KaladKaren

Jervi Wrightson August 9, 1992), also known as Jervi Li and better known by her stage name KaladKaren, is a Filipino actress, news anchor and celebrity impersonator. She is the first transgender woman news anchor in the country and the first transgender woman to win 'Best Supporting Actress' at the Summer Metro Manila Film Festival.

Education Jervi graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City with magna cum laude honors and obtained a bachelor's degree in broadcast communication.

Career In 2012, Wrightson (credited as Jervi Li) and Saida Diola formed Team Amigas on the series The Amazing Race Philippines 1 on TV5. The team placed 5th after being eliminated in Boracay.

TV host and personality career In 2016, Wrightson impersonated Karen Davila in the Philippine presidential election, as part of a political satire event led by UP Diliman. She would be known as KaladKaren due to her portrayal, a humorous pun combining "Karen" and Tagalog (meaning "someone who gets persuaded easily into joining activities", literally "[something] dragged along").

She co-hosted the morning talk show of ABS-CBN's Umagang Kay Ganda and presented Pilipinas Got Talent Exclusives, The Voice Kids Digi TV, The Voice Teens Digi TV and Trabahanap. She was also a mainstay of the program I Can See Your Voice and served as a resident judge on Drag Race Philippines.

In June 2023, she joined Frontline Pilipinas on TV5 as a presenter for the Showbiz and Trivia segment, using the screen name "KaladKaren". In the film, she portrayed Wilhelmina who was also a trans woman like herself. Her character switched bodies with Junior, the protagonist which was portrayed by Enchong Dee hence she had to act like a man for parts of the film to fulfill the role. She won the best supporting actress award in the festival, becoming the first trans woman to win the said award and second to win in an actress category award in the Philippine film industry after Iyah Mina in 2018.

After her marriage in September 2024, Wrightson changed her screen name from Kaladkaren to her real name, Jervi Wrightson, during an announcement on Frontline Pilipinas.

She appeared in the iWantTFC miniseries such as Drag You & Me and Fit Check and is played by herself to make a supporting character was denoted by a cameo appearance in the drama-suspense thriller miniseries, Fractured, along with co-stars by Francine Diaz, Seth Fedelin, Jeremiah Lisbo, Kaori Oinuma, Raven Rigor, Sean Tristan, and Daniela Stranner.

Personal life Wrightson is an advocate of LGBTQ rights. She got engaged to boyfriend Luke Wrightson in 2020. On September 8, 2024, the two got married in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Filmography Television

Radio Year Title Role 2017 Pasada Sais Trenta Herself / Guest 2023 Ang Tinig N'yo Guest Co-host

Film

Other credits Eat Bulaga (GMA, 2009–2012) - Writer The Amazing Race Philippines 2 (TV5, 2014) - Writer

Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result Source 2023 Here Comes the Groom 1st Summer Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress