Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s close friendship has been well-documented throughout Wicked: Part 1 and Wicked: For Good ’s press runs. Whether they’re crying together or holding space, they’ve got each other’s backs — so much so that Erivo actually protected Grande when an overzealous Wicked fan attacked at the sequel’s Signapore premiere. Now, Erivo’s opening up about how they offer each other support when conversations about their appearances take over.

According to Erivo, they agreed to be there for each other when they first started working on this project. “That was right at the beginning,” Erivo tells USA Today . “We’ve had this conversation about people talking about what we look like, and we’re able to look at one another and say, ‘Just know I see you and everyt

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