What Occurred When Christie Brinkley Tried Out for Daryl Hannah’s Position in ‘Splash’ (Unique)

We all know her greatest for making a splash in her well-known swimsuit pictures, however as Christie Brinkley reveals in her new memoir, Uptown Woman, she initially tried out for the mermaid position within the 1984 movie Splash.

The half famously went to Daryl Hannah who starred reverse Tom Hanks within the romantic comedy and field workplace hit. Brinkley was one in all a number of actresses who tried out for the mermaid position, however did not find yourself swimming away with it.

“It could have been an ideal half,” the 71-year-old supermodel informed PEOPLE. “As a result of I did spend a big a part of my childhood pretending in my head to be a mermaid. I imply I had a kelp mattress close to my home in Malibu, and my mother would all the time say ‘Keep out of the kelp beds … however I could not assist it. I used to be like slightly mermaid going by way of the kelp beds.”

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After Daryl Hannah landed the half, Brinkley did get a follow-up name relating to the key behind her personal beachy hair waves. “They really known as me to say, ‘Are you able to inform us the place you do your hair so we will get Daryl’s achieved like yours?’ I used to be like, ‘Oh, including insult to harm,’” she says with amusing.

Years later, their paths crossed as soon as once more — over a distinct kind of mermaid. This one hung within the Newel Artwork Gallery, an artwork and antiques emporium in Manhattan.

That’s the place, as Brinkley remembers, “Abruptly, I see this mermaid clipper ship [that was a chandelier hanging] and I really like clipper ships and mermaids and I mentioned, ‘Oh, I would like that. I’ll take it.’” She purchased it on the spot.

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As a result of the worker who was wanted to take it down wasn’t on the gallery that day, they informed her it could be shipped to her residence. However a couple of days later, she acquired a name. “They mentioned ‘Miss Daryl Hannah got here in and needs the mermaid lamp,'” Brinkley remembers. “I mentioned ‘Effectively, sorry, however I already purchased it.’” 

When the Newell worker insisted how a lot the actress actually wished it,  Brinkley responded, “‘Effectively so do I and I’ve already purchased it and I would like to maintain it.”

“[Daryl] mentioned to say that she was the mermaid within the film,” Brinkley was informed. Once more, she responded, “Effectively, I’ll be looking out for an additional, however I’ve been a mermaid my entire life.” 

And who may argue with that?

As we speak, she provides, with amusing, “It’s in my entry corridor.”

Uptown Woman by Christie Brinkley comes out April 29 from Harper Affect and is obtainable for preorder now, wherever books are bought.