Halle Bailey became a bona fide Disney Princess in 2023 when she starred in Rob Marshall’s live-action reboot of The Little Mermaid, and for the first time, her son Halo Granberry just became aware of the fact.
The six-time Grammy nominee – turning 25 this month – posted a video of the moment the 14-month-old toddler recognized her as Ariel the Mermaid.
‘Mama,’ little Halo declared.
‘Is that mama?’ Halle responded.
At that, the tyke slowly began smiling while mesmerized by the movie and again stated, ‘Mama.’
‘Yeah, that’s mama! That’s mama!’ Bailey giggled. ‘Guys I’m crying. He actually knows Ariel is me.’
Halle Bailey became a bona fide Disney Princess in 2023 when she starred in Rob Marshall’s live-action reboot of The Little Mermaid, and for the first time, her son Halo Granberry just became aware of the fact
The six-time Grammy nominee – turning 25 this month – posted a video of the moment the 14-month-old toddler recognized her as Ariel the Mermaid
Disney’s $240.2M-budget remake of Ron Clements and John Musker’s 1989 animated classic – also starring Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem – earned $569.6M at the global box office despite mixed reviews.
On February 14, the Atlanta-born R&B belter posted a similarly cute clip of Halo bouncing with glee at recognizing her in the Valentine Visualizer for her new single, Back and Forth.
‘Mommy’s boy,’ Halle – who boasts 16.2M social media followers – captioned her tweet.
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Bailey previously released three singles – Because I Love You, In Your Hands, and Angel – off her upcoming, long-delayed debut studio album.
The Beyoncé protégée welcomed her only child during her two-year relationship with rapper-vlogger DDG (born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.), which amicably ended on October 3.
‘I deserve a love that doesn’t hurt,’ Halle wrote on February 17.
Bailey – who gets 1.6M monthly listeners on Spotify – ‘has been working hard’ recording an upcoming duet with Leon Thomas III.
On February 7, Variety reported that The Color Purple actress’ next film Golden has ‘been permanently shuttered and will not see release in any capacity’ after director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams admitted it ‘did not live up to its developed conceit.’
Halle wrapped her acting role on June 27 on Universal Pictures’ 1977-set Virginia Beach musical, which was originally scheduled to be released on May 5.
Little Halo began smiling while mesmerized by the movie and stated: ‘Mama’
‘Yeah, that’s mama! That’s mama!’ Bailey giggled. ‘Guys I’m crying. He actually knows Ariel is me’ (pictured Wednesday)
Disney’s $240.2M-budget remake of Ron Clements and John Musker’s 1989 animated classic – also starring Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem – earned $569.6M at the global box office despite mixed reviews
On February 14, the Atlanta-born R&B belter posted a similarly cute clip of the tyke bouncing with glee at recognizing her in the Valentine Visualizer for her new single, Back and Forth
Halle welcomed her only child during her two-year relationship with rapper-vlogger DDG (R, pictured December 22), which amicably ended on October 3
On February 7, Variety reported that Bailey’s next film Golden has ‘been permanently shuttered and will not see release in any capacity’ after director Michel Gondry (R, pictured June 27) and producer Pharrell Williams admitted it ‘did not live up to its developed conceit’
The Atlanta-born R&B belter wrapped her acting role on June 27 on Universal Pictures’ 1977-set Virginia Beach musical, which was originally scheduled to be released on May 5
The coming-of-age film formerly known as Atlantis was also set to star Kelvin Harrison Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Quinta Brunson, Janelle Monáe, Jaboukie Young-White, Tim Meadows, Anderson .Paak, and Missy Elliott
The coming-of-age film formerly known as Atlantis was also set to star Kelvin Harrison Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Quinta Brunson, Janelle Monáe, Jaboukie Young-White, Tim Meadows, Anderson .Paak, and Missy Elliott.
Bailey is also every bit the influencer with paid partnerships for brands like Core Hydration, Natural Cycles, and CELSIUS Energy Drink.
The big-browed beauty and her big sister Chlöe Bailey first found fame as the musical duo Chloe x Halle, whom Beyoncé discovered on YouTube in 2015 and promptly signed to her label Parkwood Entertainment with a $1M contract.
