“Obi-Wan Kenobi” actress Vivien Lyra Blair is bringing the comprehensive drive of Princess Leia for an additional fantastic lead to.
The 9-yr-aged actress — who captured the hearts of “Star Wars” lovers with her portrayal of a youthful Princess Leia in the new Disney+ series — is assisting shine a light-weight on Save the Chimps, a nonprofit refuge with 221 chimps rescued from labs and the entertainment market.
“Princess Leia would like to defend all creatures in the galaxy, and so do I,” said Blair in a video clip timed to her birthday this Saturday — a day she has in frequent with just one of the inhabitants of the 12-island facility.
“On June 4, I switch 10 a long time aged — and I share that birthday with Kay the chimp. She was rescued from a lab in New Mexico when she was only just a newborn, and now she lives at Save the Chimps, a sanctuary in Florida,” she reported.
Blair, who was also a PETA spokesperson in 2019, described that Kay and her “best close friend,” Luke — a chimp named for the “Star Wars” character Luke Skywalker, initially played by Mark Hamill — share similarities to the interests of the young actress and her own good friends.
“Kay and I have a large amount in widespread: We each like actively playing games, amassing stuffed animals, performing somersaults and eating bananas,” she shared in the charming minute-extended clip.
“Although, as opposed to Kay, I don’t take in the peel,” she cheekily included.
Blair, who currently boasts an Instagram account with far more than 218,000 followers, is remembered by a lot of for earlier playing Sandra Bullock’s daughter in the Netflix thriller “Bird Box.”
Episodes 1, 2 and 3 of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” are obtainable to stream on Disney+, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday.
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