Th Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer is the first Afro Filipina woman to play the character on screen.
Disneyis adding a fresh face to a tale as old as time.
Grammy- and Oscar-winning recording artist H.E.R.
H.E.R. will play Belle in ABC’s live-action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ musical.David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; Everett Collection
will play the lead role of Belle in its upcoming TV adaptationBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.
“I can’t believe I get to be a part of theBeauty and the Beastlegacy.
The world will see a Black and Filipino Belle!”
said H.E.R in a press statement.
It is very surreal, and I couldn’t be more grateful."
Added Chu: “With her obvious extraordinary talent and stage presence, H.E.R.
To date, H.E.R.
has amassed 20 Grammy nominations.
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