Sponsored message
Logged in as
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Subscribe
  • Listen Now Playing Listen

This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.

This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.

Arts & Entertainment

Watch Kristen Bell Entertain Hurricane Irma Evacuees With Bingo & 'Frozen' Song

kristenbell.jpg
Kristen Bell on stage at the D23 Expo. (Photo by Getty Images)

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.

Kristen Bell, possibly one of our nicest celebrities, spent the entirety of the weekend giving joy and hope to a group of Floridians as Hurricane Irma passed through the state. Why was she even in the state in the first place? Filming a movie, of course. She's in Florida shooting her forthcoming Netflix feature, Like Father, where she stars as a workaholic who gets left at the altar, and later goes on her planned honeymoon with her equally workaholic father. Film sets aren't safe from massive meteorological crises, though, so when the state was taking cover, Bell thought to offer her performing talents to boost everyone's spirits.

On Saturday, she set her plans in motion by tweeting a plea to Orlando:

Once she secured musical accompaniment, Bell made her way to Meadow Woods Middle School in Orlando to sing First Time in Forever for the students and faculty. The song was from the Disney hit Frozen, and was sung by Bell in the movie.

Back at the hotel where she and the film crew were staying, Bell made new friends with the evacuees who sought shelter at the hotel.

Sponsored message

She even had some news for her husband, Dax Shepard.

It's unlikely anyone would choose to be present during a hurricane, but at least Kristen Bell and co-star Paul Downs know how to make the most of it.

[H/T Vulture]

One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.

You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.

If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief

Make your tax-deductible donation today