Gbemisola Scarlet Gomez professionally known as Scarlet Gomez, is a Nigerian actress, known for her lead role in the 2023 Showmax Original telenovela-series ''Wura''. In 2012, she won the Miss United Nations Tourism pageant in Kingston, Jamaica.

Early life and career

Gomez was born Gbemisola Scarlet Shotade to

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parents in

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. Her father, Adetokunbo "Toks" Shotade was a renowned music producer, and sound engineer, who influenced her early musical career. She had her primary education at Princeton School, and her secondary education at Ogunlade College. For her tertiary education, Gomez studied

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from the

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, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She participated in several pageants, including

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, and Miss Global Nigeria, where she finished as the first runner-up. In 2012, she participated in the Miss United Nations Tourism pageant in

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and won. In 2013, Gomez briefly entered the music industry as a music video model, making her debut in

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's "Love Song",

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's "Eziokwu",

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's "Bartender", and

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's "Run My Race". In the same year, she released her debut single, titled "Catch Me", presented and produced by DJ Klem, before venturing into

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. In 2014, she made her acting debut in the Africa Magic original ''Scarlet''. In 2016, Gomez released her studio album ''The Scarlet Letter'' through Knighthouse Entertainment. In the same year, she was recruited by

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to join the cast of the

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drama series ''My Flatmates''. On 4 January 2023,

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announced Gomez as the lead actor of its first Nigerian telenovela series ''Wura'', to premiere on 23 January. On 16 April 2023, ''Wura'' earned Gomez a nomination at the

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, in the Best Actress in a Drama, Movie Or TV Series category. On 20 May 2023, Gomez lost the AMVCA award to

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for her role in ''Man of God''.

Personal life

On 15 April 2017, Gomez married Temi Gomez, a Nigerian record producer. On Sunday, June 16, 2019, they had their first child, Eli Gomez, who died on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, and was buried the same day at Ikoyi.

Filmography

Movies

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Scarlet 21st-century Nigerian actresses Living people University of Lagos alumni Actresses from Lagos Yoruba actresses Jamaican beauty pageant winners Nigerian beauty pageant contestants Nigerian female models Nigerian models Nigerian television actresses Actresses in Yoruba cinema Year of birth missing (living people)