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Halle Baileyis well aware that her name sounds similar toHalle Berry.
“And they they ultimately decided Halle, and it’s very similar to Halle Berry,” she added. “But there’s no one else I would rather have a similar name to cause she’s so cool.”
Bailey added that she did get to meet Berry, 56, at March’s 95thAcademy Awardsceremony, during whichboth actressesappearedat various points in the broadcast.
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“She was so kind to me. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I love you!’ " Bailey told the cohosts about her interactions with the Hollywood veteran. “She’s been always really supportive to me over social media, so we’ve had a few inbox interactions but that was my first time meeting her. And she’s like, an angel.”
Bailey’sLive with Kelly and Markappearance Thursday was not the first time her name’s similarity to Berry’s has popped to the top of either actress' mind. Back in 2021, a Twitter user mistakenly responded to a post from the Oscar winner andwrote “Can’t wait to see you under da sea,“alongside a mermaid emoji.
Berry, who does not appear in Disney’s live-action re-imagining ofThe Little Mermaid, wrote a humorous response to the mistaken fan onTwitter.
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“… wrong Halle lol,” she wrote at the time. “I can’t wait to see her too though!”
Bailey confessed in a MarchInstagram Live streamthat “so many people don’t know how to pronounce [her first name]correctly” while fielding questions from fans.
She took time during the livestream to clear up confusion regarding the pronunciation after a fan asked how to correctly say her name.
“You know, I really appreciate you asking, because so many people don’t know how to pronounce it correctly,” she said in the video. “It’s literally just Halle. It’s simple, it’s easy: It’s Halle. Not Holly, not Haley. It’s Halle. Okay? Thank you.”
The Little Mermaidswims into theaters May 26.
source: people.com
