Jill Dando’s Lexie and India, both 12, look forward to new Little Mermaid – bringing joy to young faces of all races 

By Lexie and India, 12, Jill Dando News

Many children express how they feel included and represented when they find out that the new live-action Little Mermaid features a mermaid who looks more like them. 

Acclaimed American actress Halle Berry is to bring greater diversity to the Disney princess world by playing Ariel in the new live-action version of The Little Mermaid which is due to be released in May 2023. See trailer here… https://youtu.be/0-wPm99PF9U

In the previous Disney animation, Ariel had been a red-haired and pale-skinned so the change has caused some criticism which has been deemed racist in tone. Despite this, little Disney princesses around the globe have been showing their love for the mermaid.  

Parents have been sharing the heartwarming reaction videos of their daughters watching the new teaser trailer which was released this week. 
In one clip, a young Black girl jumps up from the sofa upon seeing the black Ariel and says: ‘I see she’s brown! Brown Ariel! Brown Ariel is cute.’ 

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The actress has said “I feel like  I’m dreaming and I’m just grateful and I don’t pay attention to the negativity”.

Berry has expressed that her family and friends have helped her through some challenging reactions to the news that she would be starring in the role: ‘It was an inspiring and beautiful thing to hear their words of encouragement, telling me, ‘You don’t understand what this is doing for us, for our community, for all the little Black and brown girls who are going to see themselves in you.’

Watch the exciting trailer and discover why so many kids around the globe are smiling.  

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