Halle Bailey on June 22, 2023.Photo:Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty
Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty
Halle Baileyis thanking her supportive fans.
“i just also wanna say I’m so very grateful for my real supporters who are respectful of women’s bodies and loving. ❤️ ✨,” Bailey wrote in the all-text post, seemingly in response to a recent increase inspeculation regarding her personal life. “being under a microscope is not easy but for the real ones who show unconditional love religiously i appreciate you ❤️ ✨”
“i feel so blessed and grateful 🥰,” she added.
Halle Bailey’s Instagram Story Dec. 5, 2023.Halle Bailey/Instagram
Halle Bailey/Instagram
Bailey has experienced a significant amount of public scrutiny dating back toracist backlashto her 2019casting as Princess Arielin Disney’s live-action remake ofThe Little Mermaid, released earlier this year. She has consistently spoken publicly about her experiences living in the public eye. At theGlamourWomen of the Year Awardsin October, Bailey took the opportunity to share similar words of wisdom with her fans, perfootage from her speech shared on social media.
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Halle Bailey on May 8, 2023.Matt Winkelmeyer/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
Matt Winkelmeyer/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
“It’s been an adjustment to live my life under the scrutiny of that spotlight, but in the age of social media in some way, we all live under that same scrutiny — from our bodies, what our bodies look like from what we wear to who we love to the things we care about, it’s all open to scrutiny," Bailey said during that speech.
“So here’s my honest advice: Turn it off when you need to find inner peace, OK. But also, live your life for you,” she added. “Don’t waste time living it for social media. Everyone has an opinion, but the only opinion that matters is your own, and you already know deep down what’s right for you.”
Halle Bailey on Oct. 17, 2023.Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty
Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty
Bailey’s approach to public scrutiny has remained consistent. “I don’t really think about the naysayers,” she told PEOPLE earlier this year, while discussingThe Little Mermaid. “I just think about the people that are positive and lift me up.”
VarietyannouncedTuesday that it will publish Bailey’s conversation with Zegler in full as part of its annual Actors on Actors series. Other duos appearing in the outlet’s series include Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper and Jacob Elordi and Colman Domingo.
Bailey next costars with Domingo and a significant ensemble cast in the upcoming movie musicalThe Color Purple, in theaters Dec. 25.
source: people.com
