Halle Bailey Thanks Her 'Real Supporters Who Are Respectful of Women's Bodies' in Powerful Message to Her Fans

"being under a microscope is not easy but for the real ones who show unconditional love religiously I appreciate you," Halle Bailey wrote on Instagram

Halle Bailey is thanking her supportive fans.

On Tuesday, Bailey, 23, shared a message to her Instagram Story while teasing her upcoming Variety cover story with Hunger Games star Rachel Zegler for the outlet's Actors on Actors series.

"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 in speculation 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.

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Bailey has experienced a significant amount of public scrutiny dating back to racist backlash to her 2019 casting as Princess Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, released earlier this year. She has consistently spoken publicly about her experiences living in the public eye. At the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in October, Bailey took the opportunity to share similar words of wisdom with her fans, per footage from her speech shared on social media.

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“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.”

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Bailey's approach to public scrutiny has remained consistent. "I don't really think about the naysayers," she told PEOPLE earlier this year, while discussing The Little Mermaid. "I just think about the people that are positive and lift me up."

Variety announced Tuesday 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 musical The Color Purple, in theaters Dec. 25.

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