Ariana Grande has revealed to fans that she’s tested positive for COVID.
On Thursday (November 20), the singer and Wicked: For Good actor took to her Instagram Stories to share a snapshot of her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
"Moments before COVID," Grande wrote below the photo.
Her diagnosis comes days after she attended the New York premiere of Wicked: For Good and opted to skip interviews with the press in solidarity with her co-star Cynthia Erivo, who was feeling under the weather and lost her voice.
According to Variety, Grande also pulled out of a taping for The Kelly Clarkson Show where she was set to appear alongside Erivo, along with Q&A sessions she was scheduled to attend in the next coming days.
Both women reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 when filming the first Wicked film. Erivo, who plays Elphaba, contracted the virus days before filming "Defying Gravity." As for Grande, who plays Glinda, she tested positive before shooting "Popular."
The Wicked: For Good press tour has encountered a few issues since it began earlier this month. Grande missed the first premiere in Brazil because of a "plane safety" issue. She later asked fans not to "wish danger" on her and her team because of the incident.
During the premiere event in Singapore, a 26-year-old man named Johnson Wen jumped the red carpet barricades and rushed toward her, prompting Erivo to swiftly intervene and push him away. He was later sentenced to nine days in prison.
According to reporting by Variety's Rebecca Rubin, the film is projected to bring in between $150 million and $180 million from 4,000 North American theaters during its opening weekend.
Its debut may become the biggest of the year, surpassing April's A Minecraft Movie, which earned $162 million, and May's Lilo & Stitch remake, which made $146 million.
Wicked: For Good hits theaters on November 21.
