Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in evil and their role relationships.
Interviewed by British media gay erathe actresses were asked what they thought about fans rooting for their characters romantically.
“I think Elfie goes wherever the wind goes,” Erivo said. “I think she loves Glinda. I think she loves love. I think there’s nothing wrong with celebrating the deep connection between the two of them. They do have a real relationship. It’s true love, and that’s probably how people ship it. Reason, you know? Because they develop an unbreakable bond and love for each other.
Grande echoed her co-star’s sentiments, adding that they have “trust and truth.”
She continued, “It’s a safe space for each other, and that’s what all relationships should be, whether it’s romantic or platonic. Glinda might be a little in the closet. You never know. Again. Give it some time. I mean, it’s just true love and I think it’s just a sense of security within each other. [fans] May be shipped.
this eternal sunshine The singer isn’t the only one who thinks so. Kristin Chenoweth evil On Broadway, opposite Idina Menzel’s Elphaba, I agreed. “I thought so a long time ago,” she commented in one post. and! message Grande posted on Instagram that she felt Glinda was “a little conservative.”
elsewhere gay era During the interview, the Grammy winner and Oscar nominee also reflected on evil And all of Oz.
“It’s a Pride parade every day in the Emerald City, right?” Grande said. “Even the chickens…those chickens are gay.”
She also pointed out that Dr. Dillamond, played by Peter Dinklage, a professor of goat history at Heath University whose Border cardigans and bespoke tea sets are “gay icons”.
Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Bowen Yang Pfannee, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Keala Settle as Miss Coddle and Ethan Slater as Burke Boq), these are the rest of director Jon M. Chu’s cast.
evil The first part is out now.