Ariana Grande comforted by her co-star Cynthia Erivo after the incident. Photo: The Straits Times/Asia News Network
British actress-singer Cynthia Erivo did not mince her words when asked about some of the challenges she and her Wicked: For Good castmates had experienced during the international promotional tour for the fantasy musical movie sequel.
“We have come through some s***,” she said during a Screen Actors Guild screening on Nov 15. “I mean, f*** even this last week, let’s be honest.”
According to American trade magazine Variety, Erivo made the comments while speaking to the audience at the Saban Media Centre Wolf Theatre in Los Angeles.
The 38-year-old was likely referring to the incident on Nov 13, in which a man jumped a barricade and charged at her co-star Ariana Grande at the film’s yellow carpet premiere held at Universal Studios Singapore in Resorts World Sentosa.
In multiple videos of the incident, which has gone viral, he can be seen roughly putting his arm around Grande, 32, in a tight hug.
The American actress and pop star recoiled in shock, and Erivo instinctively forced herself between Grande and the intruder, while security guards quickly apprehended the man.
Erivo and Malaysian co-star Michelle Yeoh comforted Grande before they composed themselves and continued walking down the carpet. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
