Xochitl Gomez (pronounced “so-cheel”) introduced a lot Gen Z vitality to Dancing with the Stars season 32. The 17-year-old was paired up with DWTS professional Val Chmerkovskiy, they usually have been revealed because the season 32 winners after a star-studded finale. Xochitl and Val earned excellent scores for his or her foxtrot and freestyle performances within the finale.
During the season 32 premiere, Carrie Ann Inaba instructed Xochitl that she had the “it factor.” Xochitl and Val hit the highest of the leaderboard within the second week with their unimaginable salsa routine. They survived the Motown Night and Disney 100 Night eliminations. Over the course of season 32, Xochitl and Val have continued to wow us with their performances. For their semi-finals performances, Xochitl and Val surprised the ballroom with their samba and waltz routine, which each earned excellent scores from the judges.
So, who’s Xochitl Gomez? She’s solely 17 years outdated, however she’s already taking Hollywood and the ballroom by storm. Hollywood Life has rounded up every part it’s essential to learn about Xochitl.
Xochitl Made Her MCU Debut within the Doctor Strange Sequel
Xochitl performed America Chavez in Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness, which was launched in 2022. America has the power to leap between the Multiverse, and Wanda/Scarlet Witch makes an attempt to take America’s powers within the movie. America is a queer Latina who was raised by two moms. America is the MCU’s first Latina LGBTQ+ character.
Xochitl Rose to Fame on The Baby-Sitters Club
Xochitl performed Dawn Schafer within the first season of Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club. She needed to go away the present forward of its second season after getting her function in Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness. “It was sad that I could only do one season of The Baby-Sitters Club since I obviously wanted to do the second season, but both the show and Doctor Strange were filming at the same time. It was during [peak] COVID, so I couldn’t fly from England to Canada. I was really bummed out,” Xochitl instructed Seventeen. Prior to Doctor Strange, Xochitl appeared in TV reveals like Raven’s Home, You’re the Worst, and Gentified.
Xochitl Is Experienced in Martial Arts
Xochitl is a fan of martial arts, which she began earlier than The Baby-Sitters Club. While auditioning for Doctor Strange, the actress revealed to Seventeen that she did “kickboxing and stunt tumbling every other day for a couple of hours. It was intense, but I felt like it was necessary because if I got to the next stage, I didn’t wanna do a little and be nervous.”
Xochitl Has Dyslexia
The actress revealed she is dyslexic in an interview about how she ready for her function in Doctor Strange 2. “It’s kind of the same preparation I do for all my auditions. I get the slides and go over them and over them because I have dyslexia, so in order for me to not fumble around, I have to really actually know the material,” she instructed People Chica.
Xochitl Is Bilingual
Xochitl’s dad is from Mexico, and he or she instructed People Chica that she “grew up with a lot of Mexican influences because all the kids I played with and my babysitter was from Mexico. My parents speak Spanish at home, so I feel like I’ve lived in both worlds, and that has shaped who I am as a person.”