{"id":742086,"date":"2026-08-18T17:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/742086\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:52:13","slug":"cynthia-erivo-says-ariana-grande-is-her-favorite-person-to-sing-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/742086\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Erivo Says Ariana Grande Is Her &#8216;Favorite Person to Sing With&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThere is undoubtedly something special that happens with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ariana-grande\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ariana Grande<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/cynthia-erivo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthia Erivo<\/a> perform together. Just ask the Arianators who were lucky enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/ariana-grande-surprise-wicked-reunion-cynthia-erivo-london-1236317617\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">catch the two women reunite on stage<\/a> on Sunday (Aug.16) during Grande\u2019s second night of a 10-night run at the O2 Arena in London on her Eternal Sunshine tour.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ariana-grande\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artist-112556-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/cynthia-erivo\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cynthia-erivo-mlc-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe actor\/singers who got wicked close while filming and then promoting the two blockbuster Wicked films performed the\u00a0Wicked: For Good\u00a0song \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopBase\/status\/2089091098123640995?s=20\">For Good<\/a>,\u201d in addition to their mash-up of \u201cGet Happy\/Happy Days Are Here Again\u201d on Sunday. In an Instagram post on Monday (Aug. 17), London native Erivo said the reunion felt like coming home again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAri, my sweet sister, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcJ4JkZktRz\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\" target=\"_blank\">my favorite person to sing with<\/a>. Thank you for inviting me to share your stage, singing 2 songs that represent such a massive part of our lives,\u201d Erivo wrote in the post that featured a carousel of images and videos, opening with the two women sharing a deep hug on stage, followed by a fan witnessing the superstar summit and promptly losing their damn mind while joking in the caption, \u201cGLAD I KEPT MY COOL AND COLLECTED SELF WHEN CYNTHIA ERIVO CAME OUT.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tErivo shared another fan clip highlighting the collective freak out, captioned, \u201cthey couldn\u2019t even start because it was sooooo loud,\u201d as well as one whose caption said it all: \u201cThis is like if Jesus brought out God to read the Bible but for musical theatre ppl or if Jude brought out Haaland and started making out with him for the football fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tErivo\u2019s message continued, \u201cThis is what we do it for, for the love of the work and for all of the fans. I missed this. We missed this. And I wish I had more words, but to put it simply, I will never forget this night. Like a handprint on my heart. All my love.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe warmth and loving spirit carried on to Grande\u2019s response in the comments, in which she wrote, \u201cit\u2019ll always come back to this\u2026 \u2661 just as it started. i\u2019m so grateful for this moment &amp; for you\u2026 love you always. \u2661 \u267e\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe rest of the clips featured more video of fans absolutely losing it, ending with a slide featuring an image from Sunday and a previous on-stage moment, both of which featured the women holding hands and smiling lovingly at each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGrande\u2019s 10-night run at the O2 is slated to wrap up on Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is undoubtedly something special that happens with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo perform together. 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