60 minutes ago Wicked bosses confirm Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's pay after fan fury

Cinemagoers have been bowled over by the new film adaptation of Wicked as it hits screens worldwide, but fans have been demanding to know their hard work resulted in an equal pay

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3 hours ago ‘Holding space’: Wicked has made the term famous. But what does it mean?

In the earnest press tour for the film, actor Cynthia Erivo was in tears at the idea that fans were ‘holding space’ for the song Defying Gravity. But is it more self-help jargon or something more powerful?The journalist Tracy E Gilchrist had just four minutes with the Wicked actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – and she had to make them count. She just didn’t bargain on becoming part of one of the year’s most-used memes as a result of saying the phrase “holding space”. “I just went in and did my job, which was to try to get an authentic answer to a question in a very short amount of time,” she says. “It felt like the right term for what I was trying to get across to Cynthia, which is the idea that you can interact with a work of art like Defying Gravity and feel something within your...

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5 hours ago Holly Willoughby wows in plunging black dress with pal Nicole Appleton at Robbie Williams’ biopic premiere

Holly Willoughby looked sensational as she posed on the red carpet at the Robbie Williams' biopic premiere in a plunging black gown that showed off her ageless beauty

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16 hours ago Wicked fans left disappointed by theater chain’s ‘dumb rule’ to enter screening

Other movie theater chains, including Regal and Cinemark, enforce the same rule

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19 hours ago Robbie Williams smiles through the pain as he attends Better Man premiere alongside wife Ayda Field, ex

The singer, 50, was joined at the premiere in Leicester Square, London by his wife Ayda Field as the couple looked in good spirits while walking the red carpet together.

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20 hours ago Did Ariana Grande get paid more than Cynthia Erivo for Wicked? | Debunked

A viral rumor claims actress Ariana Grande was paid 15 times more than her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo—$15 million to Cynthia’s $1 million.

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21 hours ago BBC Strictly's Chris McCausland makes major blunder in front of Wicked star Cynthia Erivo

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland was left red-faced after making an awkward blunder in front of West End star Cynthia Erivo on The Graham Norton Show

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22 hours ago I bagged two Charlotte Tilbury setting sprays for under £25 in Black Friday sale

Online retailer Cult Beauty has rolled out discounts on Charlotte Tilbury products that fans of the popular brand won’t want to miss - including 20% off this setting spray kit

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22 hours ago Wicked fans bemoan 'grey' film after director opted for 'realistic' modern look over classic Wizard of Oz technicolour

Despite picking up a string of five-star reviews and being tipped to pick up Oscars - many fans have the same complaint about the film. The colours are too grey.

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