Posted 50 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownGigi Hadid Revealed She Auditioned For The Live-Action "Tangled" Remake"I was really proud of my scene."by Natasha JokicBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Close your eyes. Wait, don't, then you can't read this article. Open your mind and imagine who you'd picture to play Rapunzel in a live-action version of Tangled. Is that person...
Gigi Hadid? Mike Coppola/MG25 / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue For context, a live-action version of Tangled had been in the works with Michael Gracey (of The Greatest Showman and Better Man) slated to direct. The project was in active development until earlier this year, when Disney put it on pause after the lackluster box office numbers for the live-action Snow White. Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection As it turns out, the 30-year-old model put her hat in the running for the lead part. In a new interview with Vogue, Gigi confirmed that she auditioned for the role and took singing lessons during fashion month in preparation. Marc Piasecki / Getty Images Alas, she did not get the role. "I was really proud of my scene," she told the publication. "The singing...I knew they were going to go with a real singer, but I'll show you my audition scene later." Aeon / GC Images It's worth noting that the "you" she's referring to is likely Kendall Jenner, not us readers. Incidentally, Gigi did highlight her love of musical theater in her April 2025 cover of Vogue. "I grew up doing musical theater," she said at the time. "I love all things musical theater." Perhaps a PR move for the audition, with hindsight? Han Myung-Gu / WireImage You can hear Gigi's singing in an all-skinny rendition of "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray here.