The Netflix docuseries chronicles the student athletes in the cheer program at Navarro College.
The legendary coach has led the team to multiple national championships and titles.
All of this winning has led to Aldama becomingan acclaimed collegiate coach.
In 2020, she toldKWTXher goal was to have America’s premier cheerleading program.
Instead, she gained a new friendship with her professional dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
“I’ll miss him.
In fact, Aldama didn’t think she would be coaching at all.
However, that didn’t happen and Aldama is still coaching at Navarro College.
“I built it,” she said about the program in her interview with The Cut.
“How can I ever turn it over to someone else?”
She admitted toWomen’s Healththat she has multiple group chats with past and present team members.
That’s right Aldama is a bigTaylor Swiftfan and the musician is amainstay on her playlists.
“‘Folklore’ is brilliant and I’ve had it on repeat all day!”
Unfortunately, the pair hit a turbulent time in their marriage and got divorced.
“You don’t sleep.
I was working a lot while we were trying to raise these young children.
And our marriage suffered.”
The Aldamas were divorced for one year, according to Parade.
After using their separation as a “time to reflect,” they eventually remarried.
They have now been married for more than 25 years, and their relationship is prospering.
This was a surprise for Aldama, who thought “Cheer” would be more arcane.
Of course, after watching the series one can see how “Cheer” became a hit.
