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Gal Gadot opens up about health scare during pregnancy: 'I had a major brain clot'

The actress said she was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery

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MARCH 18, 2025 2:08 PM EDTMAR 18, 2025, 2:08 PM EDT

Gal Gadot, the star of 'Wonder Woman' and the upcoming 'Snow White' movie, recently shared a deeply personal and terrifying health scare she faced while pregnant with her fourth child. During her interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, the 39-year-old actress revealed that she was diagnosed with a blood clot in her brain during her pregnancy last year.

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The actress recalled the frightening symptoms she experienced while eight months pregnant: “This time around I had massive headaches that completely put me down,” she told Drew. “I was in bed, unable to hear or see anything. I had a hot bottle on my head and was just lying there all day, 24 hours.”

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The star detailed her health scare and explained that she sought help with different doctors. "It just got worse and worse and worse and I saw different doctors and neurologists and they said, ‘It’s probably a nasty migraine,’” she continued, adding that her mom encouraged her to get an MRI.

Gal Gadot opens up about health scare during pregnancy

“None of the doctors sent me to get an MRI, even if we asked for it before,” the actress said. “Always advocate for your health. Always. Listen to yourself, advocate for your heart. If anything, you just over-checked yourself, right? That’s okay. And in this case, went to get an MRI and we were rushed to the hospital. I had a major brain clot.”

“If I had gone through a spontaneous delivery, I would not have been here,” she admitted. “It was all of this [touches head], 15 centimeters and 5 centimeters, 3 different ones. And it was the first time that I felt what it meant to be scared to death. And again, had I known better, they could have just put me on blood thinners and done.”

The actress said she was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery, giving birth to her daughter Ori “within two hours.” Gal is encouraging women to have an open discussion about the topic, as there is a lack of awareness.

“Three out of 100,000 pregnant women will have a brain clot. But if you feel any symptoms just check yourself,” she said. “MRI is very easy and there’s no radiation or anything," the actress added.