'It's important that when we turn on the TV, we see the world that we live in reflected back to us,' says 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' star Moses Ingram.
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The goal for Ingram was not only to create an amazing look, but also to create a look that kids who resemble her could easily emulate. "Part of that conversation when I was talking to Deb and our hair department head was really that I wanted kids to be able to have the opportunity with their own hair at Halloween," she said. "And that's huge If you look at all the kids of color or Black kids with kinky hair. When they want to be Elsa [from
Frozen] for Halloween, they can be Elsa, but they got to put on a blond wig. [Now] there are so many kids that'll be able to wear their hair at Halloween, and I think that's going to be really exciting as well."
Now that Reva has made her debut in
two tailers for the series, that impact is finally starting to be felt, and starting to sink in for the star, as she told EW when we caught up with her recently.
"I know it's going to mean a lot to a lot of people," Ingram says of playing such a prominent role in the
Star Wars franchise. "It's important that when we turn on the TV, we see the world that we live in reflected back to us in what we're seeing. Representation is so important, and I feel so blessed that I get to be the vehicle that this character comes forth through. I am not worthy."
And now that fans have seen the look, the cosplaying has already begun. "Oh, it's wild," Ingram says. "I've already started getting different DMs from fans who've started building out their costumes already. It's hard to wrap my brain around."