If she had her way, actress Katya Santos could have tried living in instead of marrying right away her now estranged husband.

The 41-year-old Santos, known for her stint as front and center of the Viva Hot Babes, said she regretted marrying basketball coach Anton delos Reyes with whom she shares a daughter named Tala.

"Nagpakasal ako knowing na akala ko fairytale. Naku, it's a nightmare!" said Santos in an interview.

Santos has remained active in teleseryes and is now a mentor in the Vivamax sexy reality show "Pantaxa Laiya."

They married in 2013 but broke up after three years.

"Sa akin lang, bago kayo magpakasal, e kilalanin niyo nang mabuti yung lalaking pakakasalan niyo. Kasi iba yung lalaking makakasama niyo 24/7 sa bahay, iba yung nagde-date lang kayo, hinahatid ka pa sa bahay," she said.

"Lalabas lang yung tunay na ugali niyo sa isa't isa kapag magkasama na kayo sa bahay," added Santos who bared that her parents didn't approve of live-in situation back then.

"Kasi masyado akong, 'Shucks, gusto ko magpakasal. Gusto ko ng happily ever after,'" Santos recalled. "Masyado ako napaniwala sa ganun kasi yun din sa family ko, e. Mga kapatid ko maayos (yung marriage), ganyan. So gusto ko ganun din."

But Santos said she has no regrets because she has a fulfilled life juggling her acting career and as a single mom.