America Ferrera Reacts to Young Girls Doing Her EpicBarbieMonologue: 'Hilarious but Also Super Sad'

America Ferrera says young girls relating to her Barbie monologue is “hilarious, but also super sad.".Photo:Gareth Cattermole/Getty Gareth Cattermole/Getty America Ferrera’sBarbiemonologue immediately hit a chord with women when it hit theaters. But it’s also speaking to a younger generation, the actress found out recently. In this week’s issue, the actress, 39, tells PEOPLE that she recently encountered a “young girl” who used the now-viral monologue — aspeech about the “impossible” task of being a woman today— to audition for a theater program.

America Ferrera Reveals Favorite Fashion Moment from theBarbiePress Tour: 'Felt Like a Badass' (Exclusive)

America Ferrera in South Korea.Photo:Han Myung-Gu/WireImage Han Myung-Gu/WireImage America Ferreraknocked it out of the park with every single one of herBarbiepress tour looks. One outfit stood out to Ferrera, though, as her absolute favorite — which is saying a lot, when every single look was a slay. America Ferrera in South Korea.Han Myung-Gu/WireImage “I’ve had a lot of favoriteBarbiefashion moments,” Ferrera tells PEOPLE exclusively. “My stylist, Karla Welch, is just a killer.

America Ferrera Reveals How Her Husband'sBarbieCameo Happened: 'We Didn't Tell Anybody' (Exclusive)

Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera on July 12, 2023.Photo:Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImageAmerica Ferrerais sharing how she and her husbandRyan Piers Williamskept hisBarbiecameo a secret!InBarbie, Williams, 42, an actor, writer and producer, makes a few hilarious appearances as the husband to Ferrera’s character, Gloria, a Mattel employee who meetsMargot Robbie’s Barbie with her daughter Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and is brought to Barbie Land. Williams’s character is largely too busy practicing Spanish with the Duolingo app to notice his family’s disappearance to the fictional Barbie neighborhood.

America Ferrera Says Her Kids Have No Idea She's Starring in 'Barbie' Film: 'They're Still Too Young'

America Ferrera’s two children are blissfully unaware that their famous mother is going to star in one of 2023’s most anticipated films. While chatting with PEOPLE about her partnership withZumbafor its newZumba Beginningsprogram, the actress, 38, also opens up about how her two children — sonSebastian Piers, 4, and daughterLucia Marisol, 2, whom she shares with husband Ryan Piers Williams — have no idea she’ll be starring in the upcomingBarbiemovie.

America Ferrera Says Her Workout Routine Has 'Really Evolved' Over the Years: 'I Want to Enjoy It'

Photo: America Ferrera/Zumba FitnessAmerica Ferreralikes to make the most of herworkout routine.“I love moving my body. I try [to work out] once a day,” Ferrera tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I think my relationship to moving my body and working out has really evolved, and I’m in a place where I just want to enjoy it. I want to have fun, I want to move because I can, because it feels good, and because it always makes my day better after I’ve done that.