Halle Bailey Cosmopolitan Magazine Interview Talks Image

Halle Bailey has been making big moves on and off the big screen and she’s here to talk all about it. The Little Mermaid star not only covers Cosmopolitan Magazine this season, but she’s setting the record straight about her Disney Image.

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When asked about being worried about being boxed into a Disney image due to her role in The Little Mermaid, Halle said her main goal was to stay true to herself.

“My main goal has always been to stay true to myself. There’s so much more to being a young woman than this fairy-tale character. I think other people have a hard time separating who Halle is and who a princess is—and that’s natural when you’re a fan of an artist. But it’s a beautiful thing to be a layered individual and not fit into one certain image,” Halle responded.

She added that althought people see her as a Disney princess, she still has a very “ratchet” side to her.

“People see me as a Disney Princess and, yes, that’s what I am, but there’s a very ratchet side to me as well. I mean, I’m from Atlanta. So it’s just natural. I saw that video, and I loved it because as a young 23-year-old Black girl, that’s just how I feel.”

Halle Bailey also touched on how she remained grounded while doing something as historic as being a Black woman casted as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

“It was a bit of a whirlwind and overwhelming, every day in another city with fans waiting outside our hotels, following us to each interview. I’d never experienced anything like it. But it’s really cool getting to meet all of these people around the world, especially the babies, which makes me so happy.”

Halle was last seen looking fabulous on her Instagram account as per usual, sharing how much fun she had at Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. In her slide of images, she was seen hugged up with her beau, rapper and influencer, DDG.