Cheer-mania continues to sweep the nation—and the world’s greatest gymnast, Simone Biles, is ready to get in on the action.
The six-episode Netflix documentary series, featuring one of the country’s top cheerleading squads, is a an emotional ride and a testament to the athletic ability of competitive cheerleaders. Seriously, how do they do all of that flipping and flying? And, now, Biles says she’d like to join the Navarro College squad. “Netflix series CHEER had me convinced after 2020 I’m trying out for Navarro Cheer,” she tweeted. Of course, she’s got a little competition called the Olympics coming up this summer in Tokyo, but she obviously has the skill set to make it on mat.
“I showed this tweet to @monicaaldama, @Lexi_Brumback, @Jerry_K2TR, @MorganSimianer, @GabiButlerCheer, @L_Marshall17 today and they said, YOU’RE IN!” the official Netflix account tweeted in reply, tagging coach Monica Aldama and the members of the squad prominently featured in Cheer. “Welcome to the team!!! ❤️❤️❤️,” Aldama added in a separate tweet.
Biles isn’t the only celebrity obsessed with the crew from Navarro—a small junior college in Corsicana, Texas—though she might be the only one who could jump right in and make the team as a flyer. “When Coach Monica said she had a lot of career choices but all she wanted to do was coach these @NavarroCollege Cheerleaders, I started to think about all the female coaches who we never see in movies or TV that are changing kids lives. And I cried again ! ?#CheerNetflix,” Reese Witherspoon previously tweeted. “I’m a Lexi with a La’Darius moon and Gabi Butler rising. You? #CheerNetflix,” Lena Dunham penned on Twitter. And the queen of social media, Chrissy Teigen, even made an entire Cheer parody.
Even NFL superstar JJ Watt is a fan. “Kealia: I’ve heard people say CHEER on Netflix is really good, we should watch it. Me: I guess we can give it a shot. Me 2 episodes in: JERRY HARRIS IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF NAVARRO COLLEGE CHEERLEADING. IF HE DOESN’T MAKE THE MAT, I WILL RIOT,” he enthusiastically tweeted.
While there is obviously a huge appetite for the show, a second season has not been officially announced by Netflix. “We don’t really know anything about [season 2] right now,” Aldama told Us Weekly. “So we’re just excited to be here right now and have season 1 and just the love and support of season 1. So, we’ll see.”
And maybe, just maybe, we’ll also get a cameo from Simone Biles.
