GLAMOUR: Does your daughter have any idea what's happening?
GG: A little bit. If you ask her, "Where's Mommy?" she'll cross her wrists and say, "Wonder Woman!" And she's seen the costume. She wanted to know why I wear a tiara and what it means for her: "Mommy, am I a princess?" [Laughs.]
GLAMOUR: What changed for you when you had Alma?
GG: Priorities. I started to choose my battles better. The Jewish guilt I feel about being a working mom is the hardest thing.
GLAMOUR: Is that something you still struggle with?
GG: I've gotten better. When Alma was around two, I was really anxious about how to travel with a child, moving her from one country to the other, all the different languages. It was my husband who told me: "Gal, think about what kind of a role model you want to be. If you want to show Alma that she can follow her dreams, that's what you should do, and we will figure out the logistics."
GLAMOUR: You married well.
GG: Oh, he's the best man. [Knocks on wood.] We met nearly 10 years ago through mutual friends at this very strange party in the Israeli desert. It was all about yoga, chakras, and eating healthy—we didn't exactly find ourselves there, but we found each other.
GLAMOUR: Did you know he was the one right away?
GG: I think I did, but I was too young to get it. He did! He's 10 years older than me. He told me on our second date he was serious and wasn't going to wait more than two years to ask me to marry him. Fast-forward two years; he proposed. We were married in 2008.
GLAMOUR: It should always be so easy.
GG: Both of us said, "No games. Let's just be honest and keep it simple." I wouldn't be able to do what I do without him. Family still has to be the first priority. I have to do what's good for my child.
GLAMOUR: And your daughter is going to grow up thinking, My mom is actually Wonder Woman!
GG: I can't even think about it. When I saw myself in the mirror wearing the Wonder Woman costume for the first time, I was like, Oh my God. Who would have thought me, Gal, from this tiny part of the world, would be here in this room in the States in this role?
GLAMOUR: Wonder Woman fights and rides horses and wields swords and shields. What did you do to train for the role?
GG: A lot. Since I've started, I've gained about 17 pounds, and it's all muscle. I feel so much better now. When you feel strong, it changes everything—your posture, the way you walk. I look at photos from five years ago and think, Whoa, I was too skinny. It's not cool.
