Karla Estrada’s heart is filled with joy after being reunited with her American father Raymond Ford and her brother Ian Ford.
The actress-host shared an Instagram reel containing photos of her and her kids reunion with her dad and sibling whom they met over dinner.
“Reunited with my Dad once again! Welcome home Daddy Ford,” Karla wrote as caption
She added, “Super na Miss natin ang isa’t isa lalo na ang mga apo mo na giliw na giliw sayo! We love you Dad, see you again soon!”
In an episode of Magandang Buhay in 2016, Karla revealed that her father left after he was told by her grandfather that she wasn’t born.
“Buong buhay ko, akala ng tatay ko ay hindi ako isinilang. Noong hinanap ako ng tatay ko, November 21, 1974, pumunta siya ng Tacloban.
She continued, “Noong hinanap ako ng tatay ko, November 21, 1974, pumunta siya ng Tacloban. Sinabi ng lolo ko sa kanya na hindi nabuhay ang anak mo noong ipinanganak nitong araw na ito. So umalis ang tatay ko na alam niyang ‘di ako buhay.”
Karla went on to share that she was already 18 years old when she started looking for his father.
“Kaya nung hinanap ko siya I was 18 kinailangan niyang makita ang picture ko para maniwala at sinabi niya sa akin na ‘Pasensiya ka na anak kasi di ko alam na nabuhay ka eh.’
“Ngayon naman alam niyang buhay ako, carbon copy ko siya, so tuwang-tuwa siya. Kung ano ang ligaya niya na nalaman niyang buhay ako, mas higit pa doon ang ligaya ko nang malaman kong tanggap ako ng tatay ko. Kasi ‘yun lang naman ang hinahanap ko na minsan na maging buo ka,” she said.
In 2018, Karla’s son Daniel Padilla and real and reel life partner Kathryn Bernardo were able to meet with Raymond at a show in the United States.
