Disney Channel Alum Bridgit Mendler is a SPACE Startup CEO! _ E! News

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00:00 Surprise! Former Disney Channel star Bridget Mendler shares a double dose of big news with

00:06 her fans. The Wizards of Waverly Place alum, who previously stepped away from the spotlight

00:13 in 2019, reveals she's a mom in a new post on ex-formerly Twitter. The 31-year-old writes,

00:21 "I'm a mama to a sweet 4-year-old boy. Started fostering in 2021, adopted near Christmas

00:29 of 2022." She adds, "I'm so lucky. Being a parent is the biggest gift and most defining

00:37 experience there is." But that's not all! She also drops this out-of-this-world update,

00:43 explaining she's also launched Norwood Space, a startup which aims to build ground satellite

00:50 stations to help send and receive data from space. So in addition to actress, singer,

00:57 and MIT graduate, Bridget can now add "mom" and "space CEO" to her very impressive

01:04 resume. Fans will remember the Disney star shifted her focus in 2019 when she began pursuing

01:10 a law degree at Harvard and PhD at MIT. As far as the idea of her company, Bridget says

01:17 it came to her during the pandemic, telling CNBC, "While everybody else was making their

01:23 sourdough starters, we were building antennas out of random crap we could find at Home Depot."

01:29 And fans are taking notice of Bridget's impressive list of accolades, one writing

01:34 on ex, "She is Barbie!" Like 12 different careers, singer, songwriter, actress, Harvard

01:41 doctorate of law recipient, MIT PhD student, CEO of a startup. Another says Bridget Mendler

01:48 has the most incredible resume ever seen. Of course, Bridget's credits include Disney

01:54 Channel hits like "Good Luck Charlie" and "The Wizards of Waverly Place." She

01:58 launched her solo music career in 2012 with her debut album and hit single "Ready or

02:04 Not." From her Disney Channel days to her space startup mission and now motherhood,

02:10 we can't wait to see where Bridget is headed next.

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