Despite these extremely well-established facts, speculation has persisted that Cynthia and Ariana — who, of course you are aware, were co-stars in Wicked and the sequel Wicked: For Good — are in some sort of a romantic entanglement together.
Now, it’s not unusual for celebrities to give such fan speculation zero oxygen. People, after all, do be saying some ridiculous stuff when it comes to the fanbase they’re passionate about. But during a recent interview with Stylist, Cynthia took a different tactic and addressed the rumors head-on.
“At first, I think people didn’t understand how it was possible for two women to be friends — close — and not lovers,” she told the publication.
“I’ve never really spoken about this, but there was this strange fascination with the two of us, where people either thought we were putting it on for the cameras or that we were lovers.”
Cynthia went on to speculate that the reason the rumors emerged is because “there’s such little conversation around platonic female friendship that is deep and real, even though it exists everywhere. We’re not used to seeing it on camera, in front of people.”
“A relationship where people are connected sometimes just makes people uncomfortable; we aren’t taught that those relationships are good for us.”
I mean, fair enough! Let’s hope this puts all the speculation to bed — but, who am I kidding…