Watch Ariana Grande get ready in her dreamy pink avatar for the Paris Games opening ceremony.
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Last night’s Olympics opening ceremony was a star-studded affair—but few in attendance caused quite as much of a stir as Wicked co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who commanded the red carpet in looks that channeled their characters, Elphaba and Glinda. Turns out, attending the Olympics has always been a bucket-list item for Grande, who slipped into Glinda-pink Thom Browne for the affair. “I have always loved watching the Olympics with my family at home. We love to watch and keep up together,” says Grande. “I am so very excited about women’s gymnastics, and to be attending! It feels so special and once-in-a-lifetime to be here.” (Her favorite part of last night’s ceremony? “Celine and Gaga, of course,” she says. “And the inclusion of drag artists and celebration of queer people was so beautiful and special to watch!”)
Grande’s excitement for the 2024 Games matches the buzz that fans are feeling for the November release of Jon M. Chu’s Wicked. Both Erivo and Grande have already made a handful of appearances for which they’ve embraced method dressing—nodding to their film characters with shades of green and pink—and so they wanted to continue the stylish motif at the Olympics. “I’m just feeling really grateful. Truly,” Grande says of making the film. “We both truly gave this everything we had in us, so now it’s just about finally getting to step back, hold hands, take a deep breath, and share it with people. Some have loved it for years and years, the way we both have, and some who know nothing about it yet, and get to experience this beautiful story for the first time through us.”
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In the big lead-up to the film, Grande says she’s built an unbreakable bond with her co-star Erivo, who also shined at the opening ceremony in an emerald Louis Vuitton look. “It’s a…
