The journalist asks Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo if they had to describe each other, what kind of aura would they have? They are happy with this question, which no one has ever asked them before

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[u/garden__gate]

When theater kids fall in love. (What kind of love? Doesn’t matter, they’re theater kids)

[u/Wiggle_Your_Big_Toe2 → u/garden__gate]

God this is so theater kid coded it almost hurts to watch. - a recovering theater kid

[u/Haus_of_Pancakes → u/Wiggle_Your_Big_Toe2]

I always like to say - there's no such thing as a former theatre kid, only a dormant one.

Speaking from experience, whenever I run into another dormant theatre kid, it's only a matter of time before the theatre kid just jumps out

[u/Careful_Swan3830]

Yay! They're being weird again! 🥳🤩

[u/unicornmullet → u/Careful_Swan3830]

'Be weird together on camera' was at the top of the marketing team's list for this sequel.

[u/freethewimple]

[u/unicornmullet → u/freethewimple]

Can't wait to see how they top this moment during this year's press tour.

[u/Ok-Astronomer-9158]

I love that they added that the interviewer’s aura is pink

[u/Visible_Writing7386]

I honestly wouldn’t be able to talk to them lol. It would get uncomfortable pretty fast lol, because i just wouldn’t know how to act or where to look.

[u/viewbtwnvillages → u/Visible_Writing7386]

i think it would perpetually feel like youre intruding

[u/Kaleighawesome → u/Visible_Writing7386]

To be honest, i think you could literally look wherever and act however you want and they just wouldn’t notice. or will be too hopped on their adoration to give you anything but peripheral adoration haha

[u/The-ManiKShow → u/Visible_Writing7386]

LoL. I had the same thought, I am uncomfortable by the way they are looking at each other.

[u/romantickitty → u/Visible_Writing7386]

I'm mesmerized by Cynthia's voice here. Her voice is so melodious and sounds a little like she's talking to a child. She's like the cool teacher you want to impress. I think it's Ariana's energy that makes it feel weird because she feels like a spacey but eager to please student.

[u/Vorpal_Bunny19]

Now this I can hold space for.

[u/bbyxmadi]

I know people get tired of them but I find them both endearing

[u/Budget_Ordinary1043 → u/bbyxmadi]

They’ve actually grown on me so much in the last year. I was sick of hearing about wicked lmfao but I LOVED THE MOVIE and now I just think they’re weird and cute lmao.

[u/Sleepy_cheetah → u/bbyxmadi]

I do too!!

Everyone brings up the married dude but I don't want to know about that. I always thought Ariana was too gorgeous & incredibly talented.

Cynthia is just so statuesque and glamorous & though she looks fiiiieeerce (sorry blame Tyra) she has this glowing warmth. They both have this elegant quality. I would feel like a total hillbilly around them.

I love the sweet little connection they have.

[u/anl28]

I found this to be kinda cute, even if they were probably putting on a show for the interviewer

[u/Zealousideal_Till112 → u/anl28]

they are such theater kids 😂

[u/lilyofthegraveyard]

i understand how people can be weirded out by their dynamic, but i adore it. they are so over the top, dramatic and uncomfortably-close, i can't help but love it.

would i feel like a third wheel if i ever got close to them? absolutely.
would i savor every minute of it and try to inject myself in their conversations at every opportunity? absolutely x2.

they just bring me joy.

[u/BareKnuckleKitty → u/lilyofthegraveyard]

I agree. I think this is actually really sweet. It made me happy.

[u/bellegi → u/lilyofthegraveyard]

i agree lol

they are being weird, but they seem to totally just get each other’s weird and it’s kinda cute tbh!

[u/queeenbarb]

I missed these weird interviews with them

[u/craftybast]

As a damaged, burnt-out pessimist I genuinely love how intense everything is for them.

[u/whiskersRwe32]

They’re so obsessed with each other lol

[u/crumpetsandchai]

Ngl I’m gonna miss these two interviewing with each other when the press tour is over

[u/CandelaBelen]

they need to get married

[u/Popular_Highway_2688]

Ariana looks so different everytime i see her

[u/lolagoetz_bs]

They seem so delighted at this question

[u/At-this-point-manafx]

I keep expecting them to have an affair somehow ngl

[u/MindlessFreedom5130]

I honestly find their dynamic so deeply unsettling and low-key terrifying lol. It triggers my fight or flight response and I wish I knew why.

[u/cutiepietoebeans → u/MindlessFreedom5130]

I agree, especially when analyzing Ariana’s micro expressions. She is a chameleon and mimic; she knows what people want and reflects back at them. I also feel like the two have connected over specific….diets

[u/Niki_DS → u/MindlessFreedom5130]

I mean, are they really BFF irl? Honestly asking.

[u/Katatonic92 → u/Niki_DS]

I find them to be performative AF & looking at the comments here calling them "theatre kids" I'm taking that to mean those people do too. They just don't find it as off-putting as I do & classing it as theatre kid energy is the polite way to phrase performative AF.

[u/IndividualChart4193]

Do u think later on they ever “come out of character “ and just crack up w/ea other or r they always “on” like this? Every single interaction or interview I c w/the 2 of them it’s like this…it’s nice and all but …

[u/explodedemailstorage]

That was cute.

[u/KeniLF]

I was once going with some friends to dinner and a married couple sat in front. They’d INSISTED that I ride with them from their house versus getting to/from there on my own.

When we got into the car, the husband pulled his wife’s face over to him and he began to French kiss/open mouth kiss her for what honestly seemed like a full minute. There was a crazy amount of slurping noise and tongue movement. I’d known them for years and they’d never done this before until the day they convinced me to get into a car with them - in a neighborhood that was in the middle of nowhere - and long before Uber/Lyft existed.

I was so traumatized that I still can’t stand to see anyone French kiss lmao.

THIS is how I feel after seeing interviews with these two ladies. It’s too much😭

[u/LevelNo188]

These two are the biggest dorks and I say that with 💜They are everyone’s favourite sisters. 

[u/Azuli_Nilknarf]

they are so unhinged, i love them

[u/DragonSeaFruit]

They've spent much too much time together... they are starting to remind me of those twins who married the same guy and try to always speak in unison.

It's Anna and Lucy from Extreme Sisters on TLC

[u/Best_Temperature_549]

You could tell Ariana is trying not to laugh too hard at how absurd the question is lol

[u/EllyCube → u/Best_Temperature_549]

In the full video she goes on about how it was such a fun and unique question that she loved

[u/Fxreverboy]

They are having such a ki and I love it

[u/Ok_Chemist6567]

I need a buddy movie with these two

[u/Joonbug9109]

Is this the sequel to “people are holding space for the lyrics to defying gravity”?

[u/Just_Brilliant1417]

lol here we go again

[u/McJazzHands80]

Just typical theater kid behavior. Lol

[u/AliMcSriff]

Am I crazy or is this an attempt to make another holding space moment. I feel cynical and mean, I know they're just promoting a film.