Originally, Gal Gadot had hardly any interest in acting. “If things had gone according to my plans, I’d be a lawyer,” she revealed to Glamour. This was in line with the more traditional career paths of Gadot’s parents – her dad was an engineer and her mom a teacher. That is, until she was crowned Miss Israel in 2004. Gadot then went on to compete in Miss Universe but admitted to sabotaging her chances at winning because she believed the Miss Israel title came with too much responsibility, especially for a teen. “I came down late; I wasn’t dressed properly, like I wore jeans everywhere,” she told Today. Gadot even went as far to pretend that she didn’t understand English well.
Gadot also had obligatory military service for the Israeli army. She served as a combat trainer, or rather, “I was just a gym instructor who prepped training programs for people in the army,” she told InStyle. “It sounds exotic and exciting, but I’d just go to the gym at 5 a.m. and go back home at 4,” Gadot added about her time with the army. After completing her mandatory service and some modeling jobs, Gadot jumped back into her original plan and went to university to study law. Soon after, the casting director for “Fast & Furious” contacted Gadot and she landed the part. As a result, Gadot dropped out of school after just one year to pursue acting full time, per Interview Magazine.
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