Ariana Grande reveals some fans think sheâs âsecretly marriedâ to Cynthia Erivo
Grande began dating her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater in 2023 and Erivo has reportedly been dating Lena Waithe since 2020
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Ariana Grande has opened up about how deep some fans think her relationship with her Wicked co-star is.
On Tuesday The Hollywood Reporter published an interview with the âBreak Freeâ singer where she revealed that there has been speculation that she and Cynthia Erivo are more than friends or even co-stars.
âPeople think we're secretly married,â she told the publication.
Grande continued, saying that she has seen some âGelfie stuffâ or edits of their two characters from the Wicked movie, Glinda and Elphaba, and didnât realize how detailed some fans could be in picturing the characters in some type of romantic relationship.
âI wish I could unsee some things,â the âwe canât be friendsâ singer said. âI mean, wow, I had a feeling, but I didn't know it would be on this scale or this graphic.â
Erivo (left) and Grande (right) are both currently in relationships (Getty Images )
Although the two of them are not in a romantic relationship, they have constantly gushed and praised each other.
âTo work with someone who is just absolutely in their own league as a talent in the world â there's no one like her,â Grande said about Erivo on Penn Badgley's podcast Podcrushed in June 2024.
âTo just feel like we somehow speak the same language and somehow we're destined to do this together and to feel safe every single day together and hold space.â
âTo have that â the love that we have and trust that we have and deep love that we have for each other is â I think it all kind of happened the way it did because of that and because we were supposed to be in each other's lives, I really do,â she added.
Despite the two actors both being in relationships â Grande began dating her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater in 2023 and Erivo has reportedly been dating Lena Waithe since 2020 â the Victorious alum has previously opened up about a theory she had regarding Glindaâs sexuality.
In an interview with The Gay Times ahead of the movieâs premiere, Grande and Erivo discussed the inherent queerness of both Wicked and the world of Oz created by author L. Frank Baum.
âEvery day in the Emerald City is a Pride parade, right?â the pop star said. âEven, like, the chickens. Those chickens are gay.â
Grande even went on to suggest that Shiz Universityâs goat professor Dr. Dillamond, played by Peter Dinklage, is a âgay icon.â
As for the Wicked fans who âshipâ Glinda and Elphaba being in a romantic relationship, the pair admitted at the time that their theories werenât far off.
âI think Elfie, she goes wherever the wind goes. I think she loves Glinda, I think she loves love,â Erivo told the publication. âI donât think thereâs anything wrong with celebrating the deep connection that both of them have. They do have a real relationship, it is true love, which is probably why people are shipping it because what they build with each other is an unbreakable bond.â
Grande explained that their characters provide âsuch a safe space for one another, which is what all relationships should be.â
âSo, you know, whether itâs romantic or platonic â Glinda might be a little in the closet â but if there were a time, you never know. Give it a little more time,â she added.