The actress Gal Gadot She established herself as a world star thanks to her character of “Wonder Woman”, where she claimed feminine power and showed that women can be just as strong as men.
Born in Israel On April 30, 1985, to an engineer father and a gym teacher mother, Gadot grew up in the city of Petah Tikva. His grandparents were holocaust survivors, while his parents were born in Israel.
His first name means “wave”, while his last name is a Hebrew adaptation meaning “riverside”. Here we present a series of curious facts that you probably did not know about the 37-year-old actress.
Model in Israel
In 2004, Gal Gadot was named Miss Israel at the age of 18. Her mother entered her in the contest after she finished high school, she told W Magazine 2017.
Gadot also represented his country in Miss Universe 2004, although he did not have much luck and was not even in the group of semifinalists. The crown of the night was taken by Jennifer Hawkins from Australia.
According to the magazine GlamorGadot didn’t want to win the pageant, being so reluctant to win that she was late for events, wore the wrong evening dress, and even pretended she didn’t speak English.
“I was afraid they’d pick me again. I was late. I came in without a robe. They tell you to come to breakfast in a robe. I was like, ‘No way am I going to have breakfast in a robe!’ Who needs to wear an evening gown at 10:30 a.m.?” she recounted.
he was in the army
From 20 to 22 years old, Gal Gadot She was enlisted in the Army as a Defense Forces Combat Trainer in the military. The actress learned to do tactical maneuvers, handling weapons and self-defense, something that later served her to make the action movies in which she participated.
“I was never in the field doing anything dangerous or with weapons. I was in the gym training soldiers and keeping them fit. I did it for two years. I learned how to use a weapon in boot camp. But I was never in a situation where I had to wear one,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald.
In a 2015 interview with the fashion magazineGadot explained that his time in the military was not as difficult as it seems. “The army wasn’t that hard for me. The army gave me good training for Hollywood.”
He entered law school
Her intention was always to study law and become a lawyer. In the interview with Glamor She said that her dream was never to be an actress or to venture into the world of modeling. She even chose law school because Ally McBealstar of the American series with the same name, had inspired her to do so.
After the first year of school, Gal got an audition for the role of ‘Bond girl’ Camille Montes in Quantum of Solace, however, she lost the opportunity to act in front of another actress.
“I never planned to be an actress. It happened to me and I fell in love with the profession,” the Israeli once said.
Foray into the cinema
Gadot began to become known in the world of cinema for her role as ‘Gisele’ in the saga fast and furious as of 2009. Her talent and history with the military and dealing with weapons led her to land the part.
After Fast and Furious, Gal began to have more prominent roles in Entourage, CW The Beautiful Life: TBL, Knight & Day Y date night.
Wonder Woman’
She had no idea what it was about when she showed up for the ‘Wonder Woman’ audition. She knew what role she had to play only two weeks later when she landed it. For the role she learned swordsmanship, capoeira, Kung fu, kickboxing and jiu jitsu.
During a reshoot phase of the film, Gadot was five months pregnant, so the director and his technical team asked her to hide her belly with the chroma key of the suit.
Before the film’s premiere in Israel, the towers of the Azrieli Center in Tel Aviv were lit up to honor her: “We are proud of you, Gal Gadot, our Wonder Woman.”
you have a beautiful family
During her service she met her husband Jason Varsano, an Israeli businessman. They have three daughters: Alma, Maya and Daniella. The family currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
The couple have had two pets: Mr. Henri, whom they lost in 2012, and Lola, who was added to the family in 2016.
Gal Gadot has participated in more than 20 films and soon we will see her in Snow White.