Ariana Grande counts Hermione Granger among her growing list of striking impersonators.
Asked to convey her opinion about Harry Potter the character portrayed on the big screen by Emma Watson, 31-year-old Grande, had Las Culturistas podcast hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers in stitches during the Wednesday, November 6, episode.
“Can you do an impression of Hermione? Do you know the one I’m talking about?” Yang, 34, asked.
“Ron’s busted!” the singer and actress immediately responded, invoking the fictional witch trouble of 2010. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. In the film adaptation of JK Rowling’s seventh novel, Ron (played by Rupert Grint) is at one point broken or injured by teleportation magic.
“I really like the vocal conflict,” Grande added of Watson’s performance.
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Bowen Yang; Ariana Grande.
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Grande and Yang star together Wicked: Part Onethe first in a two-part adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s Broadway musical directed by Jon M. Chu. During her recent appearance as host on Saturday night livewhere Yang is a regular cast member, Grande reminded the audience of some of her convincing celebrity impressions: Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Coolidge and more.
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During a skit called “Charades with Mom” on Grande’s Oct. 12 episode SNLtwo actresses played a struggling mom and her son’s new boyfriend.
“I really have to apologize to you in person,” Yang Grande said of the skit that ended with him petting her. “I opened my mouth too much when we kissed.”
“You absolutely are. I was shaking after that,” she answered. “Not in a bad way, just in a disarming way.”
(L-R:) Bowen Yang, Ariana Grande and Stevie Nicks on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
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Later things got emotional Las Culturistas interview when Rogers, 34, thanked Grande for being “such a good sister to my sister,” referring to Yang. From her work in Wickedhe added, “It’s so amazing to see someone doing something they were born to do.”
Grande stars as Glinda the Good Witch in the film musical alongside Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, who becomes Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West. Yang stars as their schoolmate Pfannee alongside Jonathan Bailey as Fiyer, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Keala Settle as Miss Coddle, Ethan Slater as Boq, Peter Dinklage as the voice of Dr. Dillamond and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible.
Wicked: Part One in cinemas on 22.11. Wicked: Part Two is scheduled for November 26, 2025.
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