Yellow Tail ad star Ellie Gonsalves dishes on acting debut with Dwayne Johnson

By Britt Middleton|

Ellie Gonsalves is going from the Super Bowl to Hollywood.

Just days after making a sizzling cameo in Yellow Tail's Super Bowl LI commercial, Australian model Ellie Gonsalves is set to make her Hollywood acting debut alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Appearing on Thursday's episode of TODAY, Ellie, 26, gushed about her new pro wrestling project, Fighting With My Family.

"We actually have a movie in the works at the moment, which is really cool," she said of the film, which shoots in both Los Angeles and in the UK.

"[Dwayne's] production company, Seven Bucks Productions, is producing. Stephen Merchant is the writer and director, which is hugely exciting."

The film is inspired by the life of English WWE Diva Paige, who comes from an entire family of pro wrestlers, and her meteoric rise to the top of sports entertainment. Dwayne, a second generation wrestler, will play himself.

"I grew up watching WWE," Ellie revealed exclusively to 9TheFix of why the opportunity was so special. "I was sort of discovered by Dwayne. He found me on Twitter a while ago and then I ended up signing with his agency. It's really quite a dream come true."  


The Brisbane native, who already has a massive Guess campaign under her belt, stays in top form with 30 minutes of cardio before breakfast.

And to keep fueled, she favors a vegetarian diet. Here's her typical menu.

"For breakfast, I'll have a big smoothie with lots of protein, bananas, strawberries, almond butter and oats," she said. "As a snack, a cup of blueberries and some almonds.

"Then I'll have lunch, which is two poached eggs with brown rice and quinoa, and then I'll have broccoli, avocado and black beans. It's really nutrient-dense, so it's really clean and gives me energy to be able to workout like I do."  

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