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She said she was shocked when she found out she got the role.

\"Immediately I was like, 'I get to wear the yellow dress!'\" she said. \"I have to wear the yellow dress -- that's going to be the moment ... but I was so excited. I got to unlock a new thing within myself and that's why I say the timing is so great.\"

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\"My inner Disney princess, which I think is this fearless and joyful and just strong and kind of brave thing within myself. I'm finding,\" she added. \"It's been a crazy, wonderful experience.\"

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PHOTO: H.E.R. stars as Belle in ABC's live-action special, "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration."
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She joins a star-studded cast including Shania Twain, Josh Groban, Martin Short, Joshua Henry, David Alan Grier and Rita Moreno for the television event.

Twain will play Mrs. Potts, Groban will play the Beast, Short will play candlestick Lumière, Henry will play Gaston, Grier will play Cogsworth, the clock, and Moreno will narrate the special.

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The television event will air on ABC on Dec. 15 and on Disney+ the next day.

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