Trending badgeTrendingPosted 54 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownThe 17 Most Talked About Ariana And Cynthia Moments From A Full Year Of "Wicked" PromoThese clips will appear in media studies textbooks one day.by Andrea PerezBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink With Wicked: For Good finally out in theaters, we've officially lived through an entire year of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo absolutely dominating the internet with their unbelievably memorable press tour moments. From emotional, over-the-top interviews and wild red-carpet incidents to memes that took on a life of their own, these co-stars-turned-besties have become one of the most iconic promo duos of the decade. So, in honor of a full year of pink-and-green-magic, let's take a look back at 17 of the most viral moments from both Wicked press tours that had us all talking, laughing, and spiraling in equal measure. (C)Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 1. Cynthia acting faster than every security guard combined when a fan jumped over the barricade and laid hands on Ariana at the Wicked: For Good Singapore premiere. @Sunrise / YouTube / Via youtube.com She really said "not on my watch" and flew across the carpet like an Olympic sprinter the second she saw her bestie was in trouble. Someone give this woman a raise, because she's clearly doing more than the actual security personnel. 2. Cynthia holding Ariana like she's guarding the crown jewels post-incident. @lazuliluna_ / TikTok / Via tiktok.com Tell me this doesn't look like when your friend gets hit with a ball in gym class, and the whole squad instantly surrounds her while staring daggers at the culprit. 3. Ariana and Cynthia unintentionally producing the press tour's most viral meme during this absolutely surreal "holding space for the lyrics of 'Defying Gravity'" conversation. @Advocate Channel / YouTube / Via youtube.com Seriously, WTF does "holding space for the lyrics of 'Defying Gravity'" even mean? Every part of this exchange felt like accidental performance art, and that finger-hold? It's been a year, and I still can't stop laughing. 4. Ariana confessing she had no idea what TF was happening during that infamous "holding space" interview. @Variety / YouTube / Via youtube.com Her retelling of this moment is even funnier than the original. She really said, "I didn't understand ANY of that, but I grabbed her finger just in case." 5. Ariana delivering an extremely poised, media-trained answer to the fan-made AI poster drama that had upset her co-star, Cynthia, for hiding Elphaba's eyes in shadow. @Variety / YouTube / Via youtube.com Cynthia called the poster deeply "offensive" and "degrading" for hiding her features, and when Ariana got asked about the situation, she somehow managed to acknowledge the whole thing without pissing anyone off. A true PR queen, if you ask me. 6. Ariana's face trying to process a fan saying that they're in a relationship because of her fandom. @liammcewan / TikTok / Via tiktok.com The undeniable disturbance coursing through her features still has everyone cackling online. 7. Cynthia clocking a Mystery Fashionist interviewer for asking a question that had nothing to do with fashion. Mystery Fashionist, @arianagrandemoonlight93 / YouTube / Via youtube.com The way she calmly recalibrated the entire conversation without breaking eye contact? That's the level of unbothered I aspire to be. 8. Ariana's response to being asked if she's ever gotten a BBL during a lie detector test. @Vanity Fair / YouTube / Via youtube.com She deadpanned "yes" just for the machine to IMMEDIATELY expose her for lying, which only made the whole moment even funnier. 9. Ariana attempting to shush a helicopter mid-interview so Cynthia could finish crying. @Entertainment Tonight / YouTube / Via youtube.com I'm not gonna lie, the way she tried to regulate the sky so Cynthia could have her moment has me dying. 10. Cynthia tapping her head while thinking - the moment that birthed an entire meme. @PopCrave / X / Via rb.gy She was merely trying to remember the movies she had watched in 2024, and somehow, that tiny hand gesture exploded into "the concept" - a meme where Cynthia's head tap became the visual stand-in for any idea. Nowadays, Cynthia is also considered "a concept" herself, because, let's face it: her meme-ability is just that powerful. 11. Cynthia noticing a fan sign that read, "The CONCEPT," and immediately tapping her head like the meme queen she is. @pooootia / TikTok / Via tiktok.com The concept of the concept herself knowing about the concept? I seriously doubt future philosophers won't come to fear this era. 12. Ariana and Cynthia admitting (again) that they'd been crying all day long. @enews / TikTok / Via instagram.com Considering that, at this point, crying in every interview is practically their brand, this revelation came as no surprise to anyone. 13. Cynthia watching Ariana hug a fan with the funniest stare known to mankind. @estilodf / TikTok /