Age: 24
female
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Beninese-born Nigerian singer and songwriter. She achieved mainstream international recognition in 2022 with the release of her song, "Rush." Rush had then charted in several territories, including Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 24. It earned Starr a nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance. In early 2021, Ayra Starr began her career with the release of her self-titled debut EP and its lead single "Away," which spent two consecutive weeks at number four on Nigeria's TurnTable Top 50 chart; the song also peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Thriller Global chart. It was followed by the release of her debut studio album, 19 & Dangerous (2021). Categorized mainly as Afropop and R&B, the work received favorable critical reception and spawned two top 40 hits in Nigeria. The lead single, "Bloody Samaritan" became the first song by a solo female artist to reach the number-one position in the Top 50 charts. In August that same year, Starr was ranked number three on Billboard's Next Big Sound.
One drunken kiss. One viral photo. One fake relationship that starts to feel dangerously real. When Whitney ends up kissing billionaire heir Alex at an elite party, she thinks it’s nothing more than a reckless mistake fueled by too much champagne and bad decisions. But when a photo of the kiss explodes online overnight, suddenly the entire internet believes they’re the newest obsession-worthy couple. For Alex, whose family controls a powerful real estate empire, scandal is not an option. His parents demand perfection, discipline, and a spotless public image. Whitney, meanwhile, could use the good publicity after earning a reputation for being a little too chaotic, a little too outspoken, and impossible to control. So they strike a deal: fake the relationship until the attention dies down. What starts as staged dates, forced smiles, and carefully planned appearances quickly spirals into something far more complicated. Whitney brings out the reckless, thrilling side of Alex he’s spent years hiding beneath expensive suits and family expectations, while Alex becomes the one person who sees past Whitney’s wild reputation to the girl underneath. But pretending gets harder when the chemistry between them is all too real. As pressure from Alex’s controlling parents threatens to pull them apart, Alex and Whitney must decide whether their relationship is still just for show—or if somewhere between the fake kisses and stolen moments, they’ve fallen into something neither of them knows how to walk away from.
