Nollywood actress Scarlet Gomez has revealed the emotional challenges she faced after starring in the hit TV series Wura, admitting that fully immersing herself in the character began affecting her real life.
In a recent interview, Gomez explained that being constantly addressed as “number one” on set made her feel like she had become Wura herself. This blurred the line between fiction and reality, making it difficult for her to return to her normal self after filming.
“I’m waking up in the morning, I’m number one on the call sheet. I’m hearing people call me number one; people are attending to me. I felt like I was Wura,” she said.
The situation became more intense as she took on other roles, where her mind sometimes slipped back into Wura’s persona, affecting her interactions.
“I had to do therapy after Wura because it was bad. I went back to my YouTube jobs and I’m supposed to play the victim, and somebody is talking to me and I’m looking at the person like, ‘Do you know who I am? I can just kill you now, nobody will find your body.’ My brain was bad. I knew I needed therapy,” Gomez confessed.
The actress emphasized that the experience taught her a valuable lesson about the mental impact of acting. She concluded that while stepping into a character might come naturally, stepping out of it can be far more challenging, especially when the role is intense and long-term.
“I knew I had to go to therapy after acting Wura, when my husband told me I was being in sensitive”
Scarlet GomezI really can’t blame her fr, she totally bodied wura , from facial expression down to her nonchalance and sheer wickedness. pic.twitter.com/5FYZrqIVG6
— దlolaద (@_meera__abdul) April 5, 2026
