Timothée Chalamet And Elle Fanning Recreate Viral 'Wicked' 'Holding Space' Moment
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"Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo set the internet ablaze after an odd exchange last month during the musical's press tour.
The stars of “A Complete Unknown” are “holding space” to make some meme-able moments while they promote their new film.
Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning recreated a massively viral interaction that arose between “Wicked” leads Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo when the latter two actors spoke to The Advocate’s Tracy Gilchrist last month.
During that interview, Gilchrist earnestly if somewhat perplexingly told the “Wicked” stars that fans were “really holding space” with the lyrics of the Broadway adaptation’s ballad “Defying Gravity.”
The remark earned an emotional reply from Erivo, who put a hand to her heart. At her side, Grande comforted her co-star by reaching over and tenderly grasping one of Erivo’s fingers.
Soon after the interview clip was released, folks online became obsessed with Gilchrist’s confusing conversation starter and the “Wicked” leads’ impassioned reactions.