00:00Wicked fans, get ready to defy gravity.
00:03Everyone is excited to watch the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, Wicked.
00:09And recently, I went to Sydney, Australia to talk to the actors, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
00:15Let's watch this.
00:30Those are the best singers in the world.
00:31Yes, no, they do.
00:32No, honestly, they have the best voices too.
00:34That's what the main stars of the movie Wicked said, pop superstar Ariana Grande
00:40and Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Erivo.
00:46Before I showed them the tribute video of the Gravity Singing Contest winners.
00:52Oh, see what I'm saying?
00:54Take a message back from me.
00:59Tell them how I defy gravity.
01:05I'm flying high, defying gravity.
01:11And soon I'll match them in reality.
01:18Thank you, Ariana and Cynthia.
01:21We love you.
01:24We love you too.
01:25Oh my gosh.
01:26Thank you so much.
01:27That was stunning.
01:28That's beautiful.
01:29That's gorgeous.
01:30Those harmonies at the end.
01:31Wow.
01:32They talked in Sydney, Australia for a while for the grand premiere of their movie
01:37based on a Broadway musical and book.
01:40Ariana was just a kid.
01:42She's a big fan of Wicked.
01:45Ariana, at 11, you said you wanted to be Galinda.
01:48And now that you are, how has being Galinda changed your life?
01:51I think my time with her has actually totally changed just the way my brain works.
01:56And she has such a fierce belief of self.
02:01And she is kind but unapologetically who she is.
02:05And I think that maybe before I might have been a little bit timid or apologetic
02:11and scared to take up any sort of space.
02:14And I think that Galinda taught me that it's okay.
02:17It's okay.
02:18And to believe in myself more.
02:20Magic is my word for Wicked.
02:23What word for you encapsulates your entire Wicked experience?
02:29Empathy.
02:32I'm going to say acceptance.
02:38Yeah.
02:39Of self.
02:41And of others.
02:43I've always been proud of the skin I'm in.
02:45But there's something that happens when you live in someone else's skin for a while.
02:51That when you take it off, you also come home to yourself a little bit.
02:55In that, I think that's where acceptance is.
02:59Before we started our interview, Cynthia became emotional when I gave my little gift to them.
03:06I made them personalized bracelets.
03:09And Ari said, dreams do come true.
03:13And for Cynthia, it was based on a caption in her most beloved mother's post.
03:19It's so sweet.
03:20It's positive.
03:21It's just so positive and happy.
03:22This is so thoughtful.
03:23Thank you so much.
03:24It's so sweet.
03:25In 2015 and 2017, Arianna had a concert here.
03:29And all her memories of us will be beautiful.
03:33We were waiting for you to come back to Manila actually.
03:35You had two concerts there, right?
03:37Yes, that's right.
03:38It was so long ago.
03:392017, 2015.
03:41I know.
03:42It feels like a lifetime.
03:43It is for us.
03:44We'll make our way.
03:45Oh yeah.
03:46I haven't been and I really want to come.
03:48Yes.
03:49It means it's the best beaches that people will reach us.
03:51And some of the best food too.
03:52Yes.
03:54And just the most loving people in the whole world.
03:55Loving people, oh my goodness.
03:57To meet the wizard.
03:58Why couldn't you tell me this is your moment?
03:59I'm coming.
04:02Wicked premieres on November 20.
04:05Lynching for the first time.
04:11Don't be afraid.
04:17I'm not afraid.
04:21It's the wizard who should be afraid of me.
04:46Official social media pages of Unang Hirit.
04:49Thank you so much.
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