The 'Wicked' actors, though momentarily perplexed, later reflected on the viral clip.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, stars of the Wicked movie, have addressed the viral 'holding space' meme from an on-camera interview with OUT magazine.During the conversation, journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist noted how LGBTQ+ fans resonate deeply with Wicked's anthem 'Defying Gravity,' and asked how the actors felt about people 'really taking the lyrics of 'Defying Gravity' and really holding space with that and feeling power in that.
'She said something that meant something to me and meant something totally different to you. And then she tried to kind of get somewhere else and the craziest thing was I remember in the moment asking myself 'Am I OK? Did I not hear something? Because looks like she's about to cry again.''Referencing the much-talked-about finger grabbing, Grande continued: 'I'm gonna grab this, because I think you might need something. I don't know what the tapping was about.
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