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Halle Baileyis clarifying how to pronounce her name.
“You know, I really appreciate you asking, because so many people don’t know how to pronounce it correctly,” she said in the video. “It’s literally just Halle.” (Like Halle Berry, whopreviously joked about being mixed upwith the young actress.)
“It’s simple, it’s easy: It’s Halle,” she added in the live stream. “Not Holly, not Haley. It’s Halle. Okay? Thank you.”
Bailey said she had initiated the live stream, which ran for just under 30 minutes on Wednesday, to take questions from fans and thank her supporters as she helped introduce the official trailer for Disney’s live-action reimagining ofThe Little Mermaidat theOscarslast Sunday.
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“I feel like everything is falling into place. I feel like this is my [Michael] Jordan year, right?” Bailey, who turns 23 later this month, said during the live stream.
Bailey teamed up with herLittle MermaidcostarMelissa McCarthy, who plays Ursula, tointroduce the first full-length trailer for the movieatthe Oscarslast Sunday.
Teasing the film, McCarthy, 52, said that “1,735 remarkable film artists, technicians and craftspeople came together to tell this new story.”
“And I may be biased, but I have enjoyed making this film and it has been a complete joy,” she continued.
“I absolutely agree,” added Bailey. “And it has been such an honor stepping into the iconic role of Ariel. It’s been an extraordinary experience, a dream come true for me.”
Thefirst teaser trailer for the upcoming film, released back in September, gave audiences a first look at Bailey as the mermaid princess and a tease of her performing “Part of Your World.” A second, 30-second teaser released in February alsohinted at McCarthy’s Ursula.
The Little Mermaidis in theaters May 26.
source: people.com
