23-year-old “Grown-ish” and “The Little Mermaid” star Halle Bailey wowed her Instagram followers once again.
The Ariel actress proves she’s a “water girl forever” with her latest post.
Halle Bailey is ‘Forever Water Girl’
Instagram | Halle Bailey
The 23-year-old actress shared the photo above to Instagram, wearing a bright pink bathing suit. Her long black hair fell over her body as she sat in the boat, looking out at the water.
“water girl forever ♾️ ??,” she captioned the post, which drew several comments from her followers.
Khloe Kardashian was one of the first to comment, writing, “You are so beautiful ???,” while another fan said, “Out of the sea…wish I could beeeee, part of that world ???.”
Another Bailey follower commented, “Once a mermaid, always a mermaid ?????,” while one user said, “Ariel is forever mine!!!?.”
While one of her fans stated, “Natural beauty ?.” Many others commented on Halle Bailey’s GIF portraying Ariel in Disney’s latest live-action movie, “The Little Mermaid.”
Halle Bailey Soaking Up the Sun
Instagram | Halle Bailey
Halle Bailey also shared a photo of herself basking in the sun while on a boat, wearing the same hot pink bodysuit.
Fans continued to comment on the post, sharing things like “yeah, because you’re a mermaid! ?” and “That’s our Ariel! ??♀️❤️.”
Another said, “Our Mermaid, we love you ?,” while one user commented, “Forever our Little Mermaid.”
Others chimed in with things like “Ariel in her habitat,” “Goddess ?,” and “real life mermaid ?.”
The supportive comments were a breath of fresh air after Bailey faced a lot of backlash for being cast as Ariel in the new live-action “The Little Mermaid.” Shortly after The Walt Disney Company announced that Halle Bailey would portray Ariel in the live-action film, fans quickly took to social media to blast the company for casting a black actress as the Princess. The hashtag #NotMyAriel started trending.
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 told The Face in a recent interview. When [Chlöe and I] first signed a contract with Parkwood, [Beyoncé] always said, ‘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 that I’m here…People don’t understand that there’s a whole other community when you’re black. It’s so important that we look at ourselves.”
Bailey is not the first black actress to portray a White princess, as Brandy took on the role of Cinderella for the 1997 film musical, “Cinderella.”
Disney’s live action “The Little Mermaid” hit theaters earlier this year on May 26, 2023 and broke records. The film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and Jacob Tremblay as Flounder.
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