Bless actress Halle Bailey’s patience because the world has been testing her ever since her casting as Ariel in Disney’s new live-action remake of The Little Mermaid was announced in 2018. The film’s release is now only weeks away! This weekend at the 2023 Met Gala in New York City, Halle Bailey attended wearing sparkly white Gucci and flagged at least one crazy question that went viral.
An interviewer from The Cut lobbed a hardball question a the Disney Princess that left her mouth hanging open. The interviewer asks, “If you HAD to eat Flounder or Sebastian – who would you eat?”
Bailey is taken aback for a second and in a true princess fashion, immediately curbs the question with grace and adorable charm, Bailey answers, “I would not eat either of them! They’re my friends!” She laughs a melodic mermaid laugh and thanks the interviewer, who replies, “Fair enough.”
Look at the cute, fundamentally wholesome interaction here:
@thecut BREAKING: Halle Bailey would NOT eat Flounder or Sebastian. A true princess #metgala #tiktokfashion
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Some fans immediately recognized the true Disney Princess essence and praised Halle Bailey for her totally on-brand response.
She’s such a Disney Princess
https://twitter.com/Rolly036981251/status/1653461658021380096
Others questioned if The Cut reporter was joking or not maybe got confused about which character Bailey would be playing. Melissa McCarthy is Ursula, duh!
Did this person confuse her with Ursula or what???
https://twitter.com/void_mileena/status/1653462159811137538
Others revealed how they would’ve dealt with the question. Remember, not everybody is a Disney Princess…
I’m a little mermaid fan but I would eat Sebastian and flounder as fish tacos
https://twitter.com/Thevaleriecisne/status/1653583254119911424
Other fans added their own visuals to reflect the interaction.
Vegan queen
https://twitter.com/devnsworld/status/1653460025107525634
Lastly, this tweet documented what every real Disney fan was thinking.
[Fish are friends, not food]
https://twitter.com/the360ofDisney/status/1653481109655638036
Disney’s new Little Mermaid live-action remake opens in theaters on May 26 starring Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and more!
