story with open arms: "We are very happy. My siblings, everyone is happy, because everyone likes Andrea very much. You're lucky, because we love you and we really like you," he emphasized. Juan Jose Origel concluded his video by sending a message to the happy couple: "From the bottom of my heart, I wish you both much happiness," he can be heard saying. For her part, Andrea Legarreta quickly responded to her friend's words with a dose of affection and gratitude: “My beautiful Pepillo!Thank you for your good wishes! You and your family are beautiful. A beautiful family. Thank you for your affection towards my family as well. I love you. And Luis Carlos so much. One day at a time,” the actress wrote in the comments section.

