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AIBU?

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To think there's something really off about this woman?

213 replies

BelatrixLestrange · 17/11/2025 18:22

Sorry for the Daily Fail link, but this is the third video I've seen over as many weeks with this woman acting oddly possessive over Arianna.

AIBU to think her behaviour is off?

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cause a stir with ANOTHER 'ridiculous' red carpet moment | Daily Mail Online https://share.google/sqbD37a6vMwwNNn8m

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cause stir with red carpet stunt

The Wicked: For Good co-stars have had multiple 'bizarre' red carpet exchanges when promoting the first Wicked film, with yet another clip now resurfacing.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15297173/Ariana-Grande-Cynthia-Erivo-red-carpet-necklace.html

OP posts:
Mafsing · 18/11/2025 07:19

They both seem unhinged to me. I would assume some sort of OCD with the necklace thing. Cynthia is incredibly talented but obviously a bit kooky. Or they just do slightly odd things on the press rounds because they know it will garner attention. It's like they are both slightly in character still.

KimberleyClark · 18/11/2025 07:31

Lampzade · 18/11/2025 03:33

I think that Michelle Obama looks great with the weight loss .
Not sure if the weight loss is due to jabs ( as another poster suggested) or the death of her mother which she ( Michelle O) admitted has devastated her

She didn’t need to lose the weight though. She has always looked great.

NoDramaJustDistance · 18/11/2025 16:22

AgnesXNitt · 17/11/2025 21:24

Ariana Grande getting named in the OP when the at least equally (and imo more) talented Cynthia Erivo gets "this woman" speaks volumes.

The marketing for Wicked has admittedly been strange - they are clearly LARPing as their characters.

Exactly. I called her out. Referring to the very much talented black woman as “this woman” and disparaging her. Yet can name Ariana clearly and act like she’s some little lamb. How vile.

The OP clearly has an issue with Cynthia particularly and black women.

dick27 · 18/11/2025 16:49

wow - just googled them both as I was curious about their ages. I had v wrongly assumed a decent age gap but no - 6 years. I agree that every interview bar none is creepy as

ohyesido · 18/11/2025 17:04

Pair of skeletons, I cannot relate to them at all.

User5306921 · 18/11/2025 17:34

BatshitOutofHell · 17/11/2025 23:14

That is really sad.

It is sad as she’s obviously traumatised by what happened.

FWIW I think far more people know who Arians is, sadly because of Manchester.

I didn’t have a clue who Cynthia was.

Bollihobs · 18/11/2025 17:42

FlayOtters · 17/11/2025 19:14

Just to clarify, this is from the last film promo tour. It's an old clip that the daily fail are dragging up for no reason.

Doesn't make it any less weird.

I mean it is very, very weird behaviour. Those nails, clawing around and around with the necklace.....bizarre.

AlwaysTheRenegade · 18/11/2025 18:18

I've thought the same the last few days. They both keep crying during this press tour aswell. They're probably exhausted.

I read Ari has PTSD, I'm sure she doesn't mind Cynthia touching her so much as I presume it would have stopped by now.

I thought Arianna's speaking voice was really different aswell, but read she speaks softly like that to protect her vocals.

they both seen really sweet to the fans.

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PrizedPickledPopcorn · 18/11/2025 18:34

I didn’t know who Cynthia was until she was on Strictly. I haven’t seen Wicked. I knew who Ariana Grande was from the awful bombing and older scandals. I was shocked when I saw her after Wicked as she so clearly looks like a shell of her former self.
I can’t comment on Cynthia as I don’t know how she used to look/usually looks. I would say I would struggle to remember her name as it’s only through one appearance on Strictly that I know her. She’s clearly well known to others, given her reception on Strictly. I would only probably only recognise her on Strictly or with Ariana Grande. Though if Ariana changed her hair and put on weight I wouldn’t recognise her either.

tommyhoundmum · 18/11/2025 18:41

Justlostmybagel · 17/11/2025 18:24

I agree, it's strange behaviour from both of them. Ariana looks so ill too.

and so vulnerable.

Augarden · 18/11/2025 18:43

They look like aliens.

Pricelessadvice · 18/11/2025 18:46

I’m sick to death of seeing these 2 women everywhere on the internet. They both look ill and behave like they’ve got something wrong with them.

MusicMakesItAllBetter · 18/11/2025 18:46

I think they have a beautiful friendship and I love seeing how they are together, even if I don't get it all

MusicMakesItAllBetter · 18/11/2025 18:49

AG was subject to a terror attack at one of her concerts. She has PTSD.
She has partnered up with another woman for a huge film and the OW, Cynthia has seen how fragile AG is/was and she has been a huge support for her.

Yes they are very thin.
So fucking what??!!

Some commenters are just disgusting.

MasterOfOne · 18/11/2025 19:01

"This woman...." seriously can't even be bothered to humanise her and say her name in your title?

Eurgh

As for comments about their bodies - fucking gross.

scorpiogirly · 18/11/2025 19:03

I agree. She's creepy and just downright horrible. Arrogant to boot.

Owl55 · 18/11/2025 19:04

I think Ariana is a very vulnerable young woman since her concert in Manchester and the bombing , the other actress does seem overprotective at times but who knows what is happening behind the scenes maybe Ariana is happy with it ?

Greysowhat · 18/11/2025 19:25

It's all affectation

NewYearSameMe16 · 18/11/2025 19:27

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to mention how painfully thin they look when they star in and are promoting a film which has young girls as a target audience.

After the pic of Michelle Yeoh also looking ill came out, someone said it reminded them of the 90s show Ally McBeal where the women in the cast were ‘competitively anorexic’, i.e. battling to see who could be the thinnest. The cast came out years later to talk about it and I suspect we’ll hear the same about this movie in due course.

MasterOfOne · 18/11/2025 19:30

NewYearSameMe16 · 18/11/2025 19:27

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to mention how painfully thin they look when they star in and are promoting a film which has young girls as a target audience.

After the pic of Michelle Yeoh also looking ill came out, someone said it reminded them of the 90s show Ally McBeal where the women in the cast were ‘competitively anorexic’, i.e. battling to see who could be the thinnest. The cast came out years later to talk about it and I suspect we’ll hear the same about this movie in due course.

I think its unreasonable (and fucking gross) to comment on women's bodies without any idea of what they are going through, regardless if they are in the public eye or not.

notallymcbeal · 18/11/2025 19:35

'Sorry for the Daily Fail link'

I don't find Daily Mail links any more or less annoying than any other newspaper links. I do, however, detest links that simply take you to a sign up page.

SanctusInDistress · 18/11/2025 19:40

They have a movie to promote. It worked. You are all talking about it. Job done.

TheBerry · 18/11/2025 19:45

I get a weird vibe. I think they’ve got super codependent or something, and are probably influencing unhealthy behaviours in each other.

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