Woman Crush Wednesday – Christel Khalil

Khalil’s first professional acting gig was a Taco Bell commercial.

The actress wanted to be a professional horseback rider growing up. “I was really into horses, with endurance riding, dressage and cross-country jumping.”

Khalil voiced the character of Comelia in the animated series W.I.T.C.H.

There is a reason behind the unique spelling of her name. “My mom followed her parents, where they matched the first letter of their kids’ names with one of their parents. My mom is Chris and my name was going to be Crystal and they ultimately decided to spell it as Christel to more match my mom’s name. I never got a mug with that spelling on it."

Co-star Bryton James (Devon) is her son Michael’s godfather.