Lizzo reveals her plans for Ursula if she had been given the role in The Little Mermaid: ‘My audition was good’

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Lizzo dazzled on the cover of Variety's latest issue where she opened up about managing her fame, changing the conversation about body positivity and losing out on a big Disney role.The 33-year-old Grammy winner admitted she's no good at auditions and lost out on playing Ursula the sea witch in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.Melissa McCarthy ended up snagging the role and Lizzo - whose real name is also Melissa - revealed that the two connected after the fact at an Adele show and had a sweet interaction. Star power:Lizzo dazzled on the cover of Variety's latest issue where she opened up about managing her fame, changing the conversation about body positivity and losing out on a big Disney role'Everyone knows I auditioned for Ursula in [Disney's upcoming live-action] 'The Little Mermaid,' and I didn't get it.

Lizzo dazzled on the cover of Variety's latest issue where she opened up about managing her fame, changing the conversation about body positivity and losing out on a big Disney role.The 33-year-old Grammy winner admitted she's no good at auditions and lost out on playing Ursula the sea witch in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.Melissa McCarthy ended up snagging the role and Lizzo - whose real name is also Melissa - revealed that the two connected after the fact at an Adele show and had a sweet interaction. Star power:Lizzo dazzled on the cover of Variety's latest issue where she opened up about managing her fame, changing the conversation about body positivity and losing out on a big Disney role'Everyone knows I auditioned for Ursula in [Disney's upcoming live-action] 'The Little Mermaid,' and I didn't get it.

Lizzo dazzled on the cover of Variety's latest issue where she opened up about managing her fame, changing the conversation about body positivity and losing out on a big Disney role.The 33-year-old Grammy winner admitted she's no good at auditions and lost out on playing Ursula the sea witch in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.Melissa McCarthy ended up snagging the role and Lizzo - whose real name is also Melissa - revealed that the two connected after the fact at an Adele show and had a sweet interaction. Star power:Lizzo dazzled on the cover of Variety's latest issue where she opened up about managing her fame, changing the conversation about body positivity and losing out on a big Disney role'Everyone knows I auditioned for Ursula in [Disney's upcoming live-action] 'The Little Mermaid,' and I didn't get it.

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Lizzo is speaking about her audition for the role of Ursula in The Little Mermaid.

Zack Sharf When Rob Marshall’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” debuts next year, it’ll do so with Melissa McCarthy vamping it up as the villainous sea witch Ursula. McCarthy nabbed the part over Lizzo, the Grammy Award winner who used social media to pitch herself for the “The Little Mermaid” role. One viral video of Lizzo, dressed as Ursula, belting the film’s classic song “Poor Unfortunate Souls” generated over 3 million views on Twitter.

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