We finally know who will design Filipina actress and singer Marian Rivera’s wedding dress: Dubai’s very own Michael Cinco.
Cinco, who is currently in the Philippines for a fashion show, confirmed the news to tabloid! on Monday night. “I’m excited to make the wedding dress of the very beautiful Marian Rivera,” he said.
The 29-year-old is to marry heartthrob Dingdong Dantes on December 30, after the actor and producer proposed to her on live TV last month. The high-profile couple had been dating for five years after they met on the set of the popular TV soap MariMar in 2007.
Dantes, also an actor and producer, appeared on Rivera’s dance show called Marian and got down on his knees.
“In the long time we have been together one thing is clear to me — it’s that I want to spend the rest of my life with you,” an emotional Dantes told her. “I offer you myself, my love today and all the days of my life. So please, Marian, will you be my wife?”
Rivera then accepted by sealing it with a kiss.
Born to a Spanish father and Filipina mother, Rivera, began her career as a model before moving to acting and producing. She also has two musical albums to her credit and performed in Dubai last year along with a group of Filipino stars. Dantes, also a former model, is one of the most popular stars in the Philippines, known as an actor, producer and TV presenter.
The Dubai-based Filipino designer Cinco is already a favourite of A-list international stars, including Britney Spears, Sophia Vergara and even Chris Brown. He has also designed a dress for Mila Kunis in the upcoming space epic Jupiter Ascending, also starring Channing Tatum and Eddie Redmayne. The film, scheduled for release next year, is directed by The Wachowskis, best known for The Matrix films.
