Is glinda gay in wicked

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Cynthia Erivo plays Elphaba; Jonathan Bailey, an openly gay actor, takes on Fiyero; and Bowen Yang steals scenes as Glinda’s sidekick, Pfannee. Is Glinda the Good Witch living in the closet?

Ariana Grande thinks so, and OG actress Kristin Chenoweth is backing her up. More on the theory here. There’s a theory floating around that Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked are really gay and in love with each other and the cast is reacting! Cynthia Erivo spoke to the fan theories about Elphaba. We gays have a habit of latching onto powerful straight women, and the same could be said of Glinda’s besties Pfannee and Shenshen in Wicked.

Pfannee actor Bowen Yang is out and proud, and. Ariana Grande and Kristin Chenoweth speculate that 'Wicked' character Glinda is queer: 'Might be a little in the closet.'. Are Elphaba and Glinda romantically in love with each other in Wicked? Here's what author Gregory Maguire has said. Did you watch Wicked and think there was sexual chemistry between Elphaba and Glinda? Well, that's actually canon. Throughout Wicked 's history, fans have long debated whether or not Elphaba and Glinda's relationship is romantic or platonic.

While the musical avoids making any explicit references to Elphaba and Glinda being queer, the pair kiss in the original Gregory Maguire book and people have argued that lesbian subtext exists in both versions. Ariana suggested that Glinda might be "a little in the closet". Not only that but viewers have made viral memes and edits shipping Gelphie as a couple to the point where it's taken on a life of its own.

Now, Wicked author Gregory Maguire has confirmed that Elphaba and Glinda's lesbian subtext was "intentional". In a brand new interview with Them , Gregory was asked if he wrote "sapphic tension" between Elphaba and Glinda on purpose. Grefory replied: "That was intentional, and it was modest and restrained and refined in such a way that one could imagine that one of those two young women had felt more than the other and had not wanted to say it.

He continued to say: "Or perhaps because a novelist can't write every scene, perhaps when the lights were out and the novelist was out having a smoke in the back alley, the girls had sex in the bed on the way to the Emerald City. I wanted to propose this possibility, but I did not want to make a declarative statement. As mentioned above, Elphaba and Glinda actually kiss in the book.

It happens just before they arrive in the Emerald City so there's plenty of space for this imagined sex scene to happen. Fanfic writers your time is now. She goes wherever the wind goes, I think she loves Glinda. I think she loves love. I don't think there's anything wrong with celebrating the deep connection that the both have them have. It's true love. Meanwhile, Ariana said: "Glinda might be a little in the closet, but if there were time you never know.

Give it a little more time. But it is just a true love and that transcends sexuality. She said: "I thought so too way back when. Love Island. One Direction. See more Featured Artists. Wicked author confirms Elphaba and Glinda lesbian subtext was "intentional" 11 December , Wicked author confirms Elphaba and Glinda lesbian subtext was "intentional". Listen to this article Loading audio Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande sang live on Wicked.

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