KathNiel

KathNiel was a love team consisting of Filipino actors Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. Together, they appeared in several films and television series together as fictional couples. Their romantic relationship in real life was also the subject of public interest.

History 2011–2017: Early years Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla first appeared together in the 2011 television series Growing Up. Bernardo played the role of high school student Ella, while Padilla played her classmate Patrick.

Bernardo and Padilla's romantic relationship was rumored to have begun on May 25, 2012.

Their first feature film together, 24/7 in Love, was released in November 2012. This would be followed by their first top-billed film Must Be... Love in March 2013, and their first Metro Manila Film Festival film Pagpag. The couple would later share their first on-screen kiss in the film Barcelona: A Love Untold.

Though in the same year, Bernardo said they wanted to do separate projects to advance their own careers independently but not where they would have a different on-screen partner than each other, taking into consideration the sentiment of KathNiel fans. They would mutually decide not take the same projects in both film and television for the following year.

Bernardo starred in the 2019 film Hello, Love, Goodbye alongside Alden Richards, who was part of the AlDub love team with Maine Mendoza. Hello, Love, Goodbye is currently the second highest grossing Filipino film of all time.

2020–23: Return KathNiel's return was planned to happen in 2020, with both actors signing a new three-year contract with ABS-CBN. This plan was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the revocation of ABS-CBN's franchise.

The pair would reunite in the streaming series The House Arrest of Us which was first released in October 2020.

KathNiel posted their first joint vlog in Bernardo's YouTube channel for a Valentine's day video in 2021. They were supposed to return in a film announced in December 2022 to be directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana.

Dissolution In early November 2023, talent manager Ogie Diaz claimed on his YouTube channel that an unnamed source told him that Bernardo and Padilla have already broken up. The rumors were received negatively by KathNiel fans, who branded Diaz as a "fake news peddler."

Apparently dispelling the rumors, the two appeared together at an Omega event on November 14 where they danced together.

However, during Bonifacio Day on November 30, Bernardo confirmed the end of her relationship with Padilla through her social media account, mentioning that they parted ways amicably.

Terms associated with the love team were searched heavily according to Google Trends in the Philippines following the confirmation. News of the breakup were also reported in Malaysian and Singaporean news outlets.

Discography Albums Singles Year Track Details Ref. 2013 "Got to Believe in Magic" Album: Got to Believe (The Official Soundtrack) Related work: Got to Believe Release date: December 10, 2013 Label: Star Music

Music videos Year Title Details Ref. 2014 "PinaSmile" Album: ABS-CBN Summer Station ID Directed by: Peewee Gonzales and Paolo Ramos Producer: Christian Faustino Studio: ABS-CBN 2015 "Thank You for the Love"(with Nadine Lustre, James Reid, Enrique Gil,Liza Soberano, Bamboo Mañalac and Elha Nympha) Album: ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID Lyrics by: Robert Labayen Music by: Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsaman Studio: ABS-CBN 2017 "Share The Love"(with Janella Salvador and Elmo Magalona) Written by: Robert Labayen, Angela Suarez Music by: Lloyd Oliver "Tiny" Corpuz Produced by: Raizo Chabeldin 2020 "Sa Susunod Na Habang Buhay" Album: Sa Susunod Na Habang Buhay Written by: Juan Miguel Severo Music by: Ben&Ben

Filmography Film Year Title Roles NotesKathryn BernardoDaniel Padilla 2012 24/7 in Love Jane Dela Cuesta Billy Fernandez 2013 Must Be... Love Patricia Espinosa Ivan Lacson First top-billed roles Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay Leni Dela Torre Cedric Castillo First horror film, first Metro Manila Film Festival entry 2014 She's Dating the Gangster Athena Dizon Kenji Delos Reyes Portrayal of two different set of teenage characters. Athena and Kenji were portrayed by different actors as adults.Kelay DizonKenneth Delos Reyes 2015 Crazy Beautiful You Jackie Serrano Kiko Alcantara 2016 Barcelona: A Love Untold Mia Dela Torre Ely Antonio First on-screen kissing scene 2017 Can't Help Falling in Love Gab De La Cuesta Dos Gonzalez Jr. 2018 The Hows of Us Georgina Reyes Primo Alvarez

Television Year Title Roles NotesKathryn BernardoDaniel Padilla 2011 Growing UpMikaella DimalantaPatrick Rivero 2012–2013 Princess and IMikay MaghirangGino Dela Rosa 2013–2014 Got to BelieveChichay TampipiJoaquin Manansala / Ryan 2015–2016 Pangako Sa 'Yo Yna MacaspacAngelo Buenavista Originally by Kristine Hermosa and Jericho Rosales 2017–2018 La Luna Sangre Malia Rodriguez Tristan Torralba 2020–2021 The House Arrest of Us Queencess "Q" Capili Enrico "Korics" de Guzman 2022 2 Good 2 Be True Ali Fajardo Eloy Borja