Estrada’s subsequent relationships reflected her resolve to expand her family on her own legal terms. Following her separation from Rommel, she had a son, Carlito (JC) Padilla, with musician Naldy Padilla, the frontman of Orient Pearl and Rommel’s cousin.
Years later, Estrada entered a high-profile relationship with former Quezon City politician Mike Planas. From that union came her daughter Margaret, universally known as Magui Ford. GMA Network covered Magui Ford’s coming of age alongside her siblings, showing how Estrada brought her four children, including her youngest daughter, Carmella, under a unified roof despite having different biological fathers.
Estrada insisted that each child carry emotional stability rather than bitterness toward their respective fathers. She facilitated friendships among the siblings and maintained open-door policies with their paternal relatives. By the time her children reached adulthood, Estrada had earned the "Queen Mother" title not through a wealthy husband, but through domestic leadership that defied the traditional nuclear family ideal.
