It’s been a little over a week since Wicked hit movie theatres, but fans are still “holding space” for a viral interview moment that blew up recently — and it looks like Ariana Grande feels the same as all of us.
“I didn’t know that was happening…” murmured Cynthia, hand to her heart.
Recently, Ariana subtly referenced the “holding space” memes by sharing a close-up screenshot of her holding onto Cynthia’s finger to her Instagram story and liking a bunch of Evan Ross Katz’s posts about it.
But now, Ariana has addressed the moment more overtly, clarifying exactly how she feels about the interview and original journalist Tracy herself.
Yesterday, TikTok user David Granados posted a video with Tracy using the audio from the original interview. In the video, the two gesture as they “hold space,” as well as poke fun at Ari’s finger hold.
Ariana left a comment soon after the video was posted, saying, “oh my goodness ! our queen !!!! ♡ holding space with you always.”
And fans have loved seeing her praise the journalist and get in on the joke.
While it seems everyone has been poking fun at the meme, many have been showing Tracy a lot of love too, and it looks like it’s all in jest.
Glad we’re all still taking the time to hold space. This has definitely been my favourite thing to come out of the Wicked press tour. What about you? LMK in the comments.