This is Amanda Seyfried commenting on that viral clip of her doing ‘Popular’ from ‘Wicked’ after losing the part of Glinda to Ariana Grande.

Earlier, Amanda Seyfried said that she “bends herself backward” to audition for Wicked while also playing the role of Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout.

Amanda Seyfried’s Unwavering Quest to Play Glinda in Wicked

Wicked movie, just a few weeks in release though, has been confirmed long before that Amanda Seyfried was one among the multiple actresses desiring to be Glinda. To put it in perspective, actually Amanda was discussing about wanting to play this iconic role for so many years and in 2022, revealed how eager she was to be part of the Wicked adaptation that she auditioned while filming The Dropout — literally the project where she bagged her outstanding Emmy-winner achievement as Elizabeth Holmes .As intense as it got, I found myself dwelling on the thought, ‘You know what? Yes. I have to do the last scene of The Dropout on Tuesday.’ I’ll give my Sunday to you,'” she said to Backstage while reminiscing out of the grueling process .”Whenever I performed this most challenging role, I really twisted myself into every kind of shape. . . I’m still auditioning in my nightmares for Wicked.”

Amanda Seyfried Reflects on Losing Glinda Role to Ariana Grande with Grace

Amanda is a known dramatic performer today but has also put considerable work into her musical career with appearances in stage-to-screen adaptations of Mamma Mia! and Les Misérables. But, as we have known now, she was surpassed by Ariana Grande, who later got the role for Glinda beside Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The ‘Mean Girls’ actress hasn’t really displayed any bitterness regarding the whole issue ever since she lost out on getting the part, saying in 2022 that the tough audition experience had “taught her how far she has come as a singer.”

And now, as Ariana receives pretty much all the critical acclaim for her role as Glinda, Amanda has once more spoken up regarding the situation: “everything happens the way it is meant to.” “I put a lot of work into that for sure, and it really was a long journey,” she said recently during an interview with People, in which She likewise commended Ariana’s performance in the “wonderful” film.

Amanda Seyfried Clears the Air on Viral ‘Wicked’ Clip and Praises Ariana Grande

It is something to be seen, and that’s where [Ariana] excels. And [my kids] have been listening to the soundtrack nonstop,” she said. Everything is exactly how it should be, without a doubt. Amanda further gave light on the subject of a viral video of her singing Wicked’s “Popular,” which recently went viral on the internet for the claim that it was an unauthorized video from her Glinda audition.In case you missed it, the video stirred quite a debate among the critics, with many opining that the brief clip showcased Ariana as a more apt choice for the role.

Amanda in fact said to Variety back in 2021, that she had sent a video of herself performing “Popular” to studio executives during her “campaigning” to play Glinda, which would have lent credence to the assumption that the clip originated from an audition recording.

Talking to People about the viral clip, Amanda stressed that it was definitely not an audition tape and explained that it was just an impromptu behind the scenes moment that was filmed, then posted online by her stylist, Elizabeth Stewart.’I believe it was during COVID. I was participating in a Lancôme shoot in Long Island City,” says the narrator, disclosing amply that “I was not yet auditioning for Wicked,” but it was “on the horizon.”

‘So I was just messing around, honestly, and I thought: this dress is so Glinda. And then Elizabeth said: Go for it. And then she shared it at some point,’ Amanda said and added that it might have been ‘better if it hadn’t been shared’ to prevent what has turned out to be a storm online.