Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer - King have proved that their friendly relationship is one of the best thing to come out ofThe Little Mermaidpress term of enlistment .

The Little Mermaidis finally in theaters, folks!Halle BaileyandJonah Hauer-Kingstar as Ariel and Prince Eric, and lemme just say that their chemistry is through the dang roof!

And as much as I loved watching them on screen, I’ve absolutely ADORED watching their friendship IRL:

1.Like, when Jonah spotted Halle at the movie’s UK premiere and literallyranto go hug her and hype her up:

And here’s the moment in HD:

2.When Halle said she’d trust Flounder with a secret over Prince Eric and Jonah wasshocked:

3.When Jonah admitted he really wants to be amermanand Halle was all for it:

…and then they did this cute lil' swimmy dance:

4.When they were so giggly in the middle of this interview and literally could not hold it together:

5.When Jonah shared that Halle immediately became one of hisbest friendswhile shooting:

6.When they danced their hearts out withBrookie and Jessieto Halle’s rendition of “Part of Your World”:

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7.When Halle wished Jonah the “happiest birthday” with this silly selfie:

8.When Jonah was asked todescribeHalle’s voice in one word and it was so 😭🥺:

9.When hesharedwhat it was like filming the scene where Prince Eric hears Ariel’s voice for the first time:

10.When Halle said she warned Jonah that he’s about to become the internet’s newestboyfriend:

11.When they were all smiles while recordingThe Little Mermaidsoundtrack:

12.When Jonah was forced to sing in thisinterviewand you could see the look of pure panic on his face:

13.When Halle learned what Jonah’s middlenamewas and had the cutest response:

14.When Jonah shared that Halle took him to a Chloëconcertas soon as he got to LA:

15.When Halle tried to be modest about how many takes it took for her to nail Ariel’s iconic melody, and Jonah called her out so fast:

16.When they were twinning (and totally on brand forThe Little Mermaid) with their matching starfish earrings:

17.When Halle did her bestTom Hollandimpressionand they were both cracking up:

18.When Halle shared that her favorite behind-the-scenesmomentwas celebrating Jonah’s birthday and singing “Happy Birthday” to him:

19.And finally, when Jonah couldn’t help buthypeHalle up with the sweetest words possible:

closeup of the two in the movie

jonah running to hug halle

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jonah saying he's a bit annoyed that halle didn't choose him

jonah saying he would like to be a merman and halle says yeah, he needs a tail

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jonah gushing about halle during an interview

both of them making silly faces for a selfie

jonah saying her voice is otherworldly

jonah gushing about listening to halle sing during there scene together

the two being interviewed

the two recording

halle laughing as he tries to sing

halle saying she loves his middle name is andre

jonah during the interview

halle laughing during the interview after jonah says she got it all in one take

the two laughing during their interview

jonah saying it was the best version of happy birthday

jonah gushing about halle