Gabriella Lester is a 22 year old internationally award winning magician from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Known for her quick wit and sardonic charm, she's quickly became one of the fastest growing names in the industry.

Gabriella is one of the youngest performers to ever do Houdini's daring suspended straitjacket escape (at the age of 14), she's performed on some of the biggest stages in Vegas, and is also a frequent headliner at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. Most recently, she appeared on Penn and Teller's hit show 'Fool Us', was featured in the New York Times, and performed over 500 shows in the year of 2023 while solo touring in both Europe and North America.

Aside from live performances, Gabriella worked as a magic consultant for Hallmark while filming movies such as "We Need a Little Christmas", and "Descendants" for Disney.

In 2024, she became an associate producer on Penn and Teller's Fool Us. That same year she was named "Canadian Rising Star"

In 2025, she was cast as one of the four famed "Horseman" to tour in Now You See Me LIVE produced by Lionsgate. The show premiered at the Sydney Opera House this past December and sold out nearly 30 shows. 

In her spare time, she rides and works on motorcycles of all kinds — from dirt bikes to liter bikes to track. Her passion for powersports began at a young age, inspired by her father, and has grown into years of hands-on experience in the garage, learning the intricacies of motorsports mechanics. She's also stepped into the role of motorcycle stunt double for various well known films.