Pete Davidson has shared his hopes that ex-fiancé Ariana Grande will an Oscar for her role in Wicked.
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Ahead of Saturday Night Live‘s SNL 50: The Homecoming concert on Friday (February 14), The King of Staten Island actor told Page Six that he and Grande, who were engaged for four months before splitting in October 2018, don’t see each other often.
“When they do, things are friendly,” he said. “When we see each other, which is few and far between, because we’re not in the same circles, it’s all love. I’ve had some pretty adult relationships with some pretty amazing women, and when it’s ended it’s been cool.”
He went on to add that he hoped Grande, who is nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance as Glinda the Good in Wicked, would win big at the March ceremony. “I hope she wins the Oscar,” he shared. “I hope she takes the gold.”
Grande’s competition in the best supporting actress category includes Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) and Zoe Saldana for the controversial Emilia Pérez.
Her co-star Cynthia Erivo is nominated for Best Actress for her performance as Elphaba, and will compete with Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here).
She recently came out and denied rumours she and Grande were set to perform Wicked songs at the 2025 ceremony, saying the idea felt like “wishful thinking”.
In a four-star review of Wicked, NME wrote: “Wicked flags a little in the middle, but not enough to dampen a dramatic climax in which Elphaba and Glinda travel to Oz to meet the fabled Wonderful Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). He and Yeoh sell their brief musical numbers on twinkly charisma, but Erivo and Grande are both vocally extraordinary.”
“Crucially, they also have crackling chemistry punctuated by Erivo’s bursts of intensity and Grande’s slick comic timing. By the end, you won’t quite be levitating off your seat but you’ll definitely be enchanted enough to stream the soundtrack on the way home. Funny, colourful and full of empathy for outsiders, this film really is the Shiz.”
