Jef Gaitan-Fernandez (born September 21, 1989) is a Filipino actress who first started as a TV commercial model and the year 2009 she joined '' Survivor Philippines Palau'' which was aired on

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

. She finished the season as one of the top three in the finale episode of Survivor Philippines Palau. Gaitan later on became a semi regular in ''

Party Pilipinas ''Party '' () is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Jaya and Janno Gibbs, it premiered on March 28, 2010. The show concluded on May 19, 2013, with a total of 160 episodes. ...

''. she had a one-month stint on GMA's Dear Friend which she co-starred with Marvin Kiefer,

Jennica Garcia Jennica Alexis Maitim Garcia (; born December 26, 1989) is a Filipino actress, host and director. She is the daughter of veteran actress, Jean Garcia. She is currently a freelance artist. In April 2024, Melai Cantiveros Melisa Bunayog Can ...

and

Carl Guevara Carlo "Carl" Guevara is a Filipino actor and model. Guevara started his career when he and his brother Paolo joined the ''Be Bench / The Model Search'' where he won along with Regine Angeles. In 2007, he made his first television assignment ...

. She also appeared on various TV5 series such as ''

Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum ''Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum'' () is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by TV5. The series is based of a 1991 Philippine film at the same title. Directed by Argel Joseph, Topel Lee and Soxie H. Topacio, it stars JC de Vera and J ...

'', ''Bangis'' as Inang Filomena and ''The Sisters''. In 2013, she worked on ABS CBN's late night comedy gag show '' Banana Nite''. From 2014 to 2015, she became a co-host for

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, handling Entertainment News with Anthony Taberna as the Anchor for the news program. In 2016, Gaitan was part of the drama fantasy series,

My Super D ''My Super D'' is a 2016 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Frasco Mortiz, Lino S. Cayetano and Claudio Tots Sanchez Mariscal IV, it stars Dominic Ochoa, Marco Masa, Bianca Manalo, Marvin Agustin, Sylv ...

as Apple. In 2020, Jef was part of the drama series offering of ABS-CBN,

Ang sa Iyo ay Akin ''Ang sa Iyo ay Akin'' (International title: ''The Law of Revenge'' / ) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast Kapamilya Channel. Directed by FM Reyes and Avel E. Sunpongco, it stars Jodi Sta. Maria, Iza Calzado and Sam Milby. It ai ...

, aired on

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Filmography

Television / Digital series

Film

Awards and recognition

FHM rankings

Gaitan first appeared for

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with

Wendy Valdez Wendy Valdez-Garcia (; born June 2, 1982) is a Filipina beauty queen, former '' Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2'' contestant, and an actress. Biography Valdez grew up in Navotas. Valdez serves as her family's breadwinner. She claims she is going ...

on "Zoo themed" cover in October 2010, 3 years later she was reappeared for

Empress Schuck Empress Karen Carreon Schuck-Guingona (; born February 19, 1993), also known mononymously as Empress, is a Filipino actress. Early life Schuck was born on February 19, 1993, in Quezon City to a Filipino-German events singer Hans Schuck and a ...

cover FHM 13th Anniversary special also featuring Valdez, Chloe Dauden and Karen Bordador. She also appeared on ''Online Babe'' (now ''FHM Idols'') section for October 2013, three months later Gaitan joined with former Sexbomb Sunshine Garcia and former

Wowowee ''Wowowee'' () was a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Hosted by Willie Revillame, the show was aired from February 5, 2005 to February 4, 2006 replacing ''MTB (TV program), MTB'' (then name ...

dancer Aiko Climaco dubbed as ''Banana Nite Girls'' cover for January 2014.

Personal life

In June 2024,

Renz Fernandez Renz Marion Aluquin Fernandez (born September 8, 1985) is a Filipino actor. He is the son of Rudy Fernandez and Lorna Tolentino and stepgrandson of film director Gregorio Fernandez. He is a contract star of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, but in 2013 he ...

married Gaitan at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar with wedding sponsors Senator Grace Poe, Senator Lito Lapid and Manny Pacquiao.

References

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