Meet Jenna Bandy: 'AGT: Extreme' contestant followed by Steph Curry on Instagram
Big names are not a surprise on 'America's Got Talent', but the spin-off, 'America's Got Talent: Extreme' has a contestant who's famous on the NBA and NFL circuit. Jenna Bandy, a Guinness World Record Holder and a social media sports content creator is followed by the NFL and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. Now that's something you don't see every day. It also makes for a solid CV to get on one of the country's most acclaimed reality TV shows.
What she does on the show will most probably attempt to break her own Guinness world record for farthest American football thrown into a target (90m). She will be watched by judges Simon Cowell, Nikki Bella, and Travis Pastrana. The official synopsis of the spin-off reads, "The “America’s Got Talent” franchise expands with this new series showcasing the most outrageous, unique, and jaw-dropping acts of enormous scale and magnitude that simply can’t be confined to a theater stage. Contestants will vie for a chance to win a $500,000 prize and the ultimate title, the champion of “America’s Got Talent: Extreme."
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Who is Jenna Bandy?
The California athlete describes herself as a "SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (ex-college hooper), 🏀🏎🏁2x $100K Winner @houseofhighlights 🏈 Guinness World Record Holder and 🎥 1M TikTok & 270K Youtube," on Instagram. She also boasts of a whopping 506k followers with Curry being one of them. A quick look at her profile shows her flaunt her precision target shooting skills with a football. She also appears to be a massive NBA fan and even has pictures with yhe late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.
Earlier this month, Jenna was in attendance for the skirmish between LA Clippers and Golden State Warriors to break her own record in the Crypto.com Arena and soon after her performance she had a special moment with the ultimate 3-point GOAT. “I knew Steph followed me for a while but didn’t think THIS would EVER happen!! she said in her video. "He said of course he recognized me and knew he could depend on me to throw & catch!! Said I’m inspiring and a dope athlete! Man, I’m BEYOND GRATEFUL”
You can watch the clip below:
Floyd Mayweather was the other athlete who was all praise for Bandy. What's interesting is if she attempts to break her record on the 'AGT: Extreme' stage, it may not be a daredevil stunt act, but the idea of breaking records is pretty spectacular in its own way.
'AGT: Extreme' premieres February 21 at 8 pm ET on NBC.