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.
Cynthia Erivo’s Stylist Jason Bolden Calls Out Celine for Not Dressing Black Celebrities
usmagazine.comFashion stylist to stars like Cynthia Erivo and Taraji P. Henson, Jason Bolden called out the design house Celine for not dressing black stars.Amid the George Floyd protests, Bolden commented on the label’s Black Lives Matter Instagram post. “Wait really, u guys [don’t] dress any black celebs unless they have a white stylist,” he wrote.
How Fashion Brands, Designers and Industry Leaders are Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement Celine’s post on Tuesday, June 2, read, “Celine stands against all forms of discrimination, oppression and racism.
Tomorrow’s world will not exist without equality for all.”But Bolden isn’t the only one! Fashion influencer Bryanboy made a TikTok video scrolling through the brand’s Instagram page, pointing out
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