I swam with Florida’s last real mermaids and learned how extreme their job really is

At Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs State Park our writer signs up for mermaid camp to see what it takes to become a real mermaid.
Just Jared

‘The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey Learned To Swim With An Actual Mermaid Tail But Only Used It For These Scenes!

Halle Bailey put in the work to play Ariel in The Little Mermaid. For the 23-year-old actress, that meant learning from real synchronized swimmers (and maybe a professional mermaid) about just how to ...
New York Post

I’m a real-life mermaid — I spend hours every day in my 11-pound tail

She’s living a life of porpoise. Nikky Wegloop, 19, loves the water — and has turned her passion into a profession as a mermaid and qualified scuba diver. Wegloop, who lives in Mijas Costa, Spain, ...
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Inside the lives of real-life mermaids - from £6,000 tails to swimming in freezing British waters

Swishing tails, glistening waters, connecting with nature and spending quality time with friends – this is what being a mermaid is all about. Adults from around the world are getting in touch with ...
People

I'm a Professional Mermaid: Woman Opens Up About Life in the Water, Including Dives in Her $6K Tail (Exclusive)

Over eight years, Brandee Anthony has built an aquatic empire around mermaiding Brandee Anthony Media; Vero Beach Mermaid/TikTok Brandee Anthony decided to try mermaiding for content on her Periscope, ...
BroadwayWorld

A Mermaid's Tale 2012

Breaking news to your phone. US mobile only. No password required. Broadway + NYC Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off Broadway Cabaret Dance Opera Classical Music West End / UK A MERMAID’S TALE is adapted ...
The Conversation

A long and fishy tail: before Disney’s Little Mermaid, these creatures existed in mythologies from around the world

Mermaids are multicultural mythical figures, reflecting the continuing human fascination with the sea in stories echoing thousands of years into the past. Mermaids are found in cultures across the ...
Variety

‘The Little Mermaid’ Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Explains How She Built Ariel’s Mermaid Tail

To bring Disney’s iconic mermaid princess Ariel to life in “The Little Mermaid,” costume designer Colleen Atwood constructed a life-sized tail that went from star Halle Bailey’s chest all the way down ...