Cynthia Erivo speaks out about cyber bullying Ariana Grande faced

Cynthia Erivo has raised her voice to support Wicked co-star and pal Ariana Grande after she faced intense cyber-bullying over her relationship with Ethan Slater.

“I think cyber bullying is quite dangerous to be honest because it’s easy to be behind the computer and type words about a person you don’t know anything about,” Erivo said whale attending the Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival.

“I think that the more we can protect ourselves from that the better… the best way to support someone who is going through that is really to be a counterpoint to whatever is coming at that person – be the voice that is positive,” she added.

In Wicked, Erivo played Elphaba alongside Ariana as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero, and Ethan Slater as Boq.

The Harriet star shared insight on her strong bond with the Side to Side hitmaker: “We didn’t audition together. We met after the roles, and we spent time together before we started rehearsals.”

“We decided that we were going to make sure we protected each other, that we were kind to one another, that we were going to work with each other and build a relationship which meant that when we were on set, we both felt really safe to play and to do the roles as we needed,” Cynthia Erivo added of her friendship with Ariana Grande.