Jake Cuenca and Melissa Ricks.

MANILA, Philippines - Actor Jake Cuenca admitted that he was offended by the way some people teased him and his former girlfriend Melissa Ricks last January 8 on "ASAP 2012."

"May tampo ako, may konting tampo pero lumamig na 'yung ulo ko," he told Push.com.ph.

Cuenca said he got a little upset by the way people are trying to force him and Ricks to patch things up in front of the camera.

"Basta sa amin na manggagaling kung magkakaayos kami [ni Melissa], hindi na sa TV," he stressed.

"Maganda siguro kung magkakaayos kami in our time, in person, hindi 'yung pinilit dahil may camera sa harapan mo."

Meanwhile, in line with reports that Ricks cried backstage after the incident, Cuenca said he sincerely understands where his ex-girlfriend is coming from and he couldn’t help but show concern.

"Siyempre ayoko naman talagang malagay siya sa ganung sitwasyon," he said.

"Kahit naman ako, ayaw kong ilagay ang sarili ko sa ganung sitwasyon, (pero) 'yun nga nangyari ang nangyari. Ako naman wala akong balak na pasamain ang loob niya," he added.

Right now, Cuenca said that he is still hoping that he and Ricks could truly patch things up.

"Tulad ng sinabi ko dati para sa akin wala akong masamang alaala, with us, with anything. Wala talaga akong grudges," he said.

"Hopefully one day maging maayos. But you know, no matter what, masaya ako para sa kanya. Ang ganda nung nangyayari sa kanya so sana tuloy-tuloy lang 'yon."