Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot gets surprise visit from friends as she celebrates 35th birthday during coronavirus lockdown
She’s famous the world over for being Wonder Woman.
And on Thursday, Gal Gadot celebrated her 35th birthday with a little help from her friends.
The Israeli actress is holed up with husband Yaron Varsano and their two daughters at home in LA during the coronavirus lockdown but still got a birthday visit from some pals.
Celebration: Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot celebrated her 35th birthday Thursday with a little help from friends who paid her and husband Yaron Varsano a surprise visit at their LA home
Gadot was spotted greeting a couple who stopped by to drop off a birthday treat.
She seemed genuinely surprised by the visit clasping her hands together and uttering an exclamation.
Varsano, 41, also ventured out to greet the visitors with both couples maintaining a social distance.
Gadot was dressed in a military green sleeveless jumpsuit with drawstring waist and strappy sandals.
Unexpected: The Israeli actress Gadot seemed genuinely surprised by the visit, clasping her hands together and uttering an exclamation as she greeted her pals
Casually stylish: Gadot was dressed in a military green sleeveless jumpsuit with drawstring waist and strappy sandals
The former beauty queen and model got her big Hollywood break when she was cast in 2009’s Fast & Furious, the fourth film in the Fast & Furious franchise.
She went on to reprise the role of Gisele Yashar in sequels released in 2011 and 2013.
Director Zack Snyder elevated her career to the next level when he cast her as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in his 2016 DC Comics film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
She then headlined the standalone film Wonder Woman, released in 2017 and directed by Patty Jenkins.
It became the highest-grossing film by a solo female director in Hollywood history.
Jenkins has directed a sequel Wonder Woman 1984 that reunites Gadot with co-star Chris Pine,
It’s scheduled for an August release but it’s not yet known if the COVID-19 crisis will affect its opening.
Good wishes: Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins took to Twitter to pay tribute to her leading lady on her birthday, sharing a photo from the set and calling her ‘a gift to the world’
Jenkins, 48, took to Twitter to send her own birthday wishes to her star, tweeting a photo of the two of them on set.
‘The world is a better place because my beloved friend @GalGadot was born on this day. Happy Birthday, Gal!!!!’ she tweeted.
‘And thank you for making every day I get to work or spend with you a pure joy. You are one of the greatest people I have ever known and a gift to our world.’
Warner Bros, the studio behind the DC Comics movies, also wished Gadot a happy birthday via Twitter as did actress Geena Davis.
‘Our Wpnder Woman’: Warner Bros, the studio behind the DC Comics movies, also wished Gadot a happy birthday via Twitter
Tribute: Veteran star Geena Davis also tweeted her birthday greetings and thanked Gadot for being ‘a strong role model on and off screen for girls and young women’