Halle Bailey Has Actually Known Beyoncé Since She Was 3, And 17 Other Cool Facts About Her
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Halle Bailey Has Actually Known Beyoncé Since She Was 3, And 17 Other Cool Facts About Her,After watching Halle perform "Where Is the Love?" at the 2019 Grammys, <i>The Little Mermaid</i> director Rob Marshall personally asked her to try out for Ariel. Her audition performance of "Part of Your World" brought him to tears, so that's when he knew she was perfect for the role!
Halle Bailey Has Actually Known Beyoncé Since She Was 3, And 17 Other Cool Facts About Her
You likely know Halle Bailey as Disney’s newest live-action princess. From her incredible voice to her amazing red carpet style, she’s definitely an icon in the making.
Jeff Spicer / Getty Images2. Originally, her parents wanted to name her Hailey, but they decided not to because it would rhyme with their last name, Bailey.
Kevin Mazur / Getty Images3. Her friendship with Beyoncé goes back further than you’d think! They first met when Halle was only 3 years old because her sister, Chlöe, played a younger version of Beyoncé’s character Lilly in The Fighting Temptations. The movie was filmed in the Baileys’ home state.
Paramount Pictures / Paramount / courtesy Everett Collection / Via youtube.com4. After watching Halle perform “Where Is the Love?” at the 2019 Grammys, The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall personally asked her to try out for Ariel. Her audition performance of “Part of Your World” brought him to tears, so that’s when he knew she was perfect for the role.
Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images for The Recording Academy5. She was actually “obsessed” with The Little Mermaid, replaying the original animated movie so much that she wore out her family’s VHS copy.
Disney / Via youtube.com6. To prepare for the role of Ariel, she had to go through a lot of “mermaid training,” which involved learning how to simulate swimming while being suspended on wires over a blue screen, as well as actually swimming and other workouts.
Disney / Via youtube.com7. She’s excited and proud to play a Disney princess because she wants “the little girl in [her] and the little girls just like [her] who are watching to know that they’re special and that they should be a princess in every single way.”
Disney / Via youtube.com8. She has three siblings. Here she is with her older sister, Chlöe.
Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for RevolveHere’s her oldest sister, Ski.
Kayla Oaddams / WireImage / Via Getty9. She and Chlöe formed a music duo called Chlöe x Halle. As teenagers, they were discovered via their YouTube cover videos, then signed a six-album deal with Beyoncé’s label, Parkwood Entertainment.
Chloe x Halle / Via youtube.com10. Chlöe x Halle have been nominated for four Grammys (so far!).
Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Via Getty11. In 2018, they opened for Beyoncé and Jay-Z on their On the Run: II tour.
Larry Busacca / Getty Images for Parkwood Entertainment12. Halle was only 11 when she and Chlöe posted their first YouTube video together. It was a cover of “Best Thing I Never Had” by Beyoncé.
Chloe x Halle / Via youtube.com13. Halle grew up in Mableton, Georgia before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her entertainment career.
Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Via Getty14. For four seasons, she played Sky Forster on Grown-ish. She and Chlöe also wrote and produced the show’s theme song.
Eric Mccandless / Freeform via Getty Images15. She’s a largely self-taught musician. From the time she was 8 and Chlöe was 10, they learned things like song structure, lyric writing, instruments, and music production from YouTube and Google.
Lester Cohen / WireImage / Via Getty16. One of her hobbies is making beaded jewelry.
been making jewelry for a while but thinking about selling you guys some if you’re interested!! pic.twitter.com/57ashTuG9f
— Halle (@HalleBailey) April 11, 2021Halle Bailey / Via Twitter: @HalleBailey
17. In 2021, she adopted a cat named Poseidon.
Halle Bailey / Via youtube.com18. And finally, people often confuse her name with Halle Berry, but “there’s no one else [she’d] rather have a similar name to than her ‘cuz she’s so cool.” The two Halles actually got to meet at the 2023 Oscars!
Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Via Getty
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