Ariana Grande Gets COVID-19 One Day Before ‘Wicked: For Good’ Premiere

On the finish of an exhaustive press tour main as much as the premiere of Depraved: For Good, Ariana Grande has revealed that she has COVID-19.

In a put up on Instagram Tales posted Thursday (Nov. 20) — simply at some point earlier than the Depraved sequel is about to hit theaters worldwide — the singer-actress shared a photograph of herself on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this week and wrote, “moments earlier than Covid.”

Grande additionally reportedly needed to pull out of a scheduled look on The Kelly Clarkson Present — which Erivo will now deal with alone — in addition to a number of different Q&A occasions associated to Depraved: For Good as a result of virus. It’s not the primary time she’s come down with COVID since engaged on Depraved, with each the R.E.M. Magnificence founder and Erivo testing constructive at completely different factors throughout filming.

The Pinocchio actress, too, has been feeling below the climate within the last stretch of the Depraved promo cycle. Simply days earlier than Grande’s announcement, Erivo shared that she had misplaced her voice and wouldn’t have the ability to take interviews on the pink carpet at For Good‘s premiere in New York Metropolis. She was again off vocal relaxation by Thursday morning, nevertheless, sounding raspy however in good spirits whereas guesting on Right now.

With Grande down for the rely, her look on The Tonight Present now marks the final press engagement she accomplished earlier than the common premiere of Depraved‘s second half. Whereas on the discuss present, she sang a medley of traditional duets — together with “Shallow” by Girl Gaga and Bradley Cooper and “Apt.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars — and spoke about her upcoming stint in late December internet hosting Saturday Evening Reside for the third time.

“I’m so excited,” she informed Fallon, noting that she “virtually handed out” when she discovered that Cher could be her musical visitor on the episode. “I had no thought what to do. What an honor.”