Billie Eilish Interviews Ariana Grande at ‘Wicked’ Screening, Goes Full Fangirl: ‘My Brother Used to Be Like: Don’t Call Her ‘Ari,’ You Don’t Know Her!’
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic No one lauds the “Wicked” quite like Billie Eilish — at least when she is in full Ariana Grande-fangirl mode, as she was in interviewing her longtime singing heroine after a screening of the movie musical in Hollywood on Tuesday night.
The Q&A, held for Academy and guild members at the Directors Guild of America’s theater, had Eilish doing the moderating at the personal behest of the film’s Oscar-nominated Glinda. “My team was like, ‘Who would be a cool person to do this?
Who’s your dream person?'” Grande said at the outset. “I was like, ‘Billie, [but] she’s not gonna say yes.’ She’s too busy. She’s too fabulous.
It’s too much. But she said ‘Yes,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, shit. Now I’m so nervous.'” Eilish piped up with her youthful-worship credentials. “I love this girl so much and I love this movie so much and I love you.
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