10 h. ago Celebrity crib sheet: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are back on the red carpet – here are seven things you need to know

As Wicked: For Good premieres in the UK, find out just how close its costars are, why so many of the cast are vegan and the truth about Grande’s move away from popIt doesn’t matter if you’ve never seen the musical, have no interest in the film or are left cold by red carpets: Wicked season is here again, and you will be made to pay attention. After last year’s chaotic press tour for the first instalment, giving rise to some of 2025’s biggest and most bizarre pop culture moments, all eyes are now on the rollout of the sequel Wicked: For Good and the theatre-kid capers of its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Here’s what you need to know.1. They are still ‘holding space’ for one another Last year’s Wicked press tour was an infamous love-in for Grande and Erivo. Such was the intensity of their connection and mutual affection, both were frequently moved to tears in interviews. The enduring image was of Erivo stroking Grande’s index finger in response to a journalist’s unintelligib...

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33 h. ago Wicked: For Good is more than just Hollywood franchise brainrot – it’s timeless

With the new musical sequel poised to dominate the box office, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ seems as popular now as it was a century ago. Micha Frazer-Carroll looks at what sets L Frank Baum’s eternal children’s classic aside from the rest

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42 h. ago Ariana Grande contracts Covid during Wicked: For Good press tour

Oscar-nominated star of two-part musical forced to cancel press stops as film is predicted to deliver year’s biggest box office openingAriana Grande has tested positive for Covid amid the whirlwind press tour for Wicked: For Good, precluding some promotional appearances in New York.The Grammy award winner and Oscar nominee posted an Instagram story on Thursday captioned “moments before Covid” along with a photo from her appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon from earlier this week. Grande, who plays Galinda/Glinda in the second part of Jon M Chu’s film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, will reportedly miss a few upcoming press appearances, including a slot on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Ariana Grande reveals she has COVID in latest setback... days after Wicked star was ambushed by deranged fan

Ariana Grande has revealed she tested positive for COVID amid the tail end of her promotional whirlwind for Wicked: For Good.

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56 h. ago The Bishops Avenue: Is London's Billionaires' Row really back in business?

Many of its mega mansions are crumbling and derelict but developers are betting that residents will follow in the footsteps of stars like Ariana Grande and Premier League players and settle in new, ultra-secure flats

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57 h. ago The Bishops Avenue: Is London's billionaire's row back in business?

Many of its mega mansions are crumbling and derelict but developers are betting that residents will follow in the footsteps of stars like Ariana Grande and Premier League players and settle in new, ultra-secure flats

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68 h. ago Ariana Grande takes on Avengers role with Robert De Niro after Wicked

Ariana Grande says working on the fourth movie in the Meet The Parents series feels like joining The Avengers. In fact screen legend Robert De Niro has been making her do burpees to keep fit on set. The star also confirms her upcoming tour will be her last...for a while.

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69 h. ago 'Powerhouse' Ariana Grande sparks Oscar buzz in first reviews for 'spectacular' Wicked: For Good

The second installment of director Jon M. Chu's blockbuster big screen adaptation of Broadway's Wicked hits theaters on Friday after a year-long wait.

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2 d. ago Wicked director admits iconic Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo partnership almost didn’t happen

Wicked: For Good directorJon M. Chu has admitted the iconic pairing of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo almost didn't happen.

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3 d. ago Wicked: For Good review: This Wizard of Oz origins story starring Ariana Grande is devoid of magic

Wicked: For Good doesn’t have the courage of its progressive convictions, writes Alistair Harkness

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3 d. ago Ariana Grande says 2026 Eternal Sunshine tour likely her ‘last hurrah’: ‘I’m going to give it my all’

Singer says another tour may not happen for a ‘long, long, long, long, long time’

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3 d. ago Ariana's parting barb to crowds sparks fears for her health at New York Wicked premiere

Ariana Grande sparked concerns after becoming overwhelmed with photographers' attention at the Wicked: For Good New York premiere this week.

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3 d. ago The best and WORST looks from the Wicked: For Good press tour

The Wicked: For Good press tour has been filled with a slew of epic style wins and dramatic fashion fails - and the Daily Mail has rounded them all up for you.

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3 d. ago Wicked star Ariana Grande confirms last major tour in seven years before quitting music

Music star and actress Ariana Grande has shared her plans for her Hollywood career and her London tour next summer - after gaining praise for her role as Glinda in Wicked

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3 d. ago BRIAN VINER reviews Wicked: For Good: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are magnificent in this extravagantly sumptuous sequel

Like last year's film, this one is extravagantly sumptuous on the eye.

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3 d. ago Wicked: For Good review – Cynthia Erivo sweeps the field in explosive second chunk of Oz prequel

Bringing her black-belt screen presence to the role of Elphaba, Erivo leads a fine cast in a zingily scored conclusion to the hit origin storyDirector Jon M Chu pulls off quite a trick with this manageably proportioned second half to the epic musical prequel-myth inspired by The Wizard of Oz – and based, of course, on the hit stage show. It keeps the rainbow-coloured dreaminess and the Broadway show tune zinginess from part one, and we still get those periodic, surreal pronouncements given by the city’s notables to the diverse folk of Oz, those non-player characters crowding the streets. But now the focus narrows to the main players and their explosive romantic crises, essentially through two interlocking love triangles: Glinda the Good, Elphaba the Wicked and the Wizard – and Glinda, Elphaba and Prince Fiyero, the handsome young military officer with whom both witches are not so secretly in love, as well as possibly having feelings for each other.Jeff Goldblum is excellent as the W...

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3 d. ago Wicked: For Good review – There’s no magic in this aimless slog of a sequel

Cynthia Erivo scores, but Ariana Grande less so – and director John M Chu still hasn’t figured out how to properly light any of this

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3 d. ago Wicked: For Good review — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have changed cinema for the better

If this sequel to Wicked doesn’t get more Oscars, I’ll eat my witch’s hat

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3 d. ago 'One last hurrah!' Ariana Grande reveals her upcoming arena tour will be her last as she hopes to prioritise other passions

Ariana Grande has revealed that her upcoming Eternal Sunshine arena tour, kicking off next year, will be her last for the foreseeable future. 

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4 d. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's 'trauma bond' over Wicked: As Glinda and Elphaba stars go viral for tearful promo tour how the pair's tragic backstories paved the road to Oz

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are nearing the end of the yellow brick road, having lived and breathed their roles as Glinda and Elphaba for the past five years.

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