H.E.R. Had 'Baybayin' Script on Her Beauty and the Beast Costume

For the first time ever, Beauty and the Beast's Belle will be played by a "Black and Filipina" queen, singer-songwriter H.E.R. The five-time Grammy winner, whose real name is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, will take on the iconic role in the live-action 30th anniversary special of the Disney classic. 

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>pAs soon as the behind-the-scenes photos were released online, eagle-eyed netizens noticed how one of the Fil-Am's costumes has an indigenous Baybayin script, which simply reads as "Bel." ICYDK, it was the form of writing widely used by Filipinos before the Spanish colonization.>pWe totally loved how H.E.R. paid homage to her Filipino roots.>p

The talented H.E.R. (Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson) - 1st Filipino & Black artist to play “Belle” in “Beauty and the Beast” (airs on ABC on Dec. 15) - represents her Filipino roots through indigenous Tagalog baybayin writings on her outfit. The writing says “Bel”. This is dope. ???? pic.twitter.com/6I9ztiWYfX>pDecember 8, 2022

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Baybayin on @HERMusicx ‘s dress as live action Belle!! My heart. pic.twitter.com/s8fFpboidY>pDecember 7, 2022

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The way @HERMusicx is honoring her Filipino heritage in her Belle costume. ????????????????

The writing says “Bela” (“Bella”) in baybayin. A pre-colonial script that was almost taken from us, but we are reviving it.

Proud of this Bay Area Pinay and excited to see HER in BATB!

Mabuhay! pic.twitter.com/vR5Ebz65HG>pDecember 8, 2022

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H.E.R. (a filipina american!) plays belle and if you look closely, the white dress features baybayin, a traditional filipino writing script

i’m ???????????? https://t.co/RsBunK7XwN pic.twitter.com/1MgMCqBMs5>pDecember 7, 2022

>p"I never thought that I could be a Disney princess," she shared in an interview with Good Morning America. "Of course, every little girl wants to be a Disney princess, but I've never seen one that looks like me—so I get to be that to little girls now." >pWay to go, Gabriella! >pBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration will be available on Disney+ on December 16, 2022. >pFrom: Cosmopolitan Philippines>p