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Kristin Chenoweth's emotion for Ariana Grande defies gravity.
The actress, who played Glinda the Good Witch successful the archetypal Broadway accumulation of Wicked in 2003, precocious weighed successful connected the "Positions" vocalist assuming the relation successful the upcoming Jon M. Chu films. And according to Kristin, Ariana is that girl.
"She's going to enactment her ain stamp connected it," she told Andy Cohen during the Jan. 16 occurrence of Watch What Happens Live. "I'm truthful arrogant of her. I wanted her to bash her Glenda. And that's what she's doing. I'm arrogant of her.'
When asked whether she thought determination was capable worldly for the musical—which is being made successful to 2 films—to construe to the large screen, the Pushing Daisies alum further gave her stamp of support connected the move.
"There's truthful overmuch much successful the books that we cognize astir the characters, truthful yeah, determination is," the Tony victor said. "And I haven't work anything, but I deliberation so. I deliberation determination is enough."
This isn't the archetypal clip Kristin has fixed her blessing to her Hairspray Live! co-star and friend. Back erstwhile the quality was announced that Ariana and Cynthia Erivo had been casted to play Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, Kristin gushed astir the "Thank U, Next" vocalist connected Instagram.
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"I'm not definite if I've ever been this proud," she wrote successful a Nov. 2021 post. "From the precise archetypal time I met you (swipe to see!!), you were destined for this role. Congratulations @arianagrande! The champion Glinda you volition beryllium with @cynthiaerivo by your side. I emotion you!!"
In summation to a station of a young Ariana gathering Kristin with her ma years ago, Kristin's station besides included a screenshot of a 2011 tweet from Ariana that read, "Loved seeing Wicked again...amazing production! Made maine recognize however severely I privation 2 play Glinda astatine immoderate constituent successful my life! #DreamRole."
