Ariana Grande stuns in a dramatic pale blue satin gown before channelling Marilyn Monroe in white as she and Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo pose for extravagant Vanity Fair shoot
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Ariana Grande put on a showstopping display in an array of looks as she and Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo graced the cover of Vanity Fair's November issue.
The two starlets are set to appear as unlikely friends Glinda and Elphaba in the much-anticipated adaptation of the 2003 Broadway musical.
And posing for a stunning shoot with the publication, Ariana, 31, slipped into an elegant pale blue satin gown, adorned with black satin gloves and bow detailing, for one of three special covers on the issue.
The former Nickelodeon star then channelled her inner Marilyn Monroe by posing in a glamorous white midi dress alongside her co-star Cynthia, 37, who was dressed in an edgy black and white look.
Posing for another joint image during the shoot, Cynthia was dressed in a perilously plunging red feathered jacket, and dynamic matching glasses.
Ariana Grande put on a showstopping display in an array of looks as she and Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo graced the cover of Vanity Fair's November issue
Posing for a stunning shoot with the publication, Ariana slipped into an elegant pale blue satin gown, adorned with black satin gloves and bow detailing
Meanwhile Ariana was in stark contrast to her sunny onscreen character Glinda, this time dressed in a glamorous black lace gown.
For her solo cover, Cynthia was clad in a stunnning dark green off-the-shoulder dress, teamed with a black hat and a gold headpiece.
In the magazine's accompanying interview, Ariana finally addressed the ongoing criticism surrounding her 'changing voice' and has suggested she wouldn't have received such backlash if she was a man.
Earlier this year, the singer shocked fans by speaking in two distinctly different voices during an appearance on Penn Badgley's podcast, Podcrushed, in June while delving into her childhood and her experiences working for Nickelodeon.
One clip in particular ignited social media shock, as it showed Ariana dipping into a lower, huskier voice in an unguarded moment, before suddenly pitching her voice considerably higher.
Addressing the furore, Ariana said: 'There is a part of the world that isn’t familiar with what it takes to transform your voice, whether it’s singing or taking on a different dialect for a role or doing a character voice for something.
'When it’s a male actor that does it, it’s acclaimed. There are definitely jokes that are made as well, but it’s always after being led with praise: "Oh, wow, he was so lost in the role," and that’s just a part of the job, really,' Ariana claimed.
'Tale as old as time being a woman in this industry,' she added. 'You are treated differently, and you are under a microscope in a way that some people aren’t.'
Posing for another joint image during the shoot, Cynthia was dressed in a perilously plunging red feathered jacket, and dynamic matching glasses
For her solo cover, Cynthia was clad in a stunnning dark green off-the-shoulder dress, teamed with a black hat and a gold headpiece
At the time, Ariana responded to criticism and indicated that part of the issue was that she had gotten used to speaking in her higher voice for Wicked, in which she stars as Glinda.
'Habit (speaking like this for two years) and also vocal health,' she explained in her TikTok comment.
'I intentionally change my vocal placement (high / low) often depending on how much singing I'm doing,' she continued, adding an emoji with tears streaming down its face.
'I've always done this BYE,' she added to abruptly end the speculation.
While Ariana did not specifically mention it, several fans speculated that she switched back to her higher voice to avoid using vocal fry — a slightly croaky vocal tone that occurs when people speak in low, relaxed tones — as many people believe that vocal fry can damage a person's vocal cords or singing voice.
In Jon M. Chu’s upcoming two-part film adaptation of Broadway's hit musical, Ariana plays Glinda The Good Witch, while Cynthia stars as Elphaba Thropp, The Wicked Witch Of The West
Ariana and Cynthia graced this month's Vanity Fair cover, ahead of the November 22 release date for their upcoming Wicked film.
In Jon M. Chu’s upcoming two-part film adaptation of Broadway's hit musical, Ariana plays Glinda The Good Witch, while Cynthia stars as Elphaba Thropp, The Wicked Witch Of The West.
Elphaba is a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power while Glinda is a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
Following the release of part one this November, the second film is scheduled to be released November 26, 2025.
Read the full interview in Vanity Fair's November issue, on sale now.
