Scarlet Gomez is an actress, ex-beauty queen, video vixen, and singer. She went viral in 2020 when she revealed herself as the lady managing Laycon’s Instagram page.
Here are all the things to know about her.
1. She was born Gbemisola Scarlet Shotade-Gomez on May 12 in Surulere, Lagos.
2. She hails from a polygamous family and is the last of six children.
3. Her father, Adetokunbo Shotade, who was a music producer and sound engineer, had a huge influence on her life before his death.
4. She attended Princeton School, Surulere, Lagos, for her elementary education and Ogunlade College, also in Surulere, for her secondary education.
5. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the prestigious University of Lagos.
6. Scarlet began her career as a model and was involved in pageants across the globe, including the likes of Miss Nigeria, MBGN, and being a runner-up at Miss Global Nigeria.
7. She won the Miss World United Nations Tourism pageant in December 2012 in Jamaica.
8. Scarlet became a video vixen in music videos such as “Love Song” by Timi Dakolo, “Eziokwu” by Lynxx featuring Phyno, “Bartender” by Naeto C and M.I., and “Run My Race” by Burna Boy.
9. As a musician, she recorded her first song, “Catch Me,” in 2012, produced by DJ Klem.
10. She made her acting debut in an Africa Magic original, ‘Scarlet,‘ a movie titled after her, which shot her into the limelight.
11. She has acted in over 30 movies and TV series, like Scarlet (2014), Hex (2015), Dollhouse (2015), Flatmates (2017), Something Strange (2018), Inside Life (2022), Wura (2023), Labake Olododo (2025), and Behind The Scenes (2025), to mention a few.
12. She recorded her first studio album, ‘The Scarlet Letter,’ in 2016.
13. Scarlet got married to her husband, Temi Gomez, who happens to be Laycon’s manager, in a traditional wedding ceremony on April 13, 2017.
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14. She lost her son, Eli Gomez, two days after his birth in June 2019.
15. Gomez earned an AMVCA nomination for Best Actress for her lead role in the 2023 Showmax Original telenovela series Wura but lost the award to Osas Ighodaro.
16. In March 2026, she earned a nomination for Best Lead Actress for her role in Funke Akindele’s record-breaking movie, ‘Behind The Scenes.’