Melissa McCarthy is the queen of West Pride's parade in colorful, ... trends now

Melissa McCarthy is the queen of West Pride's parade in colorful, ... trends now
Melissa McCarthy is the queen of West Hollywood Pride's parade in colorful, ... trends now

Melissa McCarthy is the queen of West Hollywood Pride's parade in colorful, ... trends now

Melissa McCarthy reigned over the annual West Hollywood Pride celebration on Sunday.

The Little Mermaid star, 52, wore a floor-length, rainbow-colored dress and added even more flair with a rainbow-striped, fringed cape.

She rode down Santa Monica Boulevard in a white BMW festooned with a plethora of colorful balloons and signs that said 'Say Gay,' referring to Florida Governor Ron DeStantis' 'Don't Say Gay' campaign.

The Mike and Molly alum donned a voluminous brunette wig and did her makeup in a dramatic fashion, embracing her inner drag queen. 

The Bridesmaids actress gleefully waved at the parade's spectators.

Queen of Pride: Melissa McCarthy reigned over the annual West Hollywood Pride celebration on Sunday

Queen of Pride: Melissa McCarthy reigned over the annual West Hollywood Pride celebration on Sunday

Rainbow: The Little Mermaid star, 52, wore a floor-length, rainbow-colored dress and added even more flair with a rainbow-striped, fringed cape.

Rainbow: The Little Mermaid star, 52, wore a floor-length, rainbow-colored dress and added even more flair with a rainbow-striped, fringed cape. 

Say gay: She rode down Santa Monica Boulevard in a white BMW festooned with a plethora of colorful balloons and signs that said 'Say Gay,' referring to Florida Governor Ron DeStantis' 'Don't Say Gay' campaign

Say gay: She rode down Santa Monica Boulevard in a white BMW festooned with a plethora of colorful balloons and signs that said 'Say Gay,' referring to Florida Governor Ron DeStantis' 'Don't Say Gay' campaign

A Pride parade is a natural setting for the Tammy star. 

She based her performance as Ursula in The Little Mermaid on the iconic drag queen Divine.

In fact, the character of Ursula was also inspired by Divine in the original 1989 animated film. 

'There's a drag queen that lives in me. I'm always right on the verge of going full-time with her,' she told Entertainment Weekly in April.

Melissa sings Ursula's anthem, Poor Unfortunate Souls, in the film and she added that accepting a singing role was 'really fun.'

Last week, The Heat actress shared a sweet story about Halle Bailey during the filming of The Little Mermaid.

'Halle is at all times incredibly quietly humming,' she explained to Triple J Radio. 'There is always this beautiful, it’s a different melody, it’s so quiet, but we were mic’d because sometimes we were so far away from each other that if we

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