Billy, Coleen get busy for wedding

Actor-television host Billy Crawford has said that he and fiancee actress Coleen Garcia are now preparing for their forthcoming wedding.

"Meron na kaming nimamata. Like we have set our minds on a venue, etc. It's executing the whole thing na lang," said Crawford during an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" on ABS-CBN.

Crawford, 34, said that if God would grant him one wish for his birthday next month, it would be spending a lot of time with Garcia.

"Just to be with Coleen, isolated on a beach. I just want to have time with her," he said.

Crawford is one of the mainstays of the Kapamilya noontime program "It's Showtime" and hosts the reality show "Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids."

Crawford and Garcia got engaged in December 2016. They first came out as a couple in 2014.

It would be recalled that Crawford became close to Garcia when she became one of the mainstays of the noontime show.

Before Crawford got engaged to Garcia, he was in a relationship with Nikki Gil who is now married to BJ Albert.

On December 21, 2016, during the airing of "Showtime," Crawford talked about the ring he gave to Garcia.

“Ngayon alam ko na ang pakiramdam ni Erwan (Heussaff). Alam ko na ang pakiramdam mo. It’s such a blessing talaga. Eighteen months ako nag-antay na ibigay sa kanya ang singsing dahil 18 months ago ko binili yung singsing na yon,” Crawford said.

The Filipino-American actor was referring to the proposal of Heussaff to actress Anne Curtis-Smith in the US late last year. Heussaff and Curtis are expected to tie the knot in December.

Garcia, 24, starred recently in the movies "Extra Service" and "Love Me Tomorrow." - ROBERT REQUINTINA/TEMPO