Gal Gadot is “pulling back the curtain” on the health scare that forced her to undergo emergency surgery when she was eight months pregnant.
The “Wonder Woman” star, 39, revealed the “terrifying truth” she discovered after experiencing “excruciating headaches” while she was pregnant with her daughter Ori earlier this year.
“In February, during my eighth month of pregnancy, I was diagnosed with a massive blood clot in my brain,” Gadot posted on Instagram Sunday.
“For weeks, I had endured excruciating headaches that confined me to bed, until I finally underwent an MRI that revealed the terrifying truth.”
The health scare served as a “stark reminder of how quickly everything can change” and how “fragile life can be,” the “Red Notice” actress added.
The mother of four — who is married to Jaron Varsano — continued, “In the midst of a difficult year, all I wanted was to hold on and live.
“We rushed to the hospital, and within hours, I underwent emergency surgery. My daughter, Ori, was born during that moment of uncertainty and fear.”
Gadot — who announced her daughter’s birth in early March — explained that Ori’s name “wasn’t chosen by chance,” as her name means “my