Zack Sharf Digital News Director Halle Bailey revealed in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times that original princess Ariel voice actor Jodie Benson has a cameo appearance in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” remake.
Benson appears in a scene set on land, so, alas, she’s not back as a mermaid. However, the cameo meant the two Ariel actors got a chance to meet on the set of the live-action movie.
Bailey said she was grateful to have Benson’s blessing. “She told me how proud she was of me and how I’m handling everything, and encouraged me to just go for it,” Bailey said of Benson. “I appreciate her for being so warm and welcoming to me because she’s the GOAT, and it was important to me to get her stamp of approval.” Benson took to Instagram last September to call Bailey “absolutely amazing” after the first footage from the live-action “The Little Mermaid” screened at Disney’s D23 convention.
That footage included a first listen of Bailey’s rendition of “Part of Your World,” which Benson made famous in the 1989 animated movie. “Thank you so much, Jodi Benson,” Bailey wrote back at the time. “This means the world to me coming from you!
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