Richard Gutierrez finally admitted he is now a father. In the pilot episode of the E! reality show “It Takes Guts to be a Gutierrez”, the 30-year-old actor said he is a proud dad to baby Zion with girlfriend Sarah Lahbati.
“A lot of people had their own speculations, they had their own stories in their minds. A lot of people think Sarah left the country because we’re having a baby and she’s pregnant,” Richard said. “I just want to set the record straight and tell everyone I’m a proud father to baby Zion.”
Richard said they found out about the pregnancy in Paris. It has been widely reported previously that Richard and Sarah already have a baby, but the two were mum on the matter. In the reality show, Richard explained he wanted to “share baby Zion with everyone” in their own terms. “The main reason why I didn’t want to announce that I’m having a baby with Sarah is that we didn’t want to make Sarah’s pregnancy a tabloid circus,” he said. “We get to share baby Zion with everyone in our own terms.” The 30-year-old revealed he was scared upon finding out about the pregnancy. “How am I gonna tell my parents? How is Sarah gonna tell her mom and her dad?” he said.
Richard’s mother Annabelle Rama approves of Sarah Lahbati, “Gusto ko si Sarah kasi masipag, lalo sa trabaho. Professional siya,” the Gutierrez matriarch told members of the press in a media gathering recently, prior to Richard’s admission of his child with the GMA-7 actress.