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Ariana Grande shares meaningful reason she used her full name in 'Wicked' credits

"It felt really full circle and it just felt like something I wanted to do."

November 5, 2024, 10:50 AM

When the "Wicked" film opens in theaters later this month, you'll see Ariana Grande credited under a slightly different name.

The "we can't be friends" singer, who plays Glinda in the film, is credited onscreen with her birth name: Ariana Grande-Butera. Butera is her father's surname; Her mom's last name is Grande.

While doing press for "Wicked" alongside co-star Cynthia Erivo, Grande told reporter and podcast host Justin Hill her decision to use her full name was a way to mark what a full-circle moment the movie is for her.

Ariana Grande attends the "Journey Through Oz" Tour to celebrate the Australian premiere of "Wicked" at State Theatre, Nov. 3, 2024, in Sydney.
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"Technically, it's my little girl name," she said when asked about using her full "grown-up" name. "I just feel like this experience was such a homecoming for me. I feel like I came home to myself in a lot of ways through what I learned from Glinda, from Elphaba."

"You know, that was my name when I went to see ['Wicked' on Broadway] when I was 10 years old," she continued. "And it felt like a really lovely way of honoring that. It felt really full circle and it just felt like something I wanted to do."

The moment has been shared to Hill's TikTok account and has since gone viral with over 147,000 views and counting.

"Wicked" arrives in theaters Nov. 22.