Cynthia Erivo
For “Wicked,” she only slept three hours
Cynthia Erivo barely slept for her role as Elphaba in “Wicked” – three hours a night had to be enough.
Cynthia Erivo (37) almost completely forgo sleep for her role as Elphaba in “Wicked”. In a question and answer session in Los Angeles about her tough work ethic.
“I think I consciously approach things that challenge me both physically and mentally because I believe that the body and the mind are inextricably linked,” Erivo explained. She further emphasized that she wanted both body and mind to be in action and used.
Getting up at one in the morning?
During the filming of “Wicked,” Erivo continued, she slept less than three hours a night. She had to be ready to appear in front of the camera at five in the morning. Before that, she had to sit in the makeup chair for two hours and before that she had to do a two-hour workout. The workout was necessary for her flying stunts, which she really wanted to do herself. So the actress would have to get up at one in the morning every day.
She went on to say that she lived “a bit like a monk”: “Of course I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t eat meat or anything like that. I’m sorry, I’m very boring.” She continued: “I’m in my house. I stay inside and try to take the moments where I can really rest. I don’t get a lot of sleep when I do these things. So I try to get the two or I also make good use of the three hours I get.”
“Wicked” delights viewers and critics
The sleep deprivation seems to have been worth it. The profound reinterpretation of the prequel to “The Wizard of Oz” from 1939 with Erivo and Ariana Grande (31) in the lead roles is currently delighting viewers and critics alike. It was recently announced that the musical film has earned eleven nominations at the Critics’ Choice Awards – including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Acting.
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Source: Stern
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