I think she loves love," the Harriet actress mused. Erivo addressed this interpretation, telling Gay Times, “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with celebrating the deep connection that both of them have,” she explained. Glinda might be a little in the closet. I mean, it is just a true love, and I think that transcends sexuality.
It is true love, which is probably why people are shipping it, you know? Because what they build with each other is an unbreakable bond and love."
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And as both of them explained, the queer allegories go beyond just their characters, with Ariana pointing out that the most used word in the original L.
Everyone is just so beautifully queer."
Ariana—who is currently dating Wicked costar EthanSlater—previously said that part one of the film ends with showing Glinda and Elphaba having "truly fallen in love with each other."
"[They] get the chance to say, 'I see it for you and I love you,'" she told the BBC.
"'And I don't agree, but I love you and I want it for you.'"
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Ariana Grande has established herself as the number one Gay-linda supporter. “Even the chickens… those chickens are gay.”
She also noted that Peter Dinklage’s Dr.
Dillamond, a goat history professor at Shiz University, is a “gay icon,” with his Bode cardigan and custom tea device. They do have a real relationship. It might not be easy, but it isn’t impossible.
“I think Elphie, she goes wherever the wind goes,” Erivo said.
“Every day in the Emerald City is a Pride parade, right?” Grande said.
Because what they build with each other is an unbreakable bond and love.”
Grande echoed her co-star’s sentiment, adding that they have “trust and truth.”
She continued, “Just such a safe space for one another, which is what all relationships should be, whether it’s romantic or platonic.
“I think she loves Glinda. “I thought so too way back when,” she commented on an E! Grande recalled the people in her life connecting the musical to real-world politics when it first premiered in 2003.
“It’s time for people to say, ‘Oh, how can I be a better ally?’ Because that’s how we’ve always survived,” she continued.
Ariana Grande Says “Glinda Might Be a Little in the Closet”
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened up about Glinda and Elphaba’s sexualities in Wickedand their characters’ relationship. It's just a deep safety within each other."
"And trust and truth and just such a safe space for one another," she continued, "which is what all relationships should be—whether it's romantic or platonic."
And Ariana is not the only one who thinks Glinda is in the closet: Kristin Chenoweth, who played the Good Witch in the original Wicked Broadway production, later commented on E!
News' post and wrote, "I thought so too way back when…"
As for Elphaba, as Cynthia noted to Gay Times, "She goes wherever the wind blows."
"I think she loves Glinda. Frank Baum books is the word "queer."
"Oz is just a celebration of uniqueness," she said.
In an interview with U.K.
publication Gay Times, the actresses were asked for their thoughts about fans romantically rooting for their characters. During the Wicked star’s recent press tour, she addressed the question Gelphie shippers have been asking for years: is Glinda gay?
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And that’s why [fans] probably ship it.”
The Eternal Sunshine singer isn’t the only one to think that.
The Answer Isn’t As Straightforward As It Seems
The conversation came up during an interview with Gay Times, where Grande opened up about her thoughts on Glinda’s sexuality and the overall queerness of Oz. “Every day in the Emerald City is a Pride parade,” she said, going on to joke, “even the chickens… those chickens are gay.”
But she took a more serious note when discussing Glinda’s relationship with Elphaba (played by Cynthia Erivo).
Grande also pointed out other characters she sees as part of Oz’s potentially queer community, particularly Peter Dinklage’s Dr. Dillamond, who she called a “gay icon.” She gushed, “I mean, Dr. Dillamond in that Bode cardigan… Let’s talk about it.
This conservative outrage over Wicked is ignoring one major detail