Gillian Felix was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. She grew up watching night time soap operas by Aaron Spelling with her mother. That's where her obsession with rich, powerful and devious characters were born. After repeatedly seeing Mr. Spelling's name on the screen night after night, Gillian knew she wanted to be an Aaron Spelling, before she knew that Aaron Spelling was actually a person. Gillian pursued drama in high school although it was not taught as a "serious subject." When asked what career she wanted to pursue after graduation, she told her guidance counselor that she wanted to be