Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Embrace in 'Wicked' Behind-the-Scenes Footage

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The story may be , but this friendship looks good as can be! Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, stars of the upcoming feature film adaptation of the Broadway classic, , are sharing a look at their comradery behind the scenes.

Taking to Instagram this weekend, Grande posted a carousel of photos and included a black-and-white photo of her laughing with Erivo at what appears to be a table-read for the film.

The co-stars look quite close as Grande is covering her face with paper and Erivo is looking over at her warmly. Confirming the moment, Erivo commented on the post, saying, «I love you Xx.» For her part, Erivo shared her own BTS footage from the production and included a video of her and Grande hugging.

Both of the stars are wearing masks for covid protection in the footage, and after a sweet embrace, they held hands and talked.