Table of Biography
Natalie Gal is a model and actress from Russia. Natalie Gal rose to prominence after placing second runner-up on cycle 8 of the reality show America’s Next Top Model.
Early Life
Natalie Gal was born on December 18, 1985, in Rostov, Russia. Currently, she is 38 years old as of 2024 and has a zodiac sign of Sagittarius. Meanwhile, she holds Russian nationality and belongs to Russian ethnicity. Her birth name is Natalya Ivanovna Galkina.
She was born to a Russian parents. and were an opera singer and a poet. Meanwhile, she started taking classes in ballet, gymnastics, and art, playing piano, singing, and performing in a theatre at the age of 6 years old.
Caption: Natalie Gal’s childhood photo with her father (Source: ALL STAR BIO)
Education
Additionally, she attended the Moscow Art Theatre in Moskva, Russia, and started studying acting. Later, she enrolled at New York University, in New York, the United States.
Moreover, she also studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in West Hollywood, California.
Professional Career
In 2007, Natalie Gal participated in the TV show America’s Next Top Model (season 8). In the show, she competed with other competitors and made it through to the final against Jaslene Gonzalez.
Caption: The poster of the reality show, America’s Next Top Model season 8 (Source: Posterun)
Unfortunately, she finished as a runner-up in the show. Despite losing the competition, she was voted one of the most memorable contestants on America’s Next Top Model by AOL Entertainment.
Poster Career after America’s Next Top Model
After the competition, Tyra Banks announced that Natalie would be her special correspondent on The Tyra Banks Show. She worked for MUSE NY and MGMT First from July 2007 to September of the same year.
She is also represented by Ace Model Management, which is situated in Greece. Moreover, she has appeared on the covers of Modern Luxury Houston and DC, Radar Magazine, as well as in a fashion display for the Us Weekly magazine spread on May 21, 2007. Additionally, she has modelled in Athens and Milan after appearing in Cosmopolitan, Lucky, Elle, and Greek magazines Madame Figaro fashion editorials.
She is also a member of PETA and has participated in various campaigns for them. She splits her time between New York and Los Angeles, where she produces her TV show “Fashion Destinations,” which airs internationally on FashionTV (FTV) and presents a show on NEWTV. Moreover, she also creates projects in Los Angeles and frequently goes to New York, Miami, Dallas, Las Vegas, Austin, London, and Paris for work.
Appointed chairperson of People Power Progress and acting works
She was appointed chairperson of People Power Progress in September 2010, and she is currently working with well-known agencies in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, and London. Further, she has appeared in several films and television shows to date.
Lady in the Water, Friendship, Jack and Jill, Saturday Night Live Jimmy Fallon Show, Alex AD, Confusion, Dreamer, Enemies, Mimi, Chance TV Show, and many more are among her significant television shows.
Net Worth 2024
Natalie’s net worth is estimated at around $7 million as of 2023 while her actual income and salary are yet under review.
Relationship Status
As per online sources, Natalie Gal is possibly single and not dating anyone at the moment. However, she was previously married to Stuart Hagler and was 22 years older than Natalie. With the marriage, the couple was blessed with a daughter named Angelina. The couple divorced in the year 2009.
Natalie was then photographed on a passionate dinner date with actor Jim Carrey in a West Hollywood cafe in March 2014. They were in a relationship, however, they subsequently split up.
Body Measurements
Caption: Natalie Gal posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
The beautiful lady is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 58 kg. Moreover, she has a pair of green eyes with light brown hair color. In addition, her body measurement is measured 34-24-34 inches, and wears a shoe size of 8 US.
Natalie Gal – Social Media
This Russian model is pretty active on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. On her official Instagram page ‘@natashagalkina’ there are over 974k followers. Likewise, there are over 63.8k followers on her Twitter page ‘@natashagalkina’ and over 518k followers on her official Facebook page.