It’s no secret that Ariana Grande was a massive fan of the Broadway musical Wicked long before she was cast in the Jon M. Chu film adaptation. Grande even spoke with Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the role of Glinda on Broadway,

As a kid, Grande loved singing karaoke with her family. "I looked up to Whitney and Mariah and Celine endlessly," she says. "I think that's a large part of the reason why I learned to sing."

Ariana Grande used her full name for 'Wicked' because it felt like a "homecoming" to her young self. The 31-year-old actress - who plays Glinda the Good Witch in Jon M. Chu's big screen adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical - is listed as Ariana Grande-Butera in the credits,