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You both live such elevated, fast-paced lives – how do you both take care of your mental well-being?
Cynthia: Drink tea, get some sleep as we can, and take care of one another.
Ariana: Yes, and stay close with our loved ones and our friends, call our friends. And to look out for each other.
Cynthia: I just had to get better, because when we were in this bubble filming…
Ariana: I wasn’t on my phone ever.
Cynthia: I disappeared. So we’ve learnt to be better at connecting with the people that we love.
Making the film has clearly affected you both a lot, there’s been quite a few tears from you along the way in interviews! What is it about the film and your bond that’s made you both so emotional and react that way?
Cynthia: Well, we’ve been stepping into dreams that we’ve had, and the content of this film is emotional. It is about love, it’s about friendship, it’s about acceptance. And when you feel those deeply, you can’t help but to connect in that way. The tears come because we’re humans, and we feel.
Ariana: And what a gift it is to feel!
Cynthia: Yeah, to share the feelings that we have.
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Ariana: I think there’s a tremendous gratitude… I’m a Cancer…
Cynthia: And I am a Capricorn who has learned from a Cancer…
Ariana: Yes that’s true! I also think it just can’t be ignored, the emotional context of the film and what we made in part one and part two – the parts you don’t know about – there’s so much weight and so much love.
Cynthia: Yeah, we put a lot of ourselves into it, you know?
Ariana: And it’s just incredibly overwhelming to be at this point after such a long journey. It’s been three and a half years at this point since we were cast, and the work began before that. So I think that also holds a lot of weight, and to finally be sharing it and to be receiving love from these fans…
Cynthia: It’s a big deal.
Ariana: It’s tremendous.
Wicked is out in cinemas from 22 November.
