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Laurie Hernandez was a part of the 'Final Five' women's gymnastic team that won the gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also bagged the individual silver on the balance beam. Hernandez didn't qualify for the 2020 Olympic Trials and ended her career in 2021, intending to explore other fields and enjoy post-retirement with her girlfriend, Charlotte Drury.
After two years of dating, Hernandez, 24, made her relationship with trampoline gymnast Charlotte Drury public in December 2022. During that time, Drury also publicly posted on Instagram that she had a crush on Hernandez for years before they became a couple.
After retiring from her sport, Laurie Hernandez aimed to look beyond gymnastics and explore the entertainment world. She transitioned into her post-sporting career by signing up for the New York University Tisch School of the Arts drama course. Her girlfriend focuses on photography and both live in Brooklyn, exploring their creative sides.
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What is Laurie Hernandez doing now? Her post-retirement life with Charlotte Drury
After the Tokyo Olympics, Hernandez and Drury 'eased out' from their sports and moved to New York. In an interview, she talked about 'testing out all these different waters' that the couple may have missed in their sporting careers.
Drury takes an interest in photojournalism, documenting, and 'a couple of other things', as Hernandez shared with US Weekly. The latter also expressed her admiration for her girlfriend for perceiving things from a different angle and documenting whatever catches her eye.
Laurie Hernandez wishes to make a career in entertainment
Hernandez now attends New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts after being homeschooled her entire life. In an interview with Olympics.com, she expressed her desire to make a career in entertainment and acting.
"Acting and just the world of entertainment is definitely on the horizon for me.”
Media appearances and television roles of Laurie Hernandez
Laurie Hernandez rose to fame at the 2016 edition of Dancing with the Stars, where she won the competition with partner Val Chmerkovskiy in the 23rd season. One of her notable roles was in the Nickelodeon animated miniseries Middle School Moguls, where she gave the voice of Valeria.
Hernandez was the on-course reporter in the first season of the American Ninja Warrior Junior. She also wrote the book, I Got This: To Gold and Beyond, which topped the charts as a New York Times Bestseller. Her other book, She's Got This, is for children.
Laurie Hernandez will be at Paris Olympics 2024
Three years after retirement, the former Olympian will be back at the Summer Games, but not as a competitor. She will travel as an NBC correspondent for women's gymnastics.
