Halle Bailey and Rachel Zegler have sadly been the goal of racism after they landed their roles — however the best way they dealt with the hate exhibits they’re true Disney princesses at coronary heart.
In a brand new Actors on Actors interview through Variety that premiered on Thursday, the 2 younger actresses sat down and mentioned their elements as Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Snow White within the upcoming Greta Gerwig movie. As we reported, 23-year-old Halle was the goal of some severely hateful feedback after she gave it her all within the child’s flick that premiered earlier this yr, and the development continued with 22-year-old Rachel getting the identical therapy after being forged in 2025’s Snow White. Just terrible!
In the interview, the West Side Story alum requested the singer if all of the backlash obtained her down:
“You proved them wrong with grace. I was so inspired by the way you handled anybody who had anything bad to say about it. Did you ever let it affect you at all? You definitely didn’t publicly.”
To which 1/2 of Chloe x Halle responded:
“Of course. I mean, we’re sensitive. We’re human beings. I get my feelings hurt if my cat doesn’t want to sit next to me.”
Aww! Haha.
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Rachel admitted she was the precise “same way” as Halle, to which the elder actress added on that always their humanity is neglected due to the large screens:
“That’s what people don’t realize: We’re granted amazing opportunities and able to be seen on massive screens, but there is a dissociation. People start taking you away from being a real human being that has feelings and reacts to things. That was definitely something that I had to navigate.”
So horrible! But ultimately, she looks like she obtained one thing a lot larger out of all of the lows:
“[It all] turned out to be the most beautiful lesson — to block any naysayers or negativity out. Also, I’m an Aries, so I’m a fire sign. People are like, ‘Oh, she’s so sweet. She’s so nice.’ But a lot of times when I see stuff online, I get mad. It’s hard being women under the spotlight. People are so critical and say anything that they would never say to your face.”
To which the Shazam! star added on:
“Choosing thankfulness and gratefulness is choosing peace. As much as you’d like to remind people verbally that being in the spotlight doesn’t absolve you of your humanity — that you’re allowed to have human moments — it doesn’t necessarily do what you want it to do. It fuels them more … We’re making things that make people connect with one another. And there are people out there who say things that make people want to not come together, that make people want to fight. And it’s just not worth the time and energy.”
Beautifully mentioned! These women have such grace and an unbelievable capacity to show the opposite cheek — we might all study one thing from them! At the tip of their dialogue, Halle summed up her ideas in a single sentence:
“Stay grateful and ignore the hate.”
AH-Mazing! You can watch the complete interview (under):
We love how Halle and Rachel have risen above the racism and cruelty that’s thrown their means each day. They’re displaying everybody what it means to be a real princess!
Thoughts, Perezcious readers?
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