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Camila CabelloandIdina Menzel’s friendship isfilledwith laughter.
Chatting with PEOPLE on theCinderellared carpet on Monday, both Cabello, 24, and Menzel, 50, opened up about the close friendship they developed while filming the Amazon Prime Video movie, streaming on the site this Friday.
Menzel admitted to bringing out her “maternal” instincts with the singer.
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“I think that’s part of what I try to impart to her,” she added.
Days before the premiere, Menzel and Cabello did a virtual Q&A where the two were hysterically laughing as Cabello revealed that she has “made love” to one of her songs.
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“We got a little delirious after our 35th interview and we almost peed our pants,” Menzel admitted with a laugh. “I didn’t even know what we were talking about!”
As to what set life with the two is like, Cabello told PEOPLE that it’s filled with laughter.
“We’re laughing all day long to the point it’s almost unprofessional,” Cabello said. “It’s great.”
Menzel also opened up about her marriage toAaron Lohrand how the pandemic helped them learn more about each other.
“We learned that we still like each other a lot. We love each other, but we actually like each other,” she said of Lohr, whom she married in 2017. “He works in the medical field. So he was going nine to five, so he wasn’t always in my space. But I don’t know, we learned that I like to not travel so much and be home more with the family.”
“And that’s why it’s getting hard with things wrapping up and trying to figure out priorities,” Menzel added.
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Also in attendance at the premiere were director Kay Cannon and actress Maddie Baillio, who plays one of Cinderella’s step-sisters. (In this remake, they’re not evil!) Both Baillio and Cannon had sweet words for Cabello and her first acting role.
“I was so nervous to work with Camila because I’m such a big fan of hers. But she’s amazing. She’s so real. She’s so authentic. And we became really great friends,” Baillio said. “And she’s an amazing actress. She’s witty. She’s funny. She nailed it every time. She worked so hard for this film. And she has so many amazing nuances that I think people will really love”
“Camila is Camila. What she represents, the strength she represents, her young life and what she’s already done in her young life,” said Cannon. “And she’s just so good in the movie. It makes my heart sing. It’s just great.”
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As for representation, Cabello serves as the first-ever Latina princess. For the former Fifth Harmony star, being that representation for young girls means a lot.
“Being the first Latina princess is such an honor. I mean, I’d be so excited to see any other person being a Latina princess before me,” she said. “Actually being that is crazy.”
Cinderellabegins streaming on Prime Video this Friday.
source: people.com
