Why H.E.R. Says Transforming Into Belle For Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration Was “Scary”

An exclusive interview with Social Media H.E.R. Says 30th Celebration Was “Scary”

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This is the brand new Belle of the ball.

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Oscar winner and five-time Grammy winner star of ABC's Beauty Cast H.E.R

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In the 1991 movie, Paige O'Hara provided the voice of Belle; in the live-action remake from 2017, Emma Watson takes on the role.

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H.E.R. (real name Gabriella Wilson) didn't take the iconic yellow gown lightly. It wasn't easy.

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On December 13, she acknowledged on social media, "It's been a little worrisome."

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Not in the sense that I'm afraid of others seeing me, but rather in the sense of actually being vulnerable in a new way and letting people in.

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Since I have kept it about the music for so long, people now get to see Gabriella as an actress, as a producer, and as a person more than the music.

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