Young actress Erich Gonzales got emotional when queried about her spat with “Katorse” leading man Ejay Falcon.

At a recent press gathering tendered for her, Erich became teary-eyed in recalling how she got hurt when Ejay told her that she owes her growing popularity to him.

Apparently, Ejay’s remark was brought on by Erich's reproach that he take work seriously in “Katorse.” Ejay reportedly answered, “Hindi ka sisikat kung hindi dahil sa akin.”

“Na-hurt po talaga ako kasi hindi ko ini-expect na ganoon dahil noong una naman po, okay naman talaga kami ni Ejay. Sa four years ko sa showbiz, never akong nanggamit ng ibang tao o nangailangan ng ibang tao,” said she on “Showbiz News Ngayon,” tears nearly cascading down her cheeks.

This is the reason Ejay and Erich are merely civil towards each other on the set of their new soap “Tanging Yaman.”

“'Pag nakakatrabaho ko naman siya, wala po, tsika lang. Hindi kami nag-uusap. Ewan ko, wala naman po kaming pag-uusapan, eh.

“Basta, pagdating sa trabaho, kung ano ang hinihingi ng direktor namin, ginagawa ko iyon nang buong puso. Pagdating sa trabaho, kinakalimutan ko kung ano man pong meron kami,” she explained.

The spat has been lingering for months now with Ejay still unapologetic to his leading lady.

“He never said sorry to me, so wala,” Erich said.

Not even Christmas changed the coldness toward each other.

“Wala, hindi naman niya ako binabati, eh.”

Ejay, in a separate interview, denied Erich's story.

“Sa akin naman, sa totoo lang po talaga, wala akong karapatang magsabi niyan. Hinding-hindi ko talaga sinabi 'yan kahit kailan,” he intoned.