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Gal Gadot's Lip Balm Gift Led to Fast & Furious Role

Translated & summarized from Walla by baba

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Actress Gal Gadot revealed on a podcast that gifting a luxury lip balm to a casting director during an audition led to her role in "The Fast and the Furious," launching her Hollywood career.

The story in 5 lines · by baba

  • Gal Gadot's audition story involved a luxury lip balm.
  • The lip balm led to a recommendation for "The Fast and the Furious."
  • The role launched her international acting career.
  • Gadot shared the story on the "Armchair Expert" podcast.
  • The specific lip balm is from the brand La Mer.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot recently appeared on the American podcast "Armchair Expert," hosted by Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, to discuss her international career. During the conversation, Gadot recounted a surprising story from early in her career about an audition for a Bond girl role in London.

Gadot explained that during the audition, she applied lip balm. The casting director, intrigued, asked to try it as well. Gadot, using a personal, high-end lip balm from the brand La Mer, decided to give the product to the director. This act, and the director's subsequent love for the balm, led to a recommendation to Universal Studios.

This recommendation was instrumental in Gadot's casting in "The Fast and the Furious," which became her international breakthrough. Gadot shared a clip of this story on her Instagram, bringing attention to the specific La Mer lip balm, which retails for approximately $95 in Israel and is available at Factor 54.

The La Mer lip balm is described as a luxurious lip treatment with a velvety texture and a hint of mint, designed to moisturize, nourish, and protect lips. Its formula includes algae extracts, aloe vera, sesame oil, castor oil, malachite, and tourmaline, aiming to leave lips soft, smooth, and hydrated.

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