Our Alicia Vitarelli had a chance to chat with Bailey, who says she's ready to give this iconic princess a new voice.
' hits theaters on Friday.
This highly-anticipated film is also marking a moment in Disney history with Halle Bailey as the first Black Ariel.Judging by the viral videos and the hugs she's getting everywhere she goes, the world is ready for Halle's Ariel. "I'm just honored and grateful, especially to see the little children's reactions," Bailey says. "It just fills me with so much pride and joy."Famously half of the musical sister duo Chloe x Halle, and a regular on 'Grown-ish,' the 23-year-old Bailey knows that being Disney's first Ariel of color is groundbreaking.
"It's almost healing to the inner child in me," she says, "the one who is 5 years old and watching 'The Little Mermaid' on repeat. When I see their reactions to me, someone who looks like them, and them saying 'I can be a princess because she looks like me,' it brings tears to my eyes. It makes me so emotional.""I think she would be blown away," Bailey says.
Director Rob Marshall says from the moment he heard her sing at the very first audition, he knew she was the one.Copyright © 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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