DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Her day job is about supervising money flow at a bank. On weekends, she models clothing for online platforms. And, having tried acting once, where she starred alongside a popular movie actor from the Philippines, she’s open to doing more.
Twenty-six-year-old Gerryl Gaid has indeed come a long way from being an intern and admin assistant at a small business in the city, to becoming a senior financial analyst at a Forbes-listed bank. In fact, she even manages to find time and do the other things close to her heart: modelling and acting, where she debuted in a movie with Daniel Matsunaga, which was shot in the UAE and hit screens in Dubai and Abu Dhabi early this year. “Love in Disguise” was a romantic comedy about a driven corporate woman, played by Gaid, who wants to help her family while working in the UAE, and also strive to grow, personally.
“Lily” has had no boyfriend throughout her life, reason why her sister has been persuading her to find one and hopefully get married. “Lily” then meets “Alex,” played by Matsunaga, whom she asked to be her fake boyfriend. “That’s where the love story unfolds,” said Gaid.
“I really resonate with ‘Lily’ because her journey reflects a lot of what I value and strive for in my life.” Gaid, youngest of three sisters, said she had a great time doing “Love in Disguise,” noting that she was being paired with Matsunaga “whom I only saw on TV before.” “That’s what pushed m.