Melissa McCarthy ruled the annual West Hollywood Pride celebration on Sunday.
The Little Mermaid star, 52, wore a rainbow floor-length dress and added even more flair with a rainbow-striped fringed cape.
She drove down Santa Monica Boulevard in a white BMW adorned with a plethora of colorful balloons and signs that read “Say Gay,” in reference to Florida Governor Ron DeStantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” campaign.
The Mike and Molly alum wore a voluminous brunette wig and did her makeup in a dramatic fashion, embracing her inner drag queen.
The Bridesmaids actress waved cheerily to the parade spectators.
Queen of Pride: Melissa McCarthy ruled the annual West Hollywood Pride celebration on Sunday
Rainbow: The Little Mermaid, 52, wore a floor-length rainbow dress and added even more flair with a rainbow-striped fringed cape.
Say gay: She drove down Santa Monica Boulevard in a white BMW decorated with a plethora of colorful balloons and signs that read “Say Gay,” referencing Florida Governor Ron DeStantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” campaign
A Pride parade is a natural setting for the Tammy star.
She based her performance as Ursula in The Little Mermaid on the iconic drag queen Divine.
In fact, Ursula’s character was also inspired by Divine in the original 1989 animated movie.
There’s a drag queen living inside of me. I’m always on the verge of working with her full-time,” she shared Weekly entertainment in April.
Melissa sings Ursula’s anthem, Poor Unfortunate Souls, in the film and added that accepting a singing role was “great fun.”
Last week, The Heat actress shared a sweet story about Halle Bailey while filming The Little Mermaid.
“Halle hums incredibly quietly the entire time,” she explained Triple J radio. “There’s always that beautiful thing, it’s a different melody, it’s so quiet, but we were overheard because sometimes we were so far apart that if we whispered to each other we could hear it completely in our earphones.”
She continued, “So she was just very much in the eye line because I was up a lot of time and she was in this little ball just sitting on the floor and just so quiet but always humming.” ‘
Cloud 9: A Pride parade is a natural setting for the Tammy star. She based her performance as Ursula in The Little Mermaid on the iconic drag queen Divine
Out and proud: ‘There is a drag queen living in me. I’m always on the verge of working with her full-time,” she told Entertainment Weekly in April
Ursula: Melissa sings Ursula’s anthem, Poor Unfortunate Souls, in the movie and she added that accepting a singing role was “really fun”
Sweet story: Last week, the Heat actress shared a sweet story about Halle Bailey while filming The Little Mermaid
Humming: “Halle always hums incredibly softly,” she explained to Triple J Radio. “There’s always this beautiful, it’s a different melody, it’s so quiet, but we were overheard because sometimes we were so far apart that if we whispered to each other, we could hear it completely in our earphones
She continued, “So she was just very much in the eye line because I was up a lot of time and she was in this little ball just sitting on the floor and just so quiet but always humming”
An ally: ‘Music is always being made, that is the most beautiful thing in the world. And sometimes the sound guy, I just looked and saw him and he had the bang there and he’s like that [makes an adorable face]. “And then he saw me and I said, ‘Can you hear it?’
Can you hear it: And he says, “I can always hear it, it’s my favorite thing”‘
Cute: McCarthy went on to explain that she didn’t think Halle knew she was doing it. “Sometimes I don’t even think you knew you were doing it, it just comes from you… it was truly divine,” she recalls
She added, “Music is always being generated, it’s the most beautiful thing in the world. And sometimes the sound guy, I just looked and saw him and he had the bang there and he’s like that [makes an adorable face].
“And then he saw me and I said, ‘Can you hear it?’ And he says, “I can always hear it, it’s my favorite thing.”
McCarthy went on to explain that she didn’t think Halle knew she was doing it.
“Sometimes I don’t even think you knew you were doing it, it just comes from you… it was truly divine,” she recalls.