Ariana Grande Responds to Backlash to Her 'Wicked' Casting, Says She Understands Fans' Concerns

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Ariana Grande is speaking out in response to backlash over her casting as Glinda in the Wicked movies.

The 31-year-old actress is a lifelong fan of the musical after seeing Wicked on Broadway with the original cast, which began her friendship with Kristin Chenoweth when she got the chance to go backstage as a child.

After Ariana was cast as Glinda, there was some backlash from fans of the musical who couldn’t imagine her in the role.

And she says she understands! Keep reading to find out more… “I felt a little bit of the initial nervousness or the sort of preconceived notions about what I might be able to deliver or not deliver, or why I would be wrong [for the role] or whatever,” she said on the Sentimental Man podcast. “Going off of [my song] ‘Side to Side,’ I probably would’ve said the same thing.