Cynthia Erivo details her physical connection with Ariana Grande after cringey Wicked press tour

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s bond is a popular subject.The “Wicked” stars have continued to showcase their strong connection while promoting the musical movie, and now Erivo, 37, is speaking on how the pair communicate through touch.  “I think I’m sort of used to it now,” the actress said in a teaser clip for her December 10 appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show.”Erivo added, “If it’s not like connected, I’m like, what’s wrong? What’s happening? Where are you? You know what I mean?”The “Harriet” star went on to detail how she and Grande, 31, “always end up.”“We walk hand-in-hand very often,” she explained.“Like, if we’re not walking hand-in-hand, we’ll find each other somewhere.”Barrymore, 49, known for getting too close to her guests, replied how she’s unable to hold back from “holding hands, hugging, snuggling” people.“I think we assume that physical connection can only be romantic,” Erivo replied, noting that some people are “a bit afraid of physical connection.”Erivo and Grande have been known to hold hands during interviews for “Wicked” over the past several weeks, with “The Color Purple” vet stating that she thinks “we don’t realize that how we communicate sometimes is by physical touch.” “Sometimes you can’t say anything and you’re in a room … it’s just like a squeeze of a hand and that’s sometimes how she and I communicate,” she went on.

“We might be talking to someone or I might need to, like, communicate something to her.It’s just a squeeze of the hand or just a pinch of a finger, you know, or a hug.

… However we need to communicate, it is how we need to communicate.”She noted, “And I think we don’t give enough credit to how we communicate with our friends physically.”Last month, Erivo appeared emotional as she explained how removing the green makeup everyday made her feel more comfortable in her own skin.In the clip, Grande also became em...