Charo Bishop is an American fitness entrepreneur, former NFL cheerleader, and certified barre3 instructor best known as the wife of former NFL linebacker and podcast personality Will Compton. Born on 28 December 1987, she is 38 years old and has built a career in professional cheerleading, corporate tax accounting, and, now, full-time studio ownership in Nashville. She is of Filipino-American descent and self-identifies as “hapa,” a term she uses openly in her social media bios. Far from just being someone’s spouse, Charo has carved out her own lane in the fitness industry, and her story is worth telling properly.
Profile Summary
| Full Name | Charo Mae Bishop |
| Date of Birth | 28 December 1987 |
| Age | 38 years old |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Filipino-American (hapa) |
| Profession | Barre3 Studio Owner, Former NFL Cheerleader |
| Height | 5 feet 8 inches (177 cm) |
| Spouse | Will Compton |
| Children | Cerulean Belle Compton, Scottie Jolie Compton |
| Relationship Status | Married |
| Net Worth | Estimated $1 million |
Biography
Charo Mae Bishop grew up in the Maryland-Washington, D.C. corridor, and dance was central to her life from a young age. She trained classically in ballet at the Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland, an experience that built her athleticism but also came with its pressures. She has written candidly about the body image struggles that came with serious ballet training during adolescence, noting that the physical ideals demanded of young dancers did not come naturally to her as she grew up. That honesty about her own journey would later become a defining part of how she connects with people through fitness.
After completing her secondary education, she enrolled at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in 2005 and graduated four years later with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. It’s the kind of academic path that leads most people straight into a corporate office, and for a while, that is exactly where Charo headed. But she was never going to stay in a cubicle forever.
Career
Charo’s public profile began when she joined the Washington Redskins’ cheerleading squad, the First Ladies of Football, in April 2010. She remained on the team for six seasons through March 2016, earning a spot as one of four team captains and representing the franchise at the 2015 NFL Pro Bowl in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cheerleading at that level is a full commitment, and Charo managed it while simultaneously building a career in finance.
During her time on the squad, she worked first as a tax associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and later as a tax accountant at TEGNA Inc., the Tysons, Virginia-based media company. She has been straightforward about corporate life not fulfilling her creatively. As she put it herself: “I was also working full-time as a tax accountant at the time, and became hyper-aware that if accounting in a cubicle was all I had to fill my days, I would feel off-kilter and unbalanced.”
That awareness pushed her toward barre3. She attended her first barre3 class at the Georgetown studio in 2014 with cheerleading teammates, got certified as an instructor in 2016, and never looked back. From there, she progressed steadily through the barre3 system, moving from Studio Manager and Instructor at barre3’s DC 14th Street location between 2016 and 2018, to Studio Experience Manager and Digital Lead Instructor between 2019 and 2023, to Franchise Operations Manager at barre3’s corporate home office. In 2024, she took the biggest step yet, becoming the owner and lead instructor of barre3 Nashville, which now operates two studios: Paddock Place on White Bridge Road and a second location at North Gulch, which opened in April 2024.
It’s a serious operation. Barre3 itself was named to the 2025 Franchise Times Top 400 list, placing at number 396 among the country’s top franchise brands, and Charo was quoted in the brand’s announcement, saying she was proud to be part of a company prioritizing fitness and wellness specifically for women. Her studio Instagram account, @barre3nashville, maintains an active community in the Nashville area.
One chapter of her cheerleading career worth mentioning is the controversy that emerged in 2018, when The New York Times published an investigation into a 2013 Redskins cheerleader trip to Costa Rica. The piece included allegations about conditions during the calendar shoot and a nightclub appearance with male sponsors. The Redskins arranged for Charo and fellow former captain Rachel Gill to appear on NBC’s Today show in May 2018 to address the report. Charo disputed specific characterizations in the article, saying the modeling was voluntary and that the piece used collective language to describe experiences she felt were not universally shared. The Times stood by its reporting. Charo also clarified on Instagram that, while the TV appearance was arranged by the organization, her words were entirely her own, and that she was no longer affiliated with the Redskins at the time. It was a nuanced and contested situation, and she handled it publicly and directly.
Personal Life
Charo’s relationship with Will Compton, former NFL linebacker and co-host of the popular Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, began with a chance encounter during a primetime Washington-Dallas game in late 2014. Charo was part of a small group of Redskins cheerleaders traveling to support the team at an away fixture. The two did not formally start dating until 2017, but the connection was clearly there. Will got down on one knee in early 2020, announcing the engagement on Instagram on 15 February that year, the day after Valentine’s Day, alongside the reveal of their new English bulldog, Waffle.
They married on 26 June 2021, in a private outdoor ceremony at Rainbow Ranch Lodge on the banks of the Gallatin River in Big Sky, Montana. Charo wore a Gala by Galia Lahav gown sourced from The Dress Theory Nashville, florals were handled by Foxtail Florals, and the wedding was later featured on Green Wedding Shoes. The honeymoon followed in Bora Bora.
The couple welcomed their first daughter, Cerulean Belle Compton, nicknamed Rue, on 3 April 2022. The birth was not straightforward. Charo shared on Instagram that labor lasted nearly 48 hours, and Rue spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit due to meconium in her lungs, though she recovered well and came home that same week. Their second daughter, Scottie Jolie Compton, arrived on 12 November 2024, weighing 7 lb 11 oz. Will announced her birth on Instagram, noting that mother and baby were both doing well.
The family currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Will’s podcast has grown significantly in recent years, with Bussin’ With The Boys securing a three-year, $30 million sponsorship deal with FanDuel in January 2025. Charo has appeared alongside Will on several podcasts as a guest, including Shawn and Andrew East’s Couple Things and an April 2024 live episode of LeeAnn Kreischer’s Wife of the Party podcast recorded at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville.
Net Worth
Charo Bishop’s net worth is estimated at around $1 million. Her income streams include her barre3 studio ownership, her work as a lead instructor, and her years in corporate tax accounting before that. The family’s overall financial picture is shaped significantly by Will Compton’s media and podcast career, which has grown into a substantial enterprise, but Charo’s own business is a serious undertaking in its own right.
Social Media
Charo is active on Instagram under the handle @cheeto_charo, where she has around 17,000 followers. Her bio describes her as a “happy hapa,” studio owner, and instructor at @barre3nashville. She also maintains a presence on X (formerly Twitter) under @charocompton. Her studio’s account, @barre3nashville, is the primary space where she engages with the Nashville fitness community.
