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Days After Halle Bailey’s Fan Girl Confession, 41-Year-Old Serena Williams Officially Sends Love to the Charming ‘Little Mermaid’ Star in a Heart-Warming Moment

Published 05/26/2023, 4:19 AM EDT

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It is no secret that Serena Williams is obsessed with Disney characters. Her fans know how religiously she follows all Disney releases and who her favorite characters are. The tennis wonder woman is always seeking to enjoy Disney’s latest movies. One recent movie she thoroughly enjoyed was ‘Little Mermaid’. In fact, she enjoyed the movie so much that she reached out to the lead American actress in the movie. Serena congratulated Halle Bailey personally congratulate on her success.

The tennis legend sent a DM of appreciation to Bailey. She told her how proud of her performance she was. To which the actress’ reaction was of a total fangirl who received a DM from the legend herself. Halle Bailey’s reaction was shared on social media in a reel by the official account of Instagram. Serena saw this reel and could not stop herself from reacting back to it.

DM from Serena Williams is all that the Little Mermaid actress needed

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It is not every day that a 23-time Grand Slam champion would drop in your DMs to say Hi! So when the American actress, Halle Bailey, received a personal message from Williams about how she liked her work in the ‘Little Mermaid’ movie and how proud of her she was, Bailey could definitely not hold her excitement.

 

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She instantly created a reel showcasing what a fangirl moment it was for her to receive words of encouragement from a global star. So when Serena saw Halle’s cute reaction video to her DMs, she could not resist herself to repost that reel on her story with heart emojis.

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Former world number one and her fondness for Disney

The good thing about Serena’s love for Disney is that she took it ahead and worked with Disney on several occasions. They even threw her a farewell party when she decided to retire from the sport. Recently Williams also dropped an announcement of launching a docuseries with Disney called ‘In the Arena: Serena’. In fact, she took it to herself to reveal the announcement of the series. She wanted to build a connection with the fans. Also, because her family is obsessed with Disney too!

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Ishmeet Kaur

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Ishmeet Kaur is a tennis writer at EssentiallySports. Although she completed her Masters in Business Administration, her passion for writing motivated her to hone her skills as a Content Writer. After sharpening her skills in writing and managing content, Ishmeet finally stepped into her dream field: sports journalism.
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Tony Thomas