Sarah Lahbati
Sarah Alzol Lahbati-Gutierrez (born 9 October 1993) is a Filipino actress and reality star. She gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of reality show "StarStruck", a Philippine overall talent show broadcast on GMA Network. Lahbati declared StarStruck V's Ultimate Female Survivors after nine weeks of the competition. Together with Steven Silva, they each won P1.5 million cash prize and an exclusive contract with GMA Network, with a minimum guarantee of P3.5 million. Early life and education. Lahbati was born in Geneva, Switzerland to a Filipina mother and a Moroccan father. She began  her studies in Switzerland before moving to the Philippines, where she studied at the Immaculate Conception Academy in Cavite. Career. Lahbati made her screen debut as Bong Revilla's daughter in "". After joining and winning the fifth season of hit reality show "StarStruck", Lahbati topbilled GMA Network's drama series, "Kokak" (2011) and "Makapiling Kang Muli" (2012) along with her real-life partner Richard Gutierrez . She also starred in different GMA shows such as "Love Bug Presents: Exchange of Hearts (2011)", "Little Star", "Koreana" and "Time of My Life". She also performed in GMA Network's variety show "Party Pilipinas  and Sunday All Stars" as a regular artist. In 2015, Lahbati transferred to the rival network, ABS-CBN, after her contract under GMA Artist Center finished. She officially joined Viva Artists Agency in June 2015. Tagged as Dance Goddess, Lahbati is a regular performer on ABS-CBN's Sunday variety show, "ASAP." Lahbati was cast in the ABS-CBN soap opera, "Written in Our Stars", starring Toni Gonzaga, Piolo Pascual, Jolina Magdangal and Sam Milby which started early 2017. In 2017, she was also cast as Valentina, the Goddess of Snakes, in the movie "Darna" released by Star Cinema and  Reality Entertainment. Lahbati appears in E! Philippines reality show "It Takes Gutz To Be a Gutierrez". Lawsuit. In late 2012, Lahbati used her Twitter account to express her dissatisfaction with her network, GMA and expressed her desire to be released from her contract. On 10 January 2013, GMA Network and GMA Films president, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, counter-sued Lahbati. On 11 January 2013, GMA 7 filed a formal complaint against Sarah Lahbati for breach of contract. She is now facing multiple charges. In a related article published in PEP last 9 January 2013, Felipe Gozon, the head of GMA Network , released a statement indicating he did not guarantee protection that Sarah Lahbati said she was due. A few days later, Lahbati left the Philippines for Switzerland "to study". In August 2013, Lahbati returned to the Philippines to face the charges against her. It was later revealed that Lahbati left for Switzerland to give birth to her son with Richard Gutierrez that May 2013 at the age of 20.