In an exclusive with L&rsquo;Officiel Philippines and Tiffany &amp; Co., Kylie Verzosa shares why her engagement is less about arrival and more about becoming, where love meets her as she is and grows from there.

PHOTOGRAPHY Charisma Lico
CREATIVE DIRECTION Loris Pe&ntilde;a
STYLING Yanna Lopez

Love, as we often see it, is loud. Especially for a multi-hyphenated woman whose life has long been lived on screen and on stage, one might easily expect nothing less.
But for Kylie Verzosa, love took a different form. Echoing the quiet confidence of Tiffany &amp; Co.&rsquo;s craftsmanship, it did not demand attention or rush its meaning. It waited until love met her where she was.
For nearly two years, Kylie and her fianc&eacute;, Emil Eriksen, chose privacy not as a shield but as a way of honoring something still being built. In a life shaped by public milestones, she allowed this one to remain theirs. The relationship was never a secret, just a refusal to let outside noise shape something meant to grow inwardly first. That decision alone says much about where she is now and the woman she has become.&nbsp;

<h3 style="text-align: center;">On Becoming</h3>

Kylie Verzosa has lived many lives in the public eye. We know her as a beauty queen, actress, entrepreneur, among others. Each chapter carried its own markers of success, its own pressure to move quickly, to arrive somewhere definitive. But before love deepened, there was a quieter season, a period where ambition softened into grounding. She built businesses, explored new creative paths, and asked herself questions that had nothing to do with applause.
Only then did love enter not as a missing piece but as a companion to the person she had already become (and is still becoming). &ldquo;It felt like there was less pressure,&rdquo; she tells L&rsquo;Officiel Philippines. &ldquo;Less noise from the outside. It was just growth&hellip;together.&rdquo;

<h3 style="text-align: center;">On Love, Growing, and Love Growing</h3>

For Kylie, the engagement does not feel like a finish line. If anything, it feels like a widening of possibilities. Rather than replacing her ambitions, the relationship expanded them. &ldquo;My horizons grew because of love,&rdquo; she mentions. Possibilities multiplied. Love, in this sense, became a catapult not a mere destination.
Marriage, for the actress-entrepreneur, is not the promise of permanence but the commitment to continuous becoming. The idea of a &ldquo;happily ever after&rdquo; is not something achieved in a single moment but something built daily, consciously, and at most times, imperfectly. She speaks of growth often not just as a couple but as individuals choosing to evolve alongside one another.&nbsp;

Fittingly, the proposal reflected the philosophy of their relationship. There were no grand gestures or technical rehearsals&hellip; only a spontaneous hike in the South of France. Gym clothes. No manicure. No warning. At the end of the trail, away from spectacle, Emil asked.
&ldquo;Of course, I said yes,&rdquo; Kylie says simply. &ldquo;It was an easy yes!&rdquo;
Later, she would laugh about it being the &ldquo;best hike of her life,&rdquo; her breath taken away as much by the climb as by the ring itself. Still, the symbolism lingers: love did not wait for her to be ready in appearance. It arrived when she was ready as an individual.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">On Tiffany &amp; Co.</h3>

Jewelry has long marked Kylie&rsquo;s personal milestones, and Tiffany &amp; Co. has been part of her story for years. The brand resonates deeply from the first piece she bought for herself to the pieces gifted by Emil early in the relationship. This collaboration, like the engagement itself, felt natural, just a continuation of what was already set in place. What resonates with her is both craftsmanship and intention. The refusal to rush something meant to last. In many ways, it reflects how she now understands love: deliberate, thoughtful, and, of course, beautiful.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">To The Woman Kylie is Becoming</h3>

Talking to Kylie, it was clear that she had the steady readiness to meet what comes next. Planning exists, but without obsession. Dreams remain, but now shared. The future is not something to conquer but something to enter with clarity. Love, as she has learned, is not always easy. It is flawed, evolving, and very much demanding. But when chosen well, it becomes a space where both people are allowed to grow, may it be separately or together.
As for the woman she is becoming, Kylie doesn&rsquo;t rush to define her. She only knows this: the next version will see further and move freer. And perhaps that is the truest form of a happily ever after: not something announced, but something intentionally built and consciously chosen.

VIDEO DIRECTION Samantha Lee
DOP Adam Dumaguin
GAFFER&nbsp;Marvin Enriquez
MAKEUP Anthea Bueno
HAIR Renz Pangilinan
SET DESIGN Manuel Tarroja of AdSet Prod
SENIOR DIGITAL EDITOR Maura Rodriguez
SHOOT ASSISTANT Teresita Gabat

Kylie Verzosa Is Engaged—and This Time, Love Met Her Where She Was

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