00:00So excited! It's so much fun!
00:12Hi, I'm here with Gabrielle Douglas,
00:41Olympic gold medalist, as we all know, and we're doing the exclusive Essence interview.
00:46How has it been for you to get the whole Essence treatment being shot for Essence magazine,
00:51which is 42 years old, and is it something you saw around your house growing up?
00:56Yeah, I never really did picture this, you know, magazines,
01:00and it's kind of different when you dream about stuff, you didn't realize kind of the outcome,
01:05like magazines or paparazzi or like just like all the different stars tweeting at you.
01:12You talked really in a touching way about how supportive your mom and your sister have been to you
01:16and how important to your career. Tell us a little bit about that, please.
01:19I think having your mom or your family is very important. I mean, we're all so close,
01:26and I think that's so important to have your family come to the meets and watch you and cheer for you,
01:33and just to have that support behind your back is definitely an amazing feeling,
01:38and you just want to cherish those moments, and it's definitely important.
01:44So Essence has been so welcoming. I just want to say thank you for having me,
01:50and I love you so much, and hope to see you guys soon,
01:53and it was a pleasure just doing the photo shoots. It was so fun.
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