In big news for the most annoying people you know Ariana Grande, a former theater student, believes Glinda the Good Witch “might be a little hidden.”

The Evil The star made the confession during a visit from her and her co-star Cynthia Erivo ongoing reign of terror by children in the public theater Press tour on Thursday. During an interview with LGBTQ+ publication Gay Times, the host initially called Glinda an “ally.” Grande initially dropped that description, but when the interviewer asked a separate question about the ship called “Gelphie” (Glinda and Elphaba, obvs), Grande agreed with her belief that the Good Witch could be more than just an avid supporter.

Grande said that the two “provide as safe a space for each other as all relationships should.”

“So, you know, whether it’s romantic or platonic – Glinda may be a little hidden – but if there was a time, you never know. Give it some more time,” she continued.

If you’re not familiar, Evil is essentially an enemies-versus-lovers musical, adapted from the book of the same name, and the show’s version of Glinda is presented as a high-femme icon. There’s a whole number at the beginning of the musical where the two main characters sing with an entire ensemble about how much they hate each other with incredibly homoerotic undertones. (It encapsulates the classic dynamic of remaining closeted and developing an unexpected feeling toward someone of the same gender and concluding that it must be hate, not lust. For example, it literally says, “What is what a feeling?”) “) And… they were roommates.

Erivo, meanwhile, told Gay Times that Glinda and Elphaba “have a real relationship, it’s true love, which is probably why people ship them because what they build with each other is an unbreakable bond.”

Additionally, Kristin Chenoweth is the actress who created the role of Glinda in the original Broadway production of Evilcommented on a post about Grande’s comment that the witch might be in the closet, writing, “That’s what I thought back when…” I mean, the material is right there! A film adaptation of Evil in which the actors openly acknowledge the homoerotic subtext of the musical? What a time to be alive.

Evil is now in theaters across the United States

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