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Idina Menzel wants John Travolta to repay flubbing her name with Walk of Fame dedication

The cast of Frozen 2 appeared on US chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night and while there, the animated sequel’s stars Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell talked about how excited they are to be honoured with a double Walk of Fame star ceremony later this month.

However, Menzel – who voices Queen Elsa in the Disney film – said she's been having a bit of a challenge figuring out which two celebrities to ask to present her star, because she doesn't "have a lot of celebrity friends" that she feels "like bothering."

However, Menzel does have one idea and it's a fantastic one.

"I started to get really desperate and I said to my publicist, 'You know, John Travolta owes me a favour.' I never called in that favour. He apologised to me years ago, he's like, 'Anything you need,' and I never called it in," said Menzel.

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If you recall, during the Oscars, in 2014, John Travolta notoriously mispronounced Menzel's name, when he introduced the singer as "Adele Dazeem" to the stage for her performance of the smash hit Frozen song Let It Go.

Idina Menzel, left and John Travolta present the award for best original song at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Idina Menzel, left and John Travolta present the award for best original song at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Even though Travolta issued an apology to Menzel two days later, and Menzel totally let it go, Bell insisted that Menzel call in the favour.

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"You have to do that. You absolutely have to ask him," Bell told Menzel, who exclaimed, "He doesn't even know my name!"

Following Travolta’s famous flub in 2014, the pair were reunited on stage at the following year’s Academy Awards, where the Grease star did his best to make it up to Menzel.

Idina Menzel, left, and John Travolta present the award for best original song at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Idina Menzel, left, and John Travolta present the award for best original song at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

However his face-touching antics only seemed to exacerbate the awkward atmosphere even further.

Surely an appearance at Menzel’s Walk of Fame dedication is the least he can do.

Frozen II is coming to UK cinemas on 22 November and tickets are on sale now. Watch a trailer below.