Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo weren’t just in sync on the Wicked set— but prior to filming as well. The actresses revealed in an interview with Variety published on Thursday, Jan. 2, that after being hired as the two leads of the film, they worked together to ensure that both of their needs were met on the set.

Earlier in the interview, Grande noted that she and costar Cynthia Erivo spent time “finding and disappearing” into their characters in order to properly bring them to life on

Ariana Grande teases that there will be a bigger conversation around her Wicked character, Glinda's sexuality. The 31-year-old actress opened up to Variety about the film's Part 2 named, Wicked: For Good after being accused of "queerbaiting.