Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.
Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Ariana Grande Goes Blonde Ahead of ‘Wicked’ Movie and Fans Are Not OK: ‘Excuse Me’!
usmagazine.comDo blondes have more fun? Ariana Grande is looking to answer that question as she debuted vanilla locks.The “Focus” singer, 29, unveiled her new ‘do via Instagram on Wednesday, October 26, stirring fans into a frenzy. “New earrings,” Grande coyly captioned the social media post, which showed her rocking a bright blonde ponytail.
While it is not immediately clear whether the hitmaker colored her tresses for her role in the 2024 film adaption of Wicked, one fan is calling the hair makeover Grande’s “GLINDA ERA!!!!!”A second social media user commented, “Glinda energy,” while a third wrote: “A BLONDE DIVA.” A fourth shared: “Excuse me blonde!!!” Celebrity hair stylist Chris Appleton commented: “Ohh Hi old friend.” Cynthia Erivo, who is set to portray Elphaba alongside the Nickelodeon alum, joked: “Earrings are AMAZING!!”Grande previously went platinum blonde in 2016 and was seen with a sunny-colored mane on the cover of British Vogue in 2018.
She later sported a dirty blonde crown at the 2020 Grammys.Her current stint as a blonde comes after she had been rocking a deep brown hue.
In addition to chocolate and blonde, the Florida native has dyed her hair gray, lavender, dark purple and ombre. She also famously sported red hair while appearing on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious.Though the color of her hair has changed through the years, Grande’s hairstyles have not.
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