Overview
- Salonga said she and Robert Chien have been separated "for a while" in a Jan. 21 TikTok interview with journalist MJ Marfori.
- She described a cooperative parenting dynamic and noted that Chien and his new partner remain actively supportive of their son, Nic.
- Salonga outlined that Nic’s transition began in 2025 and includes testosterone therapy and work with a therapist, following earlier struggles with dysphoria and mental health.
- She urged would-be parents who cannot accept an LGBTQ+ child to refrain from having children, calling acceptance a basic parental responsibility.
- The remarks were made during press for Les Misérables: The World Tour Spectacular, with Salonga playing Madame Thénardier in Manila through March 1 and Singapore from March 24 to April 19.