Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards Give KathDen Fans Kilig

Alden Richards‘ appearance at Kathryn Bernardo‘s surprise post-birthday party with a huge bouquet of roses and an expensive gift is the stuff of rom-com fantasies. Pinoys can’t help but gush over the pair, whom they lovingly dubbed “KathDen.”

KathDen is sailing

Kathryn’s stylist friends, Boop Yap and Kim Yap, organized the party and made sure to record Alden’s grand entrance. In an Instagram story from Boop, Alden came bearing a giant bouquet of red roses. “Kinikilig ako #KathDen,” captioned Boop.

Kathryn’s surprised reaction was also caught on cam. The two friends proceeded to greet each other before Alden handed Kathryn his gift from the French luxury house Baccarat.

Earl Semitara, Mark Bumgarner’s co-creative director, also posted an IG story of the Hello, Love, Goodbye on-screen love team taking selfies with a digital camera and posing for their friends.

Through snippets at the party, Kathryn and Alden seem close to each other, which made the Internet immediately swoon with kilig.

Last month, Alden also attended Kathryn’s birthday bash on a yacht in El Nido. The 32-year-old actor even sang “Bakit Ngayong Ka Lang” during karaoke night.

“The chemistry is undeniable”

Can’t get enough of KATHDEN’s undeniable chemistry since HLG WBK! It’s giving me all the feels! Kilig!#KATHDEN #ChemistryGoals #KathrynBernardo #Alden pic.twitter.com/BZKMFjPlrg

— Bayanihan Today (@BayanihanToday) April 3, 2024

“Can’t get enough of KATHDEN’s undeniable chemistry since [Hello, Love, Goodbye]! It’s giving me all the feels!” gushed one netizen on X (formerly Twitter).

Many also couldn’t help but swoon over the pair being comfortable enough to get close to each other and embrace:

no but can we talk about how alden is holding kath???? the hand placement??? the no space gaming??? #KathDen pic.twitter.com/Rck23cY5XC

— Io✨ (@wildcatmorana) April 2, 2024

Just look how happy and comfortable Kath is$PARAM $TRIP $EVERY $BUBBLE $COOKIE $BEYOND https://t.co/Dr2w3T0dh0

— G. (@G9428_) April 3, 2024

After Kathryn’s messy breakup with Daniel Padilla, her partner of 11 years, last November, many fans have been wishing her well on her healing and moving on journey.

Recently, the 28-year-old actress opened up about forgiveness: “Ang lalim kasi ng word na forgiveness. For me, you can forgive people who deserve it. But when I forgive you, it doesn’t mean that I have to keep you in my life,” she said. “I forgive you for my peace of mind, for clarity, and for everything. But it doesn’t mean na puwede kang bumalik.”

With Kathryn looking comfortable with the KathDen pairing, fans are now hoping that Alden could be just the friend she needs in this season of her life.

I know that kathryn is still in the healing process but I am now rooting for them. Good ppl deserves good ppl too! #KathDen pic.twitter.com/ZNYJIzjuph

— KJK1 (@kyuporhia) April 2, 2024

Crossing fingers that this will bloom into something deeper.
But if they choose to become the best of friends, I will be happy.
But the signs are leading to something more romantic?
Right now my #KathDen heart is happy. pic.twitter.com/ny3ewjn2na

— Cindy Kournikova (@CindyHarvard) April 3, 2024

Throwback to Hello, Love, Goodbye era

Throwback to HLG promo era. #KathDen pic.twitter.com/ybT7SRREE7

— kcmbsuperstar (@kcmbsuperstar) April 2, 2024

Fans of the pair can’t help but look back at their friendship over the years, particularly how they’ve always treated each other with respect. During working on their first project together, Direk Cathy Garcia’s Hello, Love, Goodbye, Kathryn and Alden displayed good chemistry as friends and colleagues. There’s even a clamor for a second movie starring the two of them.

Meanwhile, others can’t help but compare how different Alden and Daniel are: