MANILA – Karel Marquez took to social media to clarify some matters surrounding her recent wedding with Sean Fariñas.

In a lengthy post on Facebook, Marquez said she sees nothing wrong about giving her husband a BMW car as a wedding gift because she worked hard for it.

“Why would people dictate what we should do when we all can do what we want as long as we worked hard for it, and as long as wala tayong inaaway o tinatapakang tao. We all have different opinions. Different life choices,” she said.

Marquez also denied that it was her parents who paid for the luxury vehicle.

“My parents are middle class people who have worked their way to where they are now too but even so, I would be embarrassed to let them pay for ‘my gift’ pero pera nila. Naku kawawa naman mga magulang ko if I did that? Ridiculous comments. Respect that we do not need to expose glamorous things, but do not be quick to judge as well,” she said.

A photo posted by Sean Fariñas (@sean_farinas) on Dec 3, 2016 at 3:48am PST

Marquez pointed out that the car is not actually brand new and that she bought it from one of their wedding godparents.

“It was the most I could afford today and spare, so it is not a brand new one. It took me 6 months to earn this and always had to set aside a monthly budget in the middle of paying for our groceries, food, my children's tuition fees and the list goes on. It was a sacrifice,” she said.

The actress further belied speculations that the car bears a special plate number which only congressmen are allowed to use.

“Whoever had a screenshot of my gift for him with the # 8 plate in front, you can zoom in to the photo and see that it was just placed on top just maybe after Sean went down the hotel lobby with his entourage to see his surprise gift.

“His cousin is a son of a congressman so they just put it there during the surprise. It's his dad's and not ours so relax. It was taken off by the boys I think seconds right after the photo and before even heading to the church,” she said.

A photo posted by Karel Fariñas (@iamkarelmarquez) on Dec 2, 2016 at 4:09am PST

Marquez likewise stressed that she has never been married to anyone prior to Farinas. Marquez was previously in a relationship with Arman de Guzman, with whom she has two children -- Keiley and Kyler.

“Despite all the conjectures, I kept quiet and avoided the limelight and unnecessary issues. People would stereotype that maybe just because they know I have two beautiful children, I may have gotten married. I was never married yet even via church or civilly my whole life,” she said.

Marquez also shared her message to those spreading lies about her marriage.

“To the gossipers, naysayers, negative thinkers, and plain bored, it's okay! Pero nakaka tanda yan, ha. Sayang ang beauty niyo day. Hehe,” she said.

Marquez and Fariñas got engaged last May during their beach vacation in Negros Occidental. The two became a couple in December 2012.