in July 2005 while she was still a news reporter in UNTV 37 covering the 2005 State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. At the time, Aquino was a congressman representing the second district of the province of Tarlac. However, the first conversation began in 2008 at Alfredo's Steaks, a steakhouse in Quezon City when Aquino met several politicians from Valenzuela City including Soledad. Soledad and Aquino had their first date on July 28, 2008, when they watched the film For the First Time at SM City Valenzuela. Soledad and Aquino broke up after Aquino's state visit from United States in October 2010. The breakup happened at Alfredo's Steaks, the same restaurant where the couple first dated. According to Soledad, it was due to their busy and hectic schedules. On January 22, 2012, she married Pasig Rep. Roman Romulo in Silang, Cavite. Romulo is the son of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo. Hosting From November 8, 2010, she was the co-host of Willie Revillame on his evening game show Willing Willie at TV5. Being new to television, Soledad was widely criticized on her hosting skills. For example, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said that she admired the personality and freshness of Soledad, however, her hosting abilities could be a little bit more animated. The Filipino Twitter community gave several reactions to Shalani's hosting performances: for example, "she is too modest to energize a crowd expecting fun". As feedback, Soledad said that although the game mechanics sounds too easy when watched, it is still difficult if "you're there standing as the game master". However, viewers still expect that constant exposure and practice will make her a better host. Soledad is managed by talent manager Lolit Solis. On April 11, 2011, Willing Willie was suspended due to controversial acts done by Willie Revillame in regards with "Jan-jan", a contestant who was "forced" by Revillame to perform a "macho dance". This caused the show to be suspended or "put on hiatus" for two weeks. However, it was uncertain if the show will return or end indefinitely. In the interim, Soledad returned to her legislative duties as expected. On May 14, 2011, however, Willing Willie made a comeback to TV5 under its new title Wil Time Bigtime which was patterned after its predecessor, though with a new lineup of games and features. She also returned as Revillame's co-host. On January 13,