The transformation of actor Jonathan Bailey , recently crowned the Sexiest Man Alive , into the hessian-faced scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz for the hotly anticipated sequel to Wicked was a serious undertaking.

"It was an average of four hours," Oscar-winning makeup artist Frances Hannon, the woman responsible for transforming Cynthia Erivo into her striking green character and Ariana Grande into an ethereal Good Witch for both blockbuster Wicked Films, reveals exclusively to HELLO!.

© StillMoving.Net/Shutterstock Frances is the mastermind behind the iconic makeup in Wicked

"We chucked away the contact lenses that we had blue for Fiyero (which Jonathan played in the first film), because he was a blue-eyed boy from Winkie Town, and went back to the earthy colour of J

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