Ariana Grande Credits Cynthia Erivo Bad for Helping ‘Heal’ Her

Ariana Grande you admire him They are not bad the costar Cynthia Erivo by helping him to ‘heal certain parts’ of himself.

Grande, 31, and Erivo, 37, talked about their friendship in an interview with The New York Times published on Wednesday, November 6.

“I feel inspired by her strong ability to be honest and protective,” Grande, who plays Glinda in Erivo’s Elphaba, told the press. “By being around him, I have become more of a friend when I used to abandon myself, and I really value our friendship.”

Crying, the “Thank U, Next” singer continued, “Wow, I really promised myself in the car that I wouldn’t do this.” By spending this time with her and a character that she believes in, I feel like I was able to heal some parts of me that really needed a friend like Cynthia and a friend like Glinda.”

Grande revealed that she is a cheerleader for people in recovery.

“One would punch me in the face and I would say, ‘I’m sorry.’ I make a fool of myself, I act a little bit, but yes, I had a problem listening to words that I knew were true because of the fear of being judged,” she said. “And I think it’s a really good thing to win.”

Grande has faced many challenges throughout her successful pop career, including the bombing of her Manchester concert in 2017, the death of her ex-boyfriend. Mac Miller one year later and her 2023 divorce from ex-husband Dalton Gomez after two years of marriage. (News came out last summer that Grande again They are not bad the costar Ethan Slater they dated after his split from Gomez, 29, and Slater’s split from his ex-wife. Lilly Jay. (Both actors denied cheating on their co-stars at the time amid widespread speculation.)

Grande also supported Erivo.

Erivo, talking to Timeshe said of Grande, “I don’t know if you know, but she has really changed my life. I think it was one of the first times that someone looked at me and was happy with what was there. I was telling him about what I wanted from myself as a singer and he just believed, I thought more than I did. I don’t think it was until I met him that I was like, ‘Oh, I think I can have what I want in this life, and I can get it my way.'”

Erivo said that Grande “taught me how to manage this emerging monster, because I had a measure of it but this is new.” He really holds my hand all the time and wants it for me the way I want it for myself.”

They are not bad opens in theaters on Friday, November 22, and will be released in two parts, the second of which will premiere in November 2025. Based on the popular Broadway show, the musical follows the story of the Wizards of Oz as they move from rival college roommates. unexpected friends.

The films also star Slater as Boq, Jonathan Bailey like Fiyero, Michelle Yeah as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as a Witch, Marissa Bode like Nessarose and Peter Dinklage like Dr. Dillamond.

Grande called the audition for the role of Glinda “challenging” when she appeared on the Friday, November 1, episode of “The Sentimental Man” podcast. “It has to be earned. Anything at this level, being a part of anything, is not given just because they know about one thing,” he said. “So, it’s nice to have the challenge of reframing people’s ideas and doing the work to earn your way back into other spaces.”