'The Little Mermaid Live' : Auli'i Cravalho Shares the Sweet Advice She Got from Original Ariel
When it comes to playingThe Little Mermaid‘s Ariel in ABC’s live special,Auli’i Cravalhohas the most magical mentor. Ahead of the ABC’sThe Little Mermaid Live!on Tuesday, the 18-year-old actress opened up to PEOPLE about the sweet advice she received from Ariel herself, Jodi Benson. “I’ve spoken to Jodi and she’s an absolute dream,” Cravalho said of Benson, who voiced Ariel in the original 1989 animated film. “I actually met her a few years ago at D23, which is a wonderful Disney convention, and I remember her just telling me — and this is before, of course, anything about me playing Ariel — she said that Ariel had changed her life and I should ‘buckle up, buttercup’ because everything is about to change and about to be so magical and amazing....