Ariana Grande has tested positive for Covid during the global press tour for Universal’s sequel Wicked: For Good.
The 2x Grammy winner and Oscar nominee posted a story on Instagram today that read “moments before Covid” with a shot of her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Both Grande and co-star Cynthia Erivo skipped red carpet interviews during the NYC premiere for Wicked: For Good, the latter feeling under the weather as well. Grande reportedly will miss a few press ops due to Covid, including an appearance on the The Kelly Clarkson Show, which Erivo now will do solo.
Both actresses tested positive for Covid at separate times during production on the first Wicked.
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It’s been whirlwind for the Wicked: For Good posse of Erivo, Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, filmmaker Jon M. Chu, etc., with a global tour that kicked off November 4 in Sao Paolo, Brazil, followed by Paris (November 7), London (November 10), Singapore (November 13) and NYC on Monday night.
Along the way, Grande was grabbed by social media influencer/crazed fan Johnson Wen at the Singapore red carpet premiere for Wicked: For Good. Erivo shooed him away, with Australian citizen Wen getting sentenced to nine days in jail.
Wicked: For Good is bound to break Wicked‘s box office opening record before it as the best debut for a movie based on a Broadway musical. The global start is expected to be well in excess of $200 millionm with around $150 million coming from the U.S./Canada.
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