Kristen Bell Says There's a NSFW Joke Hidden in TheseFrozenLyrics — Have You Noticed It?

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristen Bell, Anna from 2013’s ‘Frozen’.

Kristen Bellbrought the clumsy but lovable Princess Anna to life in the 2013 hit animated Disney filmFrozen, but it seems she may have brought just a bit more than her voice to the role.Duringan interview withVanity Fairreflecting on some of her most famous projects, Bell called attention to anincredibly subtle NSFW jokethat made it into the final cut of the film — but most viewers probably missed it.As Anna sings the opening to “For the First Time in Forever” as the castle prepares to host its first event in years, the princess sings “Why have a ballroom with no balls?”Upon rewatching the clip, Bell, 44, laughed. “How did we get that joke in there? Come on,” she joked.“We slid it in under the radar,” she admitted, suggesting there was some pushback on the line before the film was released. “It almost didn’t make it in, but then we were like ‘What are you talking about? That’s not what it means. Don’t be a perv.’ ”Bell recounted how portraying a princess in a Disney animated film was a lifelong dream of hers, though she pushed the film’s creators to let her be a bit creative with Anna’s characterization.The animated cast of 2013’s ‘Frozen’.Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett“When I finally got the opportunity I was thrilled and it occurred to me that I would do anything they asked me to,” Bell admitted. “But what I should be valiantly striving for is to create a character that I really needed to see when I was 11 years old — which was someone like this character. Thankfully they let me do it.”Though the quick joke snuck into the Anna-centric track was the only potentially inappropriate joke Bell confessed to during the interview, she revealed she had a heavy hand in theprincess’s unrefined demeanor.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Most Disney princesses, prior to the release ofFrozen, were poised as pretty and composed women — but Bell was adamant she wanted this new character “to be the opposite.”“I want her to wake up with drool in her mouth and I want her to snore and I want her to talk too much and too fast and wear her heart on her sleeve and trip over things,” she shared. “The real quirk for a girl who is lovable but not as put together. And thankfully this whole experience was really collaborative and some of those things they wrote in and others they didn’t, and they kind of let me take the reigns.”

Kristen Bellbrought the clumsy but lovable Princess Anna to life in the 2013 hit animated Disney filmFrozen, but it seems she may have brought just a bit more than her voice to the role.

Duringan interview withVanity Fairreflecting on some of her most famous projects, Bell called attention to anincredibly subtle NSFW jokethat made it into the final cut of the film — but most viewers probably missed it.

As Anna sings the opening to “For the First Time in Forever” as the castle prepares to host its first event in years, the princess sings “Why have a ballroom with no balls?”

Upon rewatching the clip, Bell, 44, laughed. “How did we get that joke in there? Come on,” she joked.

“We slid it in under the radar,” she admitted, suggesting there was some pushback on the line before the film was released. “It almost didn’t make it in, but then we were like ‘What are you talking about? That’s not what it means. Don’t be a perv.’ ”

Bell recounted how portraying a princess in a Disney animated film was a lifelong dream of hers, though she pushed the film’s creators to let her be a bit creative with Anna’s characterization.

The animated cast of 2013’s ‘Frozen’.Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett

Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett

“When I finally got the opportunity I was thrilled and it occurred to me that I would do anything they asked me to,” Bell admitted. “But what I should be valiantly striving for is to create a character that I really needed to see when I was 11 years old — which was someone like this character. Thankfully they let me do it.”

Though the quick joke snuck into the Anna-centric track was the only potentially inappropriate joke Bell confessed to during the interview, she revealed she had a heavy hand in theprincess’s unrefined demeanor.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Most Disney princesses, prior to the release ofFrozen, were poised as pretty and composed women — but Bell was adamant she wanted this new character “to be the opposite.”

“I want her to wake up with drool in her mouth and I want her to snore and I want her to talk too much and too fast and wear her heart on her sleeve and trip over things,” she shared. “The real quirk for a girl who is lovable but not as put together. And thankfully this whole experience was really collaborative and some of those things they wrote in and others they didn’t, and they kind of let me take the reigns.”

source: people.com