

‘It just was sort of Melissa and I talking and creating. In the promising live-action adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid,' Melissa McCarthy is taking up the Ursula mantle, and shes honoring the characters drag queen roots. I played around quite a lot with different colours, different shapes, and stuff. He continued telling the publication: ‘I didn’t really draw on anything. With 42 years of hair and makeup design under his belt, Peter has also worked on the likes of The Lord of the Rings and Mary Poppins and explained that his Ursula look wasn’t based on any outside influences. According to animator Rob Minkoff, Ursula was originally described in the script as a Joan Collinslike figure, resulting in character designs that depicted a thin, bony woman with lionfish- or. What are your thoughts on the look? Let us know! #news #entertainment #drag #thelittlemermaid #ursula #makeup #dragmakeup ♬ original sound – MetroUK The role’s origins from the 1989 film were based on the legendary drag queen, Divine. So drag performers took to Twitter to share their dismay at the revamped version. Divine, the well-known drag queen, who inspired the character Ursula from Disneys film The Little Mermaid.Getty Images. The role’s origins from the 1989 film were based on the legendary drag queen, Divine.

Peter Sword King said he felt it was ‘very offensive’ that drag queens were claiming Disney should have hired a queer artist to transform the actress into the iconic villain.

McCarthy’s Ursula makeup artist has hit back at criticism from drag queens over his work on The Little Mermaid.
