Ariana Grande recently revealed that Cynthia Erivo‘s prosthetic Elphaba ears from Wicked now reside in a very… unique place in her home.
“Right now, they’re just, like, next to the printer,” the actress admitted in a recent BBC Radio 1 interview. “With, like, pens and printer and then Cynthia’s ears.”
Still, Grande noted that she’s open to potentially moving them from their place of pride next to the printer in order to playfully prank her guests. “But sometimes if I’m having guests over or if I put out a tray of whatever, I’ll just kind of leave them nearby to see if anyone gets a little confused,” she said. “I’m just kidding. I’ve never done that, but I will. No, yeah, they’re next to the printer for now.”
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Grande added that it feels like a good spot for them. “Framing them is weird,” she confessed as interviewer Ali Plumb began to change topics. “Sorry! Go ahead, I’m still thinking about it. I’m spiraling about it.”
Plumb then offered up his own ear placement suggestion. “I think hide them in the downstairs loo and just have them there with no context, don’t explain them, that’s where they live,” he said, prompting Grande to reply, “I love it.”
Why exactly did Erivo end up sporting prosthetic ears in order to play Elphaba, you may ask? Well, the actress revealed in a November Elle interview that it was due to her collection of piercings. “I have a million piercings, so they brought in a prosthetic artist, who created basically a shell for my ears,” Erivo confessed at the time. “Those aren’t my ears!”
Grande first confessed to taking Erivo’s ear prosthetics home with her during a November Today interview. And, as it turns out, they weren’t the only prop that she took after filming wrapped, either.
“It’s just a question of, ‘What did we leave? What didn’t we take?’” Grande joked, noting that she took her character Glinda’s wand, books, and “several snow globes from the Emerald City.”
She also noted that she took “a piece of Johnny Bailey … that he gave me,” but declined to shed any further information about it at the time because it’s a “movie two spoiler.”
Watch Grande talk about owning Elphaba’s ears in the clip above.
Ariana Grande, the pop sensation known for her powerhouse vocals and iconic ponytail, has revealed a surprising keepsake she has in her home office – Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba ears from the Broadway musical “Wicked”.
In a recent Instagram post, Grande shared a photo of the green, pointed ears worn by Erivo during her time playing the role of Elphaba in the hit musical. Grande explained that she keeps the ears next to her printer as a reminder of the magic of Broadway and the incredible talent of Erivo.
Fans were quick to express their excitement and admiration for Grande’s unique memento, with many praising her love for theater and her support of fellow performers.
It seems that even while recording chart-topping hits and dazzling audiences with her vocal range, Ariana Grande still finds inspiration in the world of theater. And with Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba ears by her side, there’s no telling what musical magic Grande will create next.
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