Sarah Lahbati (born 9 October 1993) is a Filipino actress. She gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of reality show StarStruck,
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
.,
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 expired. She officially joined Viva Artists Agency in June 2015.
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.
Lahbati appears in E! Philippines reality show It Takes Gutz To Be a Gutierrez.
She is currently working as supporting actress in ABS-CBN playing extra and minor projects.
Personal life
On March 14, 2020, Lahbati married actor Richard Gutierrez in
Taguig. They have two sons together, Zion (born April 29, 2013) and Kai (born March 21, 2018). Lahbati confirmed on March 1, 2024, that she and Gutierrez were separated but stated that they are
coparenting their sons, Zion and Kai.
In January 2025, Gutierrez said that they were seeking an annulment.
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 January 10, 2013, GMA Network and
GMA Films president, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, counter-sued Lahbati,
and on the following day, January 11, 2013, the network filed a formal complaint against Sarah Lahbati for breach of contract. She was 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.
[Joyce Jimenez (10 January 2013) Atty. Felipe Gozon on Sarah Lahbati's "guaranteed protection" claim: "She did not ask for protection and I did not guarantee that I will protect her.". PEP.ph. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.] A few days later, Lahbati left the Philippines for Switzerland "to study".
[ Sarah Lahbati evades cases by fleeing the country. Entertainment.inquirer.net (15 January 2013). Retrieved on 17 July 2013.] 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 in May 2013 at the age of 19.
[ FULL TRANSCRIPT: ‘Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho’ interview with Richard Gutierrez, Sarah Lahbati and baby Zion GMA News Online (20 June 2014). Retrieved on 24 March 2025.]
Filmography
Television
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| Herself / Contestant / Ultimate Female Survivor |
| Herself/Performer |
| Rachel |
| Paula Estrella |
| Ina Kariran |
| Pia |
| Sarah |
| young Amara Luna |
| Kokak/Kara |
| Graciela Montes |
| Ynaguiguinid |
| Host/Herself/Performer |
| Samantha "Sam" Villareal |
| Herself |
| Nora |
| 2015–2017 | Herself / co-host / Performer |
| 2015 | Monica Cuenco |
| Mia |
| Ulah / Tiradora |
| Elizabeth Dela Paz |
| Herself / Co-host |
| 2023 | Herself / Guest |
| cameo |
| 2024 | Frontline Pilipinas | Guest |
| Mercy Balmores-Aguirre |
| 2024 | Eat Bulaga! | Guest player |
| 2025 | Bad Genius | Principal Perez |
Film
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| Pim |
| Queen |
| Trina |
| Eliza |
| Minerva |
| Martha |
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| Cameo |
| Samantha |
Awards and nominations
Notes
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