MANILA -- It may have been years ago, but Sherilyn Reyes still can't help but become emotional as she recalled the pain she felt every time her son, Hashtag member Ryle Santiago, would go back to her biological father.

Ryle is Reyes' son with her former husband Pablo “Junjun” Santiago Jr.

"Ang masakit kapag pinag-uusapan namin 'yon," Reyes, who is now married to former basketball player Chris Tan, said in an interview on "Magandang Buhay" on Tuesday.

"Alam mo ang sakit sa akin kapag inihahatid kita sa elevator kasi aalis ka na. And then he would always go back, sasabihin niya, 'Mom, I'll come back, I promise I'll come back.' Ang tagal na noon pero kapag naaalala ko ang sakit talaga," she added.

But Reyes said she never had a hard time explaining to Ryle their situation.

"Even if he was barely three years old, lahat sinabi ko sa kanya kasi mahirap magtago. Lalaki ang bata, madi-discover din niya, might as well ilatag mo lahat. And then I really said sorry to him. Nag-sorry ako sa kanya. Even now kapag nag-uusap kami nagso-sorry pa din ako sa kanya," said Reyes, who has two kids with Tan -- Lorenz and Eia.