Gadot was a guest on the Keshet 12 channel show, the local version of the French format “Les Rencontres du Papotin,” created by directors Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano (The Intouchables).
Each episode sees a celebrity facing a group of atypical journalists, all with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), for a no-holds-barred and heartfelt Q&A session. The original series, airing on France 2 since 2022, included such guests as President of France Emmanuel Macron and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard. In Israel, the show is hosted by model turned actress and TV personality, Rotem Sela, who is one of Gadot’s closest friends.
The Wonder Woman actress and her family are spending the summer in Israel after wrapping filming of the upcoming action thriller The Runner in the U.K. a few weeks ago, where she was met with protests. “I filmed a movie in London, Jaron my husband and our two eldest daughters stayed in Los Angeles, and I was in London with our two youngest daughters. And I was on location outside of London, so my parents and the nanny had the girls with them.
All of a sudden, I felt incredibly lonely. During filming, I was targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters that decided to target and attack me personally. It was a difficult experience, very complicated and unpleasant. I felt alone.”
Asked whether that changed during her current visit in Israel, she stated, “I feel most safe in Israel, despite all the missile attack alarms and what’s happening. It has now gotten much more complicated being Israeli outside of Israel. When I’m not in Israel, working elsewhere, I always have security detail”.