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The actress also said she feels like \"everybody\" has seen the classic film.

\"I was a nanny when that first came out and one of the little girls I was watching -- we watched it every single night for about a year and a half ... I know it, I know it to my core, and I weirdly still love it,\" she noted.

Another artist, Lizzo, has also openly expressed her interest in the role. \"I'M URSULA. PERIOD. @Disney,\" she posted alongside a video dressed as the character in November 2018.

I’M URSULA. PERIOD. @Disney pic.twitter.com/9YPVPPvVpz

— |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) November 1, 2018

She retweeted the video after reports of McCarthy taking on the role surfaced.

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