Sherrie Richmond

"Can't have a party without champagne..."

Jae Hwa Richmond

* Mother (47 yrs)

* Del Perro

Vespucci Cloud Surfers MC

* Vespucci

Premium Deluxe Motorsport

* Raddona Guzman

**Sherrie Richmond**, also known as **"Champagne"**, is the Manager and Head Entertainer at the **Bahama Mamas Strip Club** in Del Perro, where she works under Michal Kostra, the owner of the club. With the goal to provide a safe space for any and all who visit the club, as long as they abide by the safety rules, she welcomes them to escape reality and join the tropical fantasy they offer.

This character is played by goguma\_dana**.**

## Information

Originally from new money, Sherrie was raised in the glamorous neighborhood of Rockford Hills with her life already set out for her by her conservative parents. Despite her comfortable and wealthy life, Sherrie had plans of her own and would give it all up for her ultimate dream to become a professional dancer.

Without any warning to her friends, in 1979 Sherrie departed Los Santos for London in hopes of achieving her dancing dreams. Much to her friend's dismay, Sherrie hasn't been heard from since her sudden relocation to Amsterdam.

Now a ghost of her former self, Sherrie has finally returned to Los Santos. After 6 years of silence, why has she returned? What happened in Europe? What is left of Sherrie Richmond? Only time will tell.

## Background

### Relevé - The Rich Kid

**Stanley** and **Jae Hwa Richmond** had been desperately trying to have a child for many years with no success; they eagerly prayed every night for a healthy baby boy. So when they finally had a baby of their own on December 13th 1959, their feelings were mixed: they finally had a child, just not a boy and most definitely not an heir. Although both parents were unhappy with the gender of the infant, they would already begin planning her future marriage to a man more suitable for the title of heir. The child was named Sherrie, inspired by the French word "chérie" meaning "sweetheart", in an effort to make her more attractive and classy when she was older.

Sherrie's childhood was very pleasant and comfortable, as she had all the toys and dresses that she could ever want. Although her parents were strict, they weren't exceptionally cruel yet Sherrie did find it hard to gain their attention. Thus, Sherrie would do everything in her power to be their perfect little princess: she'd excel in school, surround herself with friends up to her parent's standards, dressing in pretty pastels, follow her parent's every wish and not get in their way or pester them. For the 1960s, Sherrie was the perfect child for such a conservative family. And so Sherrie would keep to herself and her toys, behaving properly and following the routine she set up in hopes of gaining even an inch of their attention. With that being said, her parents did travel a lot and would leave her behind with her babysitter, **Tina**, who only ever talked about Sherrie's own mother's beauty and talents. It wasn't until 1967 that Sherrie's perspective of her parents and the family dynamic began to shift.

Sherrie's father, Stanley, worked high up in Honda and was due for a business trip to Tokyo; her mother, Jae Hwa, also had undisclosed affairs of her own and so Sherrie was left with Tina for the weekend. The little princess never had trouble sleeping but for some reason she kept waking up and just couldn't go back to sleep. Moreover, she could hear music and laughter coming from downstairs. And so, Sherrie snuck downstairs and peeped around the corner to look into the living room where she saw two familiar figures: Tina and her mother. Although she was confused by her mother being home early by a day, it was the manner in which the two women hugged each other that baffled Sherrie the most. She'd never seen anyone hug like that, and she especially had never seen her mother hug her father like that. Moreover, their lack of attire only made the scene all the more puzzling but they seemed happy. In fact, Sherrie had never seen her mother smile the way she was that night and she didn't want to ruin it for her.

In the morning during breakfast, whilst her parents got ready to leave for work, Sherrie innocently asked her mother what the hug meant, but her mother looked absolutely terrified whilst her father turned furious. What ensued was an aggressive verbal fight between her parents, one which she'd never been witness to before: she didn't understand what made them so upset but could only blame herself. Through tears and sniffles, Sherrie apologised for making them angry and the adults halted their discussion.

The following days were strangely quiet and it didn't take long for Tina to leave the Richmond's life for good. Jae Hwa was only ever in a bitter mood from then on and ever colder to Sherrie, whilst Stanley kept his distance from the family even more so than he did already. Regardless of how the couple felt, they decided to go to a prestigious social event in New York to keep up the appearance of the perfect Richmond family. For the after-party of the event, 8 year old Sherrie naturally couldn't attend but they were in need of a babysitter since they'd recently lost theirs. It was then that **Ferdinando Florentino** offered his own 12 year old daughter, **Francesca "Fran" Florentino**, to babysit little Sherrie for the night. Sherrie was over the moon to spend time with such a glamorous, "cool" girl like Fran, and they got along fairly well despite the age difference.

From then on, the girls would keep in contact through letters and regularly travel to one another's cities to visit. During the summer of 1971, Sherrie's "cool" friend circle only grew larger when Fran introduced her to **Jennifer "Jenny" Emerson**, her friend from high school, and Sherrie couldn't be happier. They'd spend their carefree days at the mall getting slushies, shopping, using the photo booth and giving each other makeovers. The times she got to visit and spend time with the Yankee girls was a much needed escape from her cold home life.

Sherrie's home in Los Santos became uncomfortably quiet and small, even though the house didn't change all but the spirit of her family had: her parents didn't spend time together at all, in fact she barely saw them anymore. It didn't matter how well she did in school or how perfect she dressed, they didn't want to deal with her. Despite this unfortunate change, **Sherrie's grandparents** began to visit more and she felt the safest whenever they were around. Although they'd spoil her rotten, they'd still give her many valuable lessons from their youth in Korea to keep her humble and kind. Whilst she treasured all her grandparents wise lessons, she favoured the musical ones: her grandparents would bring over a Korean instrument such as an Ajaeng, a Buk or a Daegeum, whilst the other elder danced with Sherrie. These days were the most peaceful and joyful she'd ever felt. From there, it didn't take long for Sherrie to beg her parents to sign her up for dance lessons.