Lizzo Details Her 'Little Mermaid' Ursula Audition, Reveals What Happened When She Ran Into Melissa McCarthy (Who Landed the Role)
Lizzo is speaking about her audition for the role of Ursula in The Little Mermaid.
The 33-year-old entertainer also spoke out about running into Melissa McCarthy, who eventually landed the role.
Click inside to read what Lizzo said…
Here’s what Lizzo told Variety…
On auditioning for Ursula in Disney’s upcoming live-action version of “The Little Mermaid”: “Everyone knows I auditioned for Ursula in [Disney’s upcoming live-action] ‘The Little Mermaid,’ and I didn’t get it. But you know, I’m fine as hell. That has nothing to do with Ursula, but I was down to make Ursula a THOT, shaking ass.”
On what Melissa McCarthy said to her after McCarthy landed the role of Ursula:: “You know what’s crazy? At the Adele show, I ran into Melissa McCarthy, because she [got cast as] Ursula. She was like, ‘Hi, I’m Melissa.’ And I was like, ‘Hi, I’m Melissa. And I also auditioned for Ursula.’ And she was like, ‘Well, why the hell did I get the part?,’ which is a classic Melissa McCarthy thing to say. And then I was like, ‘Girl, because my audition was terrible.’ And I say that as Tyler Perry walks by. And I was like — ruined my chances there. And then she goes, ‘This is my daughter Vivian.’ And I’m like, ‘Get out of here, because my name is Melissa Viviane.’ We were looking at each other like, ‘What the hell is going on?’”
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