Ariana Grande may be the queen of impersonations, but her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo might be giving her some competition.
Erivo, 37, who previously spoke about her ‘concern’ about coming out as queer, debuted an ad about the Grammy winner’s impersonation during an ‘Agree to Disagree’ interview with LadBible.
When the couple were asked if they agreed with the statement “I can do a better impression of the person in front of me than they do of me,” both Grande, 31, and Erivo moved their water glasses to a place in the table with the words “Strongly disagree” were written.
“I think you underestimate your impersonation skills,” the Thank U, Next singer told her friend.
“I can’t,” Erivo said. “I think you underestimate them,” Grande reaffirmed.
“I think you underestimate them,” Erivo repeated in an accurate impersonation of her friend.
Ariana Grande may be the queen of impersonations, but her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo might be giving her some competition. Erivo did her impressive Grande impersonation in a recent interview
“Look what I’m saying,” Grande told the interviewer, then, turning to Erivo, she said, “there you go.”
‘That’s good?’ the Tony winner asked. ‘Yes, that was great!’ declared Grande. “That was beautiful.”
“Beautiful,” Erivo repeated in her best Ariana voice.
The Into You artist continued, “He has secret impersonations and he’s like, ‘I don’t do impersonations, that’s not my thing,’ and then he comes out and likes the best impersonation I’ve ever heard.”
“It will all be revealed on your SNL,” Grande told the Drama Desk Award winner.
Grande impersonated several people during her own episode of Saturday Night Live, including one of actress Jennifer Coolidge.
“Good,” Erivo admitted. “Mark my words,” Grande said.
“Your imitations are spot on,” Erivo complemented her co-star. “Thank you,” he said.
The confrontation took place during an “Agree to Disagree” interview with LadBible after they were asked to respond to the phrase “I can give an impression of the person in front of me better than they can give an impression of me.”
“I think you underestimate your impersonation skills,” the Thank U, Next singer told her friend. “I can’t,” Erivo said. “I think you underestimate them,” Grande reaffirmed.
“I think you underestimate them,” Erivo repeated in an accurate impersonation of her friend. Grande told fans to expect more impersonations when Erivo hosts SNL at a future date.
The pop icon surprised her co-star by doing an impression on Erivo at the request of Access Hollywood at the Wicked premiere in Los Angeles earlier this month.
Wicked emerged as the big winner at the box office in its debut weekend, grossing $112.5 million in ticket sales.
The film received a 90 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Grande crashed a screening of the film with her grandmother and brother Frankie in her hometown of Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday.
Audiences gave the musical a high score of 97 percent.
Wicked grossed another $50 million internationally, for a global total of $162.5 million, more than any other film adaptation of a Broadway musical.
Grande crashed a screening of the film with her grandmother and brother Frankie in her hometown of Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday.
“I flew to Boca for a day to watch with Nonna the movie theater I grew up going to every weekend,” and saying hello to Cinemark 20.