Ariana DeBose got emotional as she spoke about some of her dreams coming true while on Good Morning America on Monday.
The Oscar winner said she is over the moon that she is co-starring with Chris Pine in the upcoming Disney film Wish.
‘It’s overwhelming, it really is,’ the 32-year-old said trying to control her emotions, ‘Wow! To be a part of Disney legacy. It’s huge.’
The beauty then added: ‘I never thought I would be bringing [a Disney character] to life, and I certainly never thought it would look like me.’
The star said she loves that Asha has ‘beautiful brown skin, braids and freckles,’ and the Broadway star had her styled just like Asha’s for the early morning chat.
Tears a coming: Ariana DeBose got emotional as she spoke about some of her dreams coming true while on Good Morning America on Monda
Resemblance: The actress said she loves that her Wish character, Asha, has ‘beautiful brown skin, braids and freckles,’ and the Broadway star had her styled just like Asha’s for the early morning chat
Plot: In Wish, Asha lives in a magical kingdom, where wishes are supposed to be granted, however, she discovers that’s not actually the case when she goes to work as an assistant for King Magnifico
The actress provides the voice of Asha in Wish.
She’s a young girl who lives in a magical kingdom ruled by Chris’ King Magnifico.
He’s supposed to grant the wishes made by his subjects, but as Asha learns soon after she goes to work as his assistant, the king only grants the wishes he chooses.
In an effort to make things more fair in the kingdom, Asha goes rogue and wishes upon a star, and ends up getting more than she bargained for.
Ariana, who admitted to growing up as a ‘Disney kid,’ looked very much like her character as she arrived at the GMA studios.
She went with a decidedly more upmarket look though, donning a winter white Dolce and Gabbana suit with a double-breasted jacket, beneath an white wool coat for her arrival.
She wore blue D&G sunglasses and carried a blue sequined purse as she signed autographs for waiting fans.
Dreams: Ariana DeBose, 32, got emotional as she spoke about some of her dreams coming true
Winter white: The actress donned a winter white Dolce and Gabbana suit with a double-breasted jacket, beneath an white wool coat for her arrival. She wore ice blue Manolo Blahnik pumps with rhinestone buckles
The Shall We Dance singer wore ice blue Manolo Blahnik pumps with rhinestone buckles and accessorized with a gorgeous diamond star shaped brooch and small gold hoop earrings.
Her makeup looked daytime natural with a soft raspberry lip.
‘Asha is magical,’ she told her hosts.
‘And I think what I love about her is she’s so selfless. Her wish is not for herself, it’s for everyone around her and given the world we live in today, I think that’s a beautiful thing to have models for young people.’
Delicious: The ‘delicious’ Chris Pine, 43, voices the character of Asha’s foe. ‘I have to say, he’s quite good looking,’ quipped the star
Hidden gems: Wish is being released as part of Disney’s 100 year anniversary. Ariana said the movie is full of hidden gems from past films. She offered a hint about one gem revealing ‘Asha has seven friends, SEVEN friends, and they all have really, really cool personalities’
In addition to making a ‘wish upon a star,’ Ariana said there are lots of hidden nuggets from other Disney films in the story, which helps celebrate its 100 years in cinema.
‘One of the hidden gems is that Asha has seven friends, SEVEN friends,’ she emphasized, ‘and they all have really, really cool personalities.’
She revealed there are also ‘seven gorgeous, new original songs,’ in the movie as well.
Ariana described Asha’s foe, King Magnifico as ‘an amazing Disney villain’ voiced by ‘the delicious Chris Pine… and I have to say, he’s quite good looking.’
After winning an Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Critics Choice awards for her role as Anita in West Side Story, Ariana said she is still a ‘nervous vocalist.’
Nervous: Here the star, who played Anita in West Side Story, arrives at GMA in NYC
New songs: The singer and actress revealed Wish includes ‘seven gorgeous, new original songs’ saying, ‘ ‘I believe in this music and it helped me find colors and abilities in my own vocals that I didn’t know were there’
‘That is actually an area of my life that I work on building my self-confidence every day,’ she explained.
She said working with composer Julia Michaels she was able to shake off some of her concerns.
‘I believe in this music and it helped me find colors and abilities in my own vocals that I didn’t know were there.’
Wish opens in theaters the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 22.
