Everyone Is Talking About Melissa McCarthy's Ursula Makeup In This Viral "The Little Mermaid" BTS Video, And It's Hilarious
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Everybody's talking about The Little Mermaid!
Halle Bailey was phenomenal as Gen Z Ariel, and the rest of the cast blew us away with their magical performances.
Specifically, Melissa McCarthy, as Ursula, was one of my favorites. She served up 10s across the board for her show-stealing presence, her sinister look, and HER VOICE.
When speaking to Deadline about embodying the role, Melissa said she's "always been a fan of drag" and was honored to pay homage to drag queens — including Divine (whom the original Ursula's makeup and persona were based on).
So when a video dropped showing a behind-the-scenes look at Melissa getting a full-face Disney-baddie beatdown as Ursula, I knew the face would eat us up.
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But I have never been more wrong in my life! The video began okay, and then the makeup artist took the eyebrows in an unexpected direction — literally.
Melissa McCarthy becomes... 🔮#Ursula🔮 pic.twitter.com/OEcX2ccytp
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) May 16, 2023
Disney / Via Twitter: @DisneyStudios
See? It started off cute and simple.
Then things got a little out of hand once the makeup was added.
I thought maybe the finished product would be different.
And then it ended up a complete mess.
The eyebrows looked more like an homage to Flotsam and Jetsam.
Disney / Via tumblr.com
The eyebrows gave us Luann Van Houten from The Simpsons.
And, of course, everybody had a lot to say about the makeup:
casually googling the makeup artist so I can throw a Chancla at them
— Gabriel The Queen (@sweatyandgay) May 17, 2023
@sweatyandgay / Via Twitter: @sweatyandgay
Those eyebrows are a hate crime 🤦🏽♂️
— Nico (@TheNicoKraken) May 16, 2023
@TheNicoKraken / Via Twitter: @TheNicoKraken
This is insulting to Ginger Minj specifically
— Jack Lawson (@jackhlawson) May 18, 2023
@jackhlawson / Via Twitter: @jackhlawson
Theres no way this is real 💀😭 it has to be edited the brows are SO OFF
— Yovska (@Yovska) May 17, 2023
@Yovska / Via Twitter: @Yovska
You guys should habe hired a DRAG QUEEN for that makeup job
— Diablo Mx (@diabl0fc0) May 17, 2023
@duabl0fc0 / Via Twitter: @diabl0fc0
— Manufo González (@Manufogonzalez) May 16, 2023
@Manufogonzalez / Via Twitter: @Manufogonzalez
Eureka needed to do her makeup. pic.twitter.com/JhQC3k7RBj
— Loi 🌧️ (@loaizing) May 17, 2023
World of Wonder / Via Twitter: @loaizing
Girl those eyebrows are not sisters, not cousins, not friends, they don’t even know each other pic.twitter.com/stYmrJxZHI
— 🌼 PIXIE 🌸 she/they (@pixieeelocks) May 17, 2023
Disney / Via Twitter: @pixieeelocks
— Gai in recovery. (@viredes) May 16, 2023
World of Wonder / Via Twitter: @viredes
