Halle Bailey is gearing up for her latest movie, Disney’s live action “The Little Mermaid” to hit theaters. The 22-year-old is set to play the lead actress, Princess Ariel, who has caused some backlash because of her ethnicity and skin color.
However, she doesn’t let that get her down as she continues to embrace her role and is proud to represent her favorite princess in the upcoming film.
In fact, Bailey just showed off a brand new Ariel doll that will be released to help promote the new movie.
Halle Bailey Shows off her Ariel Doll
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The 22-year-old singer and actress shared a video to social media of herself holding an Ariel doll that looks just like she did in the live-action Disney movie.
“Today I have something very exciting to reveal to you all,” Bailey said in a video he posted to Instagram. “I will cry. This is the new Little Mermaid doll. I’m really choked up because this means so much to me, and to have someone who looks like me, which is my favorite Disney character, is so surreal.
“And he has my mole too! Look!” Bailey added, pointing to the doll’s head.
She also wrote a touching caption for the video, which read, “omg ??my inner little girl is pinching herself right now ..I have my very own Ariel Little Mermaid doll !!! I can’t believe how well he captured this version of my iconic character ??brb going to cry right now.”
D23’s official Instagram account commented on Bailey’s video, using a line Ariel said in the movie to express their thoughts on the doll, “Have you ever seen anything so beautiful in your entire life? ?.”
And Bailey’s other half of Chloe x Halle and her sister, Chloe Bailey, wrote, “I BUY 100 OF IT!!!”
Halle Bailey Tackles Ariel Backlash
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The Walt Disney Company dropped another trailer for the upcoming live-action movie a few weeks ago, which sparked more backlash from fans, who continued to attack both Disney and Halle Bailey.
One fan went on to Tweet, “The live action should reproduce the anime to the max to show their respect. Halle is a perfect singer but not the right actress for Ariel. Ariel’s skin is white, her hair is red and her eyes are blue and this cannot be changed . #NotMyAriel.”
While another blasted the company, Tweeting, “I don’t care what people say, I’m not watching The Little Mermaid (even when it’s available on @DisneyPlus @DisneyStudios you only have one job, and you’ve screwed up big time. It’s not singing competition. #NotMyAriel.”
Bailey spoke about the backlash, admitting that she expected it. “As a black person, you just expect it and it’s not a surprise anymore,” Bailey said face in a recent interview. “When [Chlöe and I] first signed a contract with Parkwood, [Beyoncé] always like: ‘I never read my comments. Never read the comments.’ Honestly, when the teaser came out, I was at the D23 Expo and I was so happy. I don’t see anything negative.”
He added, “I know people who are like: ‘This isn’t about race.’ But now I’m him…People don’t understand that when you’re black, there’s a whole other community. It’s so important that we look at ourselves.”
Disney’s live action “The Little Mermaid” hits theaters on May 26, 2023.
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