Cynthia Erivo Addresses Her Connection With 'Wicked' Co-Star Ariana Grande, Conversations About Queerness & Racism

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Cynthia Erivo is opening up about Wicked. The 38-year-old actress is on the cover of AnOther‘s Spring/Sumer 2025 issue, available now.

During the conversation, Cynthia got candid about pouring herself into roles, her connection with Ariana Grande, connections to queerness and racism in their hit movie, and much more. Keep reading to find out more… On playing roles: “I don’t know how not to give each of the characters an actual part of myself.

I don’t know how not to pour myself into the character. I think I’ve got very good at making sure that I take the time at the end of these projects to let them go a little bit and make some space for myself to come back in.

I want to be able to give myself fully to whichever character comes along next. I think it’s because I really do care deeply about each of these characters.