Zac Efron pulled off the ultimate surprise for Simone Biles and the rest of the Final Five when he showed up at the Rio Olympics after the team’s final competition.
The 28-year-old actor opened up about meeting Simone, Aly Raisman, Gabrielle Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian while making an appearance on the Today show.
Zac explained that beforehand he was “kind of getting nervous myself, but it ended up being so sweet”
“They won gold medals, they were crushing it the entire Olympics, and I was like hiding in a closet waiting to come in, so I didn’t know what to think,” Zac said, who could be seen tearing up during the medal ceremony before meeting the girls.
He added, “Their story just blew my mind. When I found out Simone and this team were fans, I was like, ‘What kind of guy am I if I don’t show up?’”
Watch the moment the women’s gymnastics team meet Zac below…
Simone Biles and the rest of the women’s gymnastics team are finally done competing at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and to celebrate their incredible victories they got a special visit from Zac Efron!
The 28-year-old actor came all the way to Rio to surprise Simone, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Laurie Hernandez, after hearing about Simone‘s crush on him!
The girls were sure to share tons of photos from the meeting on Twitter and Simone even shared a video getting a kiss on the cheek from Zac!
“he kissed me on the cheek just letting y’all know @ZacEfron,” she wrote, later adding, “proof : had to do a retake bc I thought we were taking a picture then he kissed me instead <3"
Simone later shared another cute photo, saying, ” just call me mrs.efron already!”
Gabby Douglas has been met with a lot of criticism during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and she’s finally responding to the Internet haters who have hurt her.
Comments from haters began when the 20-year-old gymnast didn’t place her hand on her heart during the national anthem and they’ve also commented on her appearance, her lack of support for her teammates and her patriotism.
“When they talk about my hair or me not putting my hand up on my heart or me being very salty in the stands, they’re really criticizing me, and it doesn’t really feel good. It was a little bit hurtful,” Gabby told the Washington Post.
She added, “Everything I’ve gone through has been a lot this time around and I apologize if [I seemed] really mad in the stands. I wasn’t. I was supporting Aly. And I always will support them and respect them in everything they do. I never want anyone to take it as I was jealous or I wanted attention. Never. I support them, and I’m sorry that I wasn’t showing it. I’ve been through a lot. I still love them. I still love the people who love me. Still love them who hate me. I’m just going to stand on that.”
Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman all sit down for an interview with Good Morning America on Monday (August 15).
The group gave the joint interview and were asked about celebrities they want to meet (Blake Lively, Zac Efron, and more!), and their plans for after the Olympics. The athletes mentioned they want to eat pizza and ice cream, and do some serious binge watching.
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Watch the entire interview below!
Taylor Swift has been keeping quiet on social media, but she had to make she sent a sweet note to the US Women’s Gymnastics team, who just won gold in the team competition at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics!
The 26-year-old entertainer took some time to write a short note to the “Final Five” – Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Simone Biles.
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“Sending my biggest congratulations to Simone, Aly, Laurie, Gabby and Madison! YOU DID IT GIRLS!! #FinalFive,” she wrote, adding in an American flag emoji.
Congratulations girls!
Gabby Douglas has lots of inspiration going for the gold at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics!
The 20-year-old gymnast took to Instagram to thank previous U.S. Gymnastics Teams from the 1996 Atlanta Games and 2012 London Games, the latter of which she was apart of.
“These girls showed us how to get it done in #Atlanta1996 and we hope to follow in their footsteps in #Rio2016,” Gabby captione a photo collage, which you can see below. “Thank you #Magnificent7 for inspiring us and being great examples?? You will always be our role models! Let’s do this ladies!! #TeamFinals #BacktoBack #London2012 #Rio2016 #HistoryMadeAgain”
Good luck, Team U.S.A.!
Gabby Douglas is opening up about her performance so far in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The 20-year-old gymnast will sadly not being able to defend her Olympic all-around individual title after coming in third behind her teammates Simone Biles, 19, and Aly Raisman, 22.
Still, she has so much to be proud of!
“I’m not disappointed at all,” she told the Associated Press. “I have no regrets.”
Gabby added, “I just wanted to go out there and believe in my abilities and use the talent that I was given. I wasn’t concerned with anything else.”
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