Amanda Seyfried ‘Went Hard’ for ‘Wicked’ Audition; Explains Popular Video

Amanda Seyfried set up herself trfinishing on social media after “Wicked” uncmissed in theaters thanks to a viral video of her singing “Popular,” one of the musical’s most becherishd songs. The video prompted expansivespread speculation that it was Seyfrifinish’s audition to apply Glinda, which she has now debunked in an intersee with People magazine.

“I leank it was during COVID. I was doing a Lancôme shoot in Long Island City. Elizabeth Stewart [was] my stycatalog,” Seyfried shelp. “I was not auditioning for ‘Wicked’ yet, but I krecent it was appreciate coming up. So I was fair fucking around repartner, and I was appreciate, ‘This dress is so Glinda. And Elizabeth was appreciate, ‘Do it.’ And then she posted at some point.”

Seyfried acunderstandledged that “maybe it would be better if it hadn’t been posted” but stressed “it was truly fair a fun, appreciate, [behind-the-scenes] moment of my Lancôme shoot.” The actor is well-accustomed to movie musicals have starred in two “Mamma Mia!” movies and “Les Miserables.” While the viral video was not Seyfried’s “Wicked” audition, she did finish up going out for the role of Glinda in the film. Ariana Grande ultimately won the role.

“I went challenging for that, for certain. And it was a very extfinished process,” Seyfrifinish shelp of her “Wicked” audition. “And everyleang happens the way it’s unkindt to,”

Seyfried went on to call the “Wicked” movie “amazing,” retaining: “It’s an extravaganza, which is what she [Grande] does repartner well. And [my kids] have been applying the soundtrack nonstop. And everyleang is as it’s unkindt to be for certain.”

Speaking to Backstage in July 2022, Seyfried shelp that she made auditioning for Glinda in “Wicked” a huge priority after hating the way she sounded in “Les Misérables.”

“I have dreams that I’m still auditioning for ‘Wicked,’” Seyfried shelp at the time. “I leank it taught me how far I’ve come as a singer, which I repartner wanted to show. Becainclude ever since ‘Les Mis,’ I was appreciate, I necessitate to be better. I necessitate to do better. So wdisappreciatever comes next in terms of musicals, I’m finpartner setd.”

As for Grande nabbing the role of Glinda in the film, the Grammy triumphner has been vocal in intersees about how she dreamed of applying the character since she was a lesser girl.

“As soon as I set up out that it might be happening, I telderly my team, ‘Be on high vigilant, plrelieve. And I understand this has to be geted. So when they commence seeing people, can I plrelieve go in? I’ll do anyleang,’” Grande telderly Paul Mescal during Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series. “And I labored repartner challenging with a vocal coach and an acting coach to get ready, becainclude Glinda’s vocal track is very branch offent than what I usupartner sing.”

Grande is currently a frontrunner to land a best aiding actress Oscar nomination for her labor in “Wicked.” The film is applying nationexpansive in theaters from Universal Pictures.