Moana star Auli’i Cravalho used an innovative TikTok video and lyrics from an Eminem song to come out as bisexual.
The 19-year-old actress took to her TikTok on Thursday, where she lip-synced portions of Eminem’s Those Kinda Nights, featuring Ed Sheeran, particularly one that read, ‘She said: “No, I’m bi.”‘
She further confirmed the news on Twitter, when a fan asked if she liked girls and she responded, ‘if i may escort you to my tiktok… @auliicravalho.’
Bi: Moana star Auli’i Cravalho used an innovative TikTok video and lyrics from an Eminem song to come out as bisexual
TikTok: She further confirmed the news on Twitter, when a fan asked if she liked girls and she responded, ‘if i may escort you to my tiktok… @auliicravalho’
The section of Those Kinda Nights lyrics that she lip-synced to are, ‘Seriously though, jokes aside, how you doin’? You straight? / She said: “No, I’m bi” / She said: “Are you drunk?” I said: “No, I’m high” / I’m checkin’ out the chick, she said: “So am I.”‘
The actress didn’t lip-sync to the entire section, though, starting with ‘Seriously though, jokes aside,’ indicating what she was about to say was serious.
She also lip-synced to ‘No I’m bi,’ along with, ‘She said, “Are you drunk?” and then ‘So am I’ as the brief video came to an end.
Jokes aside: The section of Those Kinda Nights lyrics that she lip-synced to are, ‘Seriously though, jokes aside, how you doin’? You straight? / She said: “No, I’m bi” / She said: “Are you drunk?” I said: “No, I’m high” / I’m checkin’ out the chick, she said: “So am I”‘
Serious: The actress didn’t lip-sync to the entire section, though, starting with ‘Seriously though, jokes aside,’ indicating what she was about to say was serious
The actress also got some support from 18-year-old actress Rachel Zegler, who makes her film debut in Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story.
Zegler was one of the first responses to Cravalho’s ‘if I may escort you to my TikTok’ tweet, stating, ‘oh absoLUTELY.’
Cravalho responded in kind on Twitter with a quote retweet which said simply ‘I LOVE YOU.’
Support: The actress also got some support from 18-year-old actress Rachel Zegler, who makes her film debut in Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story
Rachel responds: Zegler was one of the first responses to Cravalho’s ‘if I may escort you to my TikTok’ tweet, stating, ‘oh absoLUTELY’
Love: Cravalho responded in kind on Twitter with a quote retweet which said simply ‘I LOVE YOU’
Cravalho was a freshman in high school in Mililani, Hawaii when she auditioned for Disney’s animated film Moana.
She was the last to audition out of thousands of girls, winning the title role alongside Dwayne Johnson’s Maui.
The animated adventure was a big hit at the box office, earning $248.7 million domestic and $690.8 million worldwide in its theatrical release.
Freshman: Cravalho was a freshman in high school in Mililani, Hawaii when she auditioned for Disney’s animated film Moana
After Moana, Cravalho went on to star in NBC’s short-lived musical series Rise, which lasted just one season in 2017.
She also reprised her role as Moana in Disney’s 2018 animated sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, and she also played Ariel in ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live.
The actress will next be seen in the upcoming film Sorta Like a Rock Star alongside Justina Machado and Carol Burnett and Amazon’s The Power.
Rise: After Moana, Cravalho went on to star in NBC’s short-lived musical series Rise, which lasted just one season in 2017