Rustom is the brother of Robin Padilla. He was a matinee idol who was once married to Carmina Villaroel. They got married in 1994 and separated in 1997. The couple had a fight
with Richard Gomez and other casts
of Palibhasa Lalake because Richard accused Rustom of being gay. There were a few
cases that were filed in court which did not prosper. Rustom stayed abrroad and when he came back, he is already Bebe Gandanghari.