Cynthia Erivo addressed claims that she and Ariana Grande are not actually friends despite their close bond during Wicked promotion. She said people doubted their friendship because they did not know her well. She described the scrutiny as interesting, noting that others analyzed their relationship without knowing the reality. Erivo said they made a conscious decision early to build their friendship and continue to text regularly. She also referenced her memoir, stating they committed to protecting and caring for each other throughout the process. She contrasted their approach with the idea that co-stars may let egos interfere and harm the creative process.
"I think that people didn't really believe that we were actually friends. But that's also because people don't know me very well. "If I'm a friend, then I'm a friend. If I'm not, then I'm not.""
"She says it's "very interesting" seeing people dissect her and Grande's relationship, knowing "what the reality actually is". She adds: "Lots of psychologists seated at home deciding who we were, what we were going through, what we were doing and why"."
"The Dracula star says they made a "really conscious decision" to build their friendship early on, and still text regularly today. She touched upon it in her November 2025 memoir, Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much, too."
"Erivo wrote: "We committed to protecting and caring for each other through this process. We hear often how female co-stars - or really, any co-stars - can sometimes let their egos get in the way until they battle each other, destroying the creative process for everyone involved. "We were determined to do the opposite.""
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