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Jabeen Waheed

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey dazzles in a white shell-themed gown at UK premiere

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey looked absolutely mesmerising as she arrived in style for the hotly-anticipated Disney movie's UK premiere in London.

Stepping out at the Odeon Luxe Cinema in Leicester Square, the 23-year-old actress stayed true to theme in a gorgeous white seashell-inspired gown.

The number was absolute perfection with its dazzling diamonte detailing throughout and featured a deep plunge down the middle.

Halle, who will soon be taking over the box office as Ariel in a live version adaptation of the Disney classic, enhanced her eye-catching look with a matching headpiece and glamorous silver drop earrings, which perfectly framed her striking features.

The star couldn't wipe the smile away from her face as she posed away at the sea-themed British premiere of The Little Mermaid, which is set to hit cinemas globally by the end of the month.

The Little Mermaid's Halle Baily arrived in style for the movie's UK premiere (WireImage)

The UK screening comes after the movie's Hollywood premiere on Monday, May 8, where Halle wore an elaborate fishtail illusion dress by Valdrin Sahiti as she made a splash on the blue carpet.

Speaking to People Magazine ahead of the event, Halle said: "I hope that [Black girls] know they are worthy and we deserve to be in these spaces.

"And I hope that they see themselves in me on the screen. I'm just grateful to be here."

The success has been a long time coming for Halle, whose casting was first announced in July 2019, and, unfortunately, prompted a barrage of vile racist comments towards her on social media.

She wore a white seashell-inspired gown (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
Halle added to her eye-catching look with a matching headpiece (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

However, speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Halle revealed she was able to turn to a megastar for advice on how to handle the situation.

She said: "I had a private conversation with Beyonce, who told me not to read the comments on any social media I post.

"It's kind of sad — but very good advice for your mental health.

"I started in the industry so young that mental health has always been something I have tried to prioritise."

Halle and her older sister Chloe have a special friendship with icon Beyonce, who offered them a record deal with her record label Parkwood Entertainment after seeing them cover one of her songs on YouTube.

Halle posed away at the sea-themed British premiere of The Little Mermaid (Kate Green/Getty Images for Disn)

And the sisters' star has continued to soar, with Halle set to lend her acting and singing talents to The Little Mermaid.

The movie also stars British actor Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Melissa McCarthy as the villainous sea witch Ursula.

Meanwhile, voice performances will come from Daveed Diggs as Sebastian the crab, Awkwafina as Scuttle the gannet, and Jacob Tremblay as Flounder the fish.

Disney's eagerly anticipated film, The Little Mermaid, will be released in the UK on Friday 26 May.

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