Although Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo share a close bond, the “7 Rings” singer isn’t in a relationship with her costar. In fact, she addressed the eyebrow-raising rumors.

Ariana Grande has seen how fans have been shipping her with Cynthia Erivo during the Wicked promotional cycle, to the point where some people think there’s actually something going on between the two stars in real life.

Ariana Grande addresses rumors of a romance with Cynthia Erivo, clarifying their close friendship amidst fan speculation.

Ariana Grande knows what the Wicked stans are up to. Grande starred as Glinda in one of the year's biggest movies, Wicked, opposite Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. Even though fans have been shipping the characters Glinda and Elphaba since the original Wicked novel was released,