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.
Strictly's guest judge Cynthia Erivo is back to replace Motsi in another panel shake-up
ok.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing’s guest judge Cynthia Erivo will be returning to the competition this weekend and will replace Motsi Mabuse on the judges’ panel.
German-South African dancer Motsi, 40, shared the news she unfortunately has to bow out of the show’s 10th week after she was contacted by NHS Test & Trace yesterday.The star was told she had come in “close contact” with someone on November 21 who has since tested positive for COVID-19.
A Strictly spokesperson has now confirmed they’d asked 34 year old actress Cynthia back to the judges’ panel this weekend. "We can confirm Motsi Mabuse will not be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend," the representative said.
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