Ariana Grande reveals the truth behind THAT ‘holding space’ moment on the Wicked press tour as she shares world’s reaction reassured her she was ‘not broken’

Ariana Grande has revealed the truth behind the viral moment of ‘waiting space’ between her and Cynthia Erivo in the Wicked press tour.

At that time, the couple discussed the final number of Wicked: Part One, Defying Gravity, with the journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist of Out Magazine, who said that fans were “taking the lyrics” and “really keeping space with that.”
In the original clip, he put a hand on his chest while he seemed surprised and replied: “I didn’t know that was happening.” That is really powerful. That is what I wanted. ‘

But now Ariana, 31, has shared her thoughts about what happened during the press conference, and revealed that “I had no idea what fuck was happening.”

Speaking at The Graham Norton Show on Friday, the singer said: “It was something really strange.” I was glad to see the reaction of the world when this clip came out, because I thought: “Oh, great! I’m not broken.”

‘They also felt weird. They also felt very confused, and that is great. ”

Eager to know more about the moment, which quickly became a viral meme, Graham asked: “Of course it is not just a successful film, it has become a kind of cultural obsession.” It seems that people are thinking about everything related to the film and the press tour.

‘Oh no, where are you going?’ Ariana asked, while Graham continued: ‘You know about what I’m going to ask you. I have heard you talk about this. So “keep the space” … so describe what happened. You and Cynthia are at a press conference and what was the real question? Or was it a question?

Ariana replied: ‘Oh, no. Yes. It’s hard to say. I really don’t know what it was, so … Oh my God, they never asked me to describe what happened.

“So this wonderful woman, Tracy, was interviewing us, and is incredible, and we love her very Forgive me if I do not quote it perfectly, but she said: “I saw online that many people are taking the letter of Defying Gravity and really keeping space with that.” The space with that … Okay, yes

“So I missed what was happening at that time and Tracy then responds and, apparently, does not know how Cynthia took it. It seems that Tracy said:” Oh, no, I mean that I saw him several times. I’ve seen it several times. I mean, I’m in queer media. ”

‘And I wonder: what the fuck is this interaction? What does it mean? I did not know what it meant and I am only trying to comfort Cynthia, because she is very emotional and in that sense we seem a lot of physical contact. ‘

Ariana continued explaining the part of the clip, where he holds Cynthia’s finger and begins to caress it.

“So I grabbed his finger because I was drowning for what Tracy had shared, and said: ‘Oh, shit,” he said.

‘I grab his finger because I don’t know what else to do with myself … It was just energy with which I didn’t know what to do, and it came out that way. And he was well intentional, and wanted to be affectionate and be there for her, but why? Don’t know.

He then shared that he believed that the comment of ‘maintaining space’ was simply ‘a beautiful way of saying that people identify with the lyrics and gives them strength’.

“You know, of course that was what it meant,” he added. ‘It was something really strange. I was glad to see the reaction of the world when this clip came out, because I thought: “Oh, great! I’m not broken.” They also felt weird. They also felt very confused, and that is great. ”

After the clip went viral, Ariana and Cynthia, 37, sat with director Jon M. Chu, Cynthia to talk to Variety, where they admitted that “they had no idea” what Tracy was talking about when they gathered an answer an answer .

“I was surprised, because I had no idea, because I had not been looking,” Cynthia admitted about the alleged publications on social networks that inspired Tracy.

“She said:” Well, I suppose, “Ariana added about the journalist’s response when asked about the alleged publications.

“I had no idea that this was happening,” Cynthia reiterated in his interview with Variety.

“So I didn’t know what any part of that meant,” Ariana said more clearly, which made Jon laugh. ‘I did not understand the first sentence. And then I definitely did not understand what was happening, how you answered.

She continued: “I was like,” Oh, what did she say and what did you hear? “

“But then, after a while, I didn’t know how to be there,” Cynthia replied as the director could not contain laughter.

“She said something that meant something for her, then it meant something totally different for you, then tried to get elsewhere,” Ariana tried to explain. “And the craziest thing was that I remember that at that time I asked myself: ‘Am I okay? I didn’t hear anything?

‘Because (Cynthia) it seems that he is about to cry again and I am about to grab (her finger) because I think (she) might need something, and I don’t know what the tap is about (her finger) -‘

“Teension,” Cynthia suggested.

Then Cynthia said she felt baffled by Tracy’s announcement that she worked in “queer media.”

“Honestly, I didn’t know what that meant. And I’m also in the queer media? Maybe? ‘ He added with perplexity.