MANILA, Philippines – Kyline Alcantara and Kobe Paras have officially split up after less than a year together.
In a lengthy video statement, actress Jackie Forster — Kobe’s mother — confirmed the couple’s split, and revealed that they had been experiencing relationship problems since January. Here’s a timeline of their relationship:
After Kyline and Mavy Legaspi reportedly ended their relationship in November 2023 with a series of cryptic posts from both Kyline and Mavy’s mother Carmina Villaroel.
In May 2024, Kyline and Kobe sparked dating rumors when Kobe left a heart-eye emoji comment on Kyline’s Instagram post. The basketball player even shared the post to his Instagram Story with a single white heart as the caption.
This follows after eagle-eyed netizens pointed out that Kyline and Kobe had previously posted photos taken at the same restaurant in Makati, almost simultaneously.
While Kyline and Mavy’s breakup was speculated in November 2023, it wasn’t officially confirmed until August 2024.
June to July 2024: Kyline and Kobe spotted holding hands, Kobe says they’re ‘great friends’
In June 2024, the two were spotted in Taguig, holding hands while taking a stroll through Bonifacio Global City.
The netizen who snapped the video claimed the pair had come from a bar.
A month later, when asked about their relationship in an interview at the GMA Gala, Kobe said “We are great friends. Bakit girlfriend agad? (Why girlfriend right away?)” He asked, “Nagtanong na ba ako? (Have I asked?)”
August 2024: Kobe shares Kyline’s magazine cover
Kyline graced the cover for the August issue of Mega Magazine, and Kobe shared the photo with a “My covergirl” caption complete with a heart-eye emoji.
“Thank you for the support,” said Kyline, adding that ever since the two grew close, Kobe had been supportive of her and her projects.
September 2024: Miss Legends, New York Fashion Week
Kyline and Kobe starred alongside one another in the online miniseries Miss Legends. The miniseries was available for streaming last year from September 28 to October 1 on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s official social media, and saw Kyline playing the role of Luna, and Kobe the role of Paen.
Kyline and Kobe also attended New York Fashion Week (NYFW), where the basketball player posted the actress’ runway walk for Filipino fashion designer Chris Nick’s Spring/Summer 2025 show at NYFW, to his Instagram Story.
Jackie, Kobe’s mother, was also supportive of both Kyline and Kobe, commenting “Sky is the limit for you two!” with three white heart emojis.
November 2024: Kobe confirms relationship with Kyline
In an interview with Cosmopolitan Philippines, Kobe confirmed that he was dating Kyline.
“Kyline Alcantara, because we are dating,” said Kobe when asked who his celebrity crush was.
He said he realized he had a crush on her at the start of 2024.
December 2024 to January 2025: Kyline and Kobe meet each other’s families
A month after their relationship was confirmed, Kyline revealed she already introduced Kobe to her parents. Kobe even spent Christmas that year with Kyline’s family.
In January 2025, Kyline then traveled with Kobe to Los Angeles, California — where she met his family.
April 13, 2025: Benjie Paras denies breakup rumors
Rumors began to surface that Kyline and Kobe had broken up as their photos together had been taken down from each other’s Instagram pages, save for snaps from brand endorsements.
In a Viber interview with PEP.ph on April 13, Kobe’s father, Benjie Paras, claimed that the two are still together, adding that he had no idea why they had deleted their photos together on social media.
“Ewan ko sa kanila. Magkasama lang kami, nag-inuman pa, e (I don’t know. We were together, drinking),” Benjie told PEP.ph.
Kyline’s camp also told PEP.ph that she and Kobe are doing okay, adding that they didn’t know why the rumors began circulating.
April 21, 2025: Kobe spotted with another girl in Bali, Indonesia
Kobe was reportedly spotted with a girl in Bali, Indonesia. Snaps of Kobe and the mystery girl were posted by a user on TikTok.
Kyline’s brother, Robin, sarcastically commented, “‘Di ko alam may [superpowers] pala kapatid ko. ‘Di ko naman alam na [nagteteleport] pala siya from here to Bali real quick.”
(I didn’t know my sister had superpowers. I didn’t know she could teleport from here to Bali real quick.)
April 23, 2025: Couple unfollows each other on social media
Seemingly contrary to Benjie’s claims, as of Wednesday, April 23, Kyline and Kobe were no longer following each other on Instagram.
April 27, 2025: Jackie Forster defends Kobe against cheating rumors
On Sunday, April 27, Jackie Forster posted a lengthy video on her social media accounts defending her son Kobe against the cheating allegations.
In the nearly 15-minute-long video, Jackie confirmed Kyline and Kobe’s breakup, and revealed that while their family initially wanted to keep mum on the issue, she could not allow such “accusations” to continue to spread.
Jackie claimed that Kyline’s team instructed Benjie to tell the public that she and Kobe were still doing okay. She added that they couldn’t admit their split upfront because they had contractual obligations to fulfill for their brand deals.
She also revealed that Kyline and Kobe’s relationship began to fall apart in January after the pair’s trip to Los Angeles, and that Kobe “wanted to try to get past” the rocky patch, but ultimately decided to leave Kyline when things became “unforgivable.”
“We are Kobe’s family, but out of respect, we still tried to be there for her, to help console her, to listen, and to be understanding,” Jackie said.
According to Jackie, Kyline was in touch with them until the day before Easter, and was trying to convince Kobe to apologize to her so they could fix things.
Jackie also accused Kyline’s camp of spreading false narratives on social media that put Kobe in a negative light after the breakup.
“I’m confused as to why Kyline and the people on her side are allowing Kobe to look like he’s a cheater,” she said, while Kyline “just wants to keep quiet to protect her own peace.”
Jackie also stated that while people can judge Kobe for quickly moving on, she thinks “that’s better than loving someone while pretending to be somebody that they’re not.”
Towards the video’s end, Jackie shared that people have warned her about Kyline, and she regrets not listening to them.
“I defended you, Kyline,” she said. “I regret not listening to those warnings.” – with reports from Bea Gatmaytan/Rappler.com
Bea Gatmaytan is a Rappler intern studying Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
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