Gabby Douglas Shares Her Post-Olympics Career Plans, And They Have Nothing To Do With Gymnastics

After being the first Black woman to win the all-around competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and taking home gold with the U.S. women’s Olympic team (during the team events) in Rio last year, many are wondering what is next for Gabby Douglas. Last year’s Games weren’t the best experience for Douglas, who received criticism on social media for her hair, yet again, for not having her hand on her heart and for allegedly looking less than happy while on the 2016 Fab Five squad. The gymnast couldn’t catch a break. So does the 21-year-old see another Olympics in her future, possibly the 2020 Games in Tokyo? She’s not sure.

“It’s up in the air,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “I’ve spent 14 years in the gym and this is just a really nice break to take.”

As for last year’s Olympics, Douglas said that she learned a lot from the experience, including not to try to live up to other people’s standards.

“In 2016, in Rio, I admit that I made a few mistakes. But I, at the end of the day, was thrown off. From going here to being here, and that literally was like, ‘Oh my gosh, what’s happening?’ I feel like I was trying to live up to society’s standards by doing what they wanted me to do and I felt myself changing. I was super hurt because I was like, ‘Wait, what? This is not me at all.’ And the way people were trying to portray me and the media and I were like, ‘You guys don’t know me. This is not me at all and I’m just struggling.’ You’re going to have battles that you win and you’re going to have battles that you lose. But at the end of the day, I was super, super happy that fans were still supporting me and still coming out with positive things and encouragement.”

So what does Douglas want to do next? Aside from continuing to be a role model, eating some cake and maybe taking up skateboarding, she said that she seriously wants to act.

“[I want to] be on TV like in a movie space like film, acting,” she said, stating that she has already started auditioning. “I have a few projects in the works and I’m currently taking acting classes right …

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