“That whole day we were trying to get it right,” says Bailey.
“That scene was so fun to do.
“I have my locs, which are my favorite thing.
Halle Bailey as Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’.Giles Keyte/Disney
I’ve had my locs since I was 5.
It’s feels like wool when it’s wet.
So it gets heavier.
It kind of almost doubles the weight when they’re heavy.”
Adding to that weight were curly hair strands interwoven with Bailey’s locs for the role.
“It was just a lot of hair on my head,” Bailey says.
“So whenever I would get in the water, it would be heavy.
Bailey considers it a special experience to incorporate her locs into the look of Ariel.
“We took her beautiful locs and incorporated hair over them.
So there’s a combination of actual braids and also loose hair.
The Little Mermaid, which held its premiere in Hollywood Monday night, hits theaters May 26.
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