{"id":223084,"date":"2026-02-15T23:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cynthia-erivo-addresses-those-rumours-about-her-relationship-with-ariana-grande\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T23:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:00:49","slug":"cynthia-erivo-addresses-those-rumours-about-her-relationship-with-ariana-grande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cynthia-erivo-addresses-those-rumours-about-her-relationship-with-ariana-grande\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Erivo addresses THOSE rumours about her relationship with Ariana Grande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-02-15\" datetime=\"1771196449\" pubdate=\"\">15 February 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Erivo has addressed the &#8220;strange fascination&#8221; surrounding speculation that she and her Wicked co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/ariana-grande\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,ariana-grande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ariana Grande<\/a> are more than friends.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attending the Wicked For Good premiere<\/p>\n<p>The pair starred alongside each other as Elphaba and Glinda in John M. Chu&#8217;s blockbuster two-part big-screen adaptation of Wicked and have built a deep connection on and off set &#8211; but it&#8217;s all &#8220;platonic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia, 39, explained that the hearsay began simply because people struggled to understand the depth of her bond with the 32-year-old pop star.<\/p>\n<p>She told The Stylist: \u201cAt first, I think people didn\u2019t understand how it was possible for two women to be friends\u2014close\u2014and not lovers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never really spoken about this, but there was this strange fascination with the two of us, where people either thought we were putting it on for the cameras or that we were lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nCynthia further explained: \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s because there\u2019s such little conversation around platonic female friendship that is deep and real, even though it exists everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re not used to seeing it on camera, in front of people. A relationship where people are connected sometimes just makes people uncomfortable; we aren\u2019t taught that those relationships are good for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nDirector John said of their chemistry on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast: &#8220;At first I thought, let\u2019s keep it open to anybody. The studio never put pressure on us about names or followers. Not one word.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWhen Cynthia walks in and sings, you feel it in your bones. And when Ari sat there and became Glinda, there was no question.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI knew what everyone is seeing now &#8211; I got to see it on day four.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/cynthia-erivo-addresses-rumours-relationship-ariana-grande-1437717.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 February 2026 Cynthia Erivo has addressed the &#8220;strange fascination&#8221; surrounding speculation that she and her Wicked co-star Ariana Grande are more than friends. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attending the Wicked For Good premiere The pair starred alongside each other as Elphaba and Glinda in John M. 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