Nadine Samuels

Calling all Mixers: Leigh-Anne Pinnock has narrated a new version of "The Little Mermaid" on Audible, and it's going to be your new obsession. The Little Mix star is re-telling Hans Christian Anderson's original tale, which has been translated by writer Dina Gregory, and it's available to watch from today. The actress has included a few details from her own experience and hopes that readers will "see themselves" in" the audiobook. "My hope is that people like myself will see themselves in this story, and I've loved retelling this tale to my own children," Pinnock told her followers on March 23. Pinnock shared a stunning, Lensa-style snapshot of herself looking the part on Instagram to celebrate the good news. The mother-of-two wore a lavish shell tiara and marble-patterned dress for the promo photo, channeling her inner Ariel. "I'm so excited to be narrating The Original Hans Christian Anderson version of The Little Mermaid exclusively for @audible_uk" she told her 9.7 million followers. "Dina Gregory is such an amazing storyteller; seeing her adaptation made me feel as if I've been so familiar with as a child." "There are so many themes within this now famous storyline that feel so familiar to my own life, and so my narration was inspired by not only my experiences but also my culture, my roots," she wrote.