Ariana Grande responds to backlash over her starring as Glinda in Wicked Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Ashleigh Gray For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:33, 4 November 2024 | Updated: 22:59, 4 November 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Ariana Grande has responded to criticism of her casting as Glinda in Jon M.
Chu 's movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked . The 31-year-old music artist — who is currently promoting the film in Sydney, Australia — appeared on a recent episode of the Sentimental Men podcast and discussed her role with hosts Quincy Brown and Kevin Bianchi. Explaining the audition process, she said she felt pressure to overcome the 'challenge' of shedding her pop star image.
'I felt a little bit of the initial nervousness or the sort of preconceived notions about what I might be able to deliver or not deliver, or why I would be wrong [for the role] or whatever,' Ariana admitted. Naming two of her hit songs, she imagined the perspective of a critic: 'Going off of Side to Side, I probably would've said the same thing. I probably would've said, "Why the f**k? Kill me.
I’ve waited 20 years for this. Kill me." I would've said that as a fan from the outside.
Knowing of only 7 Rings, probably I'd say, "Well, that’s bull****." So, you know, I get it.' Ariana Grande has responded to criticism of her casting as Galinda in Jon M.
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