Cynthia Erivo reveals the REAL reason why she and Ariana Grande have cried during all of their Wicked promotional interviews
Cynthia Erivo has revealed why she and Ariana Grande have broken down in tears on so many occasions while promoting Wicked. The pair have been travelling the globe to promote their role in the long-awaited adaptation of the Broadway Musical, and in a new interview, Cynthia admitted they get ‘very emotional’ while talking about the film.
Speaking on the Heart Breakfast show, Amanda Holden told Cynthia: ‘Every interview I’ve read Cynthia of you and Ariana, it just says that you end up in tears all the time.’
She said: ‘We do! And I think it’s because people have come in with such energy and they come in, their responses, their emotional responses come into the room with us, it’s the first time we’ve been able to talk about it, so we’re both reliving and rehashing all the things we’ve been through and the journey we’ve been on.
‘We can’t help it, we get very emotional about it.’
Amanda added: ‘Yeah, I don’t blame you. You went through COVID, you went through strikes, there was all kind of obstacles to overcome to make this movie.’
Cynthia then went onto say: ‘In fact, the very last song was filmed after the strike, so we were meant to finish and we couldn’t meet, ended up stopping and six months later finished with that.’
Wicked: Part One finally hit cinemas on Friday, and the second part is set to be released on November 21, 2025.
The two-part feature is adapted from the long-running and much-loved Broadway and West End musical.
Early reviews from cinema goers have been positive, with many saying the film brought them to tears and they will ‘never be the same’.
Taking to X, fans said of the film: ‘I was sobbing’… ‘I will never get over these two [Cynthia and Ariana]’.
‘This broke me!’… ‘I will never be the same’… ‘This had me tearing up, they ate this so bad, I want pat 2 NOW’… ‘I cried’.
Meanwhile, reviews have already poured in from critics as they, for the most part, praise the leading stars’ performances.
