Ariana Grande created emotional ‘triggers’ to avoid her own ‘pain’ during Wicked

She portrays Glinda in the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked, alongside Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey.

Popstar Ariana Grande has said she invented “triggers” to avoid “referencing” her own “pain” during emotional scenes in Wicked: For Good.

Grande, 32, portrays Glinda in the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked, alongside Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey, a role which has earned her an Oscar nomination.

The singer and actress spoke about some of the more emotional scenes she performed in the recently released sequel, Wicked: For Good, adding that some of the film’s themes felt “adjacent” to her life.

Speaking to actor Adam Sandler on Variety’s Actors on Actors, Grande said: “I’m a crier in life, but it’s not as easy when you’re perf