Elijah Canlas on Xyriel Manabat: “Close rin ako sa dyowa niya.”

Elijah Canlas on High Street leading lady Xyriel Manabat (inset): “Maayos yung relationship namin because it’s purely professional and we respect each other also.” 

Elijah Canlas, 23, says he and High Street leading lady Xyriel Manabat, 20, have become good friends even off cam.

The two were paired with each other on Senior High, the first season of the hit teen-oriented mystery drama series, which aired from August 2023 to January 2024.

Its sequel, titled High Street, started airing last May.

Elijah Canlas and Xyriel Manabat recent scene on High Street 

“Yes, of course, sobrang naging close especially towards the end of Senior High and even after,” said Elijah in his PEP Spotlight interview that premiered on PEP TV on July 14, 2024.

He continued, “She checks on me sometimes. I check on her.

“Kahapon lang may picture siya pinost. Sabi ko sa kanya. Tangkad mo diyan Xy ha.’ May ganun na kaming banter with each other.”

Elijah also said he already met Xyriel’s non-showbiz boyfriend Nathaniel Toledo, who even joined the actress when the two stars did an out-of-town show in Abra back in January.

“Close rin ako sa dyowa niya, with Nat. Kasama rin namin si Nat sa Abra.

“Maayos yung relationship namin because it’s purely professional and we respect each other also.”