Cheer breakout star Jerry Harris: "I feel like I’m still knocked over. I still feel like it’s unreal"

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Jerry has become a national celebrity thanks to the Netflix cheerleading reality show. Jerry says he's getting recognized everywhere during his receent visits to Ellen and Today's Hoda and Jenna. "Honestly, I feel like I’m still knocked over," he says. "I still feel like it’s unreal. Just talking to celebrities and other sort of stuff on social media and just the overwhelming love and support we’re getting from those types of people, and even the people that aren’t celebrities that are still showing us love and support … it’s unreal. It’s crazy to us, and we love it."

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