Local showbiz thrives on gossip but sexy-actress Cristine Reyes and her rumored beau, Dennis Trillo, are bucking the trend by keeping mum about their private lives.

In her latest interview with ABS-CBN's "The Buzz", Reyes downplayed intrigues thrown at her and Trillo including their refusal to be interviewed after they were caught watching a sports event in Makati.

"We want a quiet life. When we're going out, we want to keep to ourselves and don't want other people to intrude," she said.

She said she and Trillo are trying to keep their personal lives separate from their showbiz personas.

Trillo and Reyes have been on the receiving end of negative publicity after the revelation that the actor had fathered a child with Binibining Pilipinas titlist Carlene Aguilar. The tiff led to a more public altercation last year until Reyes and Aguilar settled their differences before the end of 2007.

Last July 5, Trillo and Reyes were again seen together in public, watching the URCC 12 Supremacy event in Makati. A Buzz staffer tried to interview the couple after the show but they refused, which led to rumors that Reyes was banned from appearing in ABS-CBN shows "The Buzz" and "Entertainment Live."

Reyes said she was unfazed by gossip that Trillo refused to be interviewed since he was ashamed of the affair. "Kung ano ‘yung nakikita nila na hindi proud or whatever hindi po ako naapektuhan doon. Personal na buhay naman ito, hindi ba?" she said.

She also said that she is happy to learn that Aguilar is now open with her and Trillo's affair. "Good. At least para tama na yung away-away," she said, referring to an altercation the two had over Trillo.

She said she will not be attending the first birthday party of Trillo's son, Calix, on September 13 to avoid further intrigues.

"The Buzz" executive producer Nancy Yabut and Entertainment Live executive producer Lani Gutierrez, meanwhile, clarified that Reyes is not banned from their shows.

Reyes, a contract star of ABS-CBN, is set to star in upcoming television series "Eva Fonda, 16."