After graduating from Roedean (SA) in 2009, Gabriella studied make-up, beauty and special effects make-up for film for two years. At the end of 2011, she was accepted by Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia, USA. At the end of 2016 Gabriella graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.F.A in production design. She currently works for a company called IDEA Orlando. This company mainly design ports of call in the Caribbean for major cruise lines such as MSC, Disney Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International.