Gal Gadot returns to the title role for Wonder Woman 1984, the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2017 smash hit and your Sunday night movie this weekend. By now, fans are well acquainted with the Israeli actress, so you should know these five key facts about the awesome actress. If not, learn them now and correct everyone still saying her name wrong.
Let's start right there, with the pronunciation of her last name; even though it's been mostly cleared up, some still persist in mispronouncing it. It is NOT pronounced "ga-doe". It is pronounced exactly as you see it: "ga-dot".
She was born and raised in Israel and her first language is Hebrew.
So you probably knew she was Israeli, but did you know that she was crowned Miss Israel 2004?
Israel still has conscription, for men and women, which means Gadot served two years in the Israel Defense Forces.
She's part of the Fast & Furious franchise, having appeared in three of the films: Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Fast & Furious 6.
There you have it. Five facts about Gal Gadot every fan should know! 🤩
Watch her in Wonder Woman 1984 this Sunday, 2 January, at 20:05 on M-Net channel 101.