Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are sharing their thoughts on the bizarre ‘holding space’ meme during Wicked’s media tour.
During an exclusive interview with Variety on Friday, December 6, the 31-year-old pop superstar reflected on a past ‘cringeworthy’ interview she did alongside her co-star, a 37-year-old stage icon.
Cynthia reiterated in the interview, “I had no idea that this thing was going on.”
Sharing her stance on the subject the Side To Side hitmaker added bluntly that she “didn’t know what any part of it meant, I didn’t understand the first sentence. And then I definitely didn’t understand what was happening, how you responded.”
She further went on to add, “I was like, “Oh, what did she say, and what did you hear?” And I just wanted to be there [for Cynthia], because I knew something big was happening, and I didn’t know how to be there.”
This comes on the heels of Ariana’s response to Tracy Gilchrist’s question inquiring about their ‘holding space’ for the emotional lyrics of a song on Wicked’s soundtrack Defying Gravity.
The We Can’t Be Friends singer didn’t hesitate to react to the viral trend at the time, admitting to ‘holding space’ for Gilchrist after the duo held each other’s hands as the interview’s audio played.
The Glinda actress enthused, “Oh my goodness! Our queen!!!! Holding space with you always.”
Fans went absolutely gaga over Ariana’s remark, solidifying why she’s the ultimate queen.
One fan commented, “She is actually so iconic for this whole situation. We Stan.”
Another chimed in, adding, “I hope she knows she is an icon.”
