Love incarnate: fierce, strong, compassionate, and uncompromising.  That is Gal

After Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman, Gadot is the second Israeli to appear on the magazine’s cover.Wonder Woman 1984 with Gal Gadot (picture courtesy of MATAN TALMOR (TULIP ENTERTAINMENT))Gal Gadot’s November cover for Vanity Fair was just revealed. This comes just before Wonder Woman 1984, the highly awaited follow-up to Wonder Woman, is scheduled to hit theaters in December.

After Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman, Gadot is the second Israeli to appear on the magazine’s cover.Recently published on the Vanity Fair website, the cover article features Gadot posing on the Caesarea beach wearing designer ensembles, including pieces from Chanel, Givenchy, Miu Miu, and Proenza Schouler. Because of the epidemic, Nancy Jo Sales conducted an interview with her on Zoom.Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman, and Annette Bening, Chris Pine, and other co-stars are gushing about her beauty, talent, and amazing adaptability. Gadot discusses how fortunate she feels to have attained her current level of worldwide fame and to have a secure home life with her two girls and her devoted husband, Jaron Varsano.She discusses the highly criticized “Imagine” video she and other celebrities made to uplift people during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, which was mocked for its off-key singing and what many called its tone-deaf and condescending air. The magazine went to press before the current controversy about whether a white Israeli actress should play Cleopatra.“There are instances when you want to do a good deed, but it’s not the correct good deed… She continues, saying, “It came from the best place and I had nothing but good intentions. I just wanted to send light and love to the world.” Kristen Wiig, who costarred with her in Wonder Woman 1984, “brought a bunch of people to the game,” she continues. However, because I initiated it, all I can say is that I intended to do something honorable and sincere, and it fell short of that.Gadot claimed that while deception is common in Hollywood, her direct approach has caused her problems: It can sometimes land me in hot water. I’ve picked up the ability to say, “I don’t disagree with you, but”—which essentially means that I disagree with you. I therefore adjusted. I’ve just realized that you do you, and I do me. Right now, I’d prefer you didn’t like me than you didn’t tell the truth.When talking about the recent gang rape in Eilat in August, she gets serious and waxes philosophical about the changes brought about by the pandemic, including the postponement of the release of her most recent Wonder Woman movie. She tells Sales about “a horrible thing that happened to a 16-year-old girl that got raped by multiple men in Israel.” Why wasn’t someone saying, “Hey guys, this is wrong, stop, somebody call the police,” when there were other males present?It is imperative that we set an example for our children by modeling equality and educating them about it.Maybe it’s no coincidence that she says she felt uncomfortable and purposefully sought to lose the Miss Universe pageant in 2004, telling the judges, “‘Me no speak English, so sorry.'” I took every precaution to ensure that it wouldn’t occur.She ends by summarizing how she enjoys saying “thank you” each morning in a customary Jewish manner that is motivated by prayer. Every morning as you wake up, you are meant to offer a prayer in the Jewish culture, dadadada, thanking God for keeping you alive.You say “modeh ani,” which translates to “I’m grateful.” I repeat, “Thank you for everything, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you,” as soon as I get out of bed every morning…. Nothing should be considered a given.