Wicked star Cynthia Erivo shocks fans with ‘rude’ response on the red carpet

Cynthia Erivo has raised eyebrows online after giving a curt response to an interviewer on the red carpet.

While attending the New York City premiere of Wicked with co-star Ariana Grande this week, the pair were asked by Ajay Porter of the Mystery Fashionist to share which designers they were wearing and to rate their outfits out of ten.

After they answered, the interviewer followed up by asking, ‘What is a common misconception about y’all?’

Grande gasped, before Erivo brusquely responded, ‘I don’t know what the common misconception is at all, but that’s not a fashion question, is it?’ 

Erivo’s response drew a mixed reaction online, with some fans branding the actress ‘rude,’ while others praised her bluntness. 

‘Girl! That was unnecessary!’ wrote one person, while another said, ‘That Cynthia lady seems so rude.’

‘Absolutely horrendous questions to ask. Yikes. They were kind to even respond to such nonsense,’ added another.

‘I’m afraid I love her lmao,’ laughed one superfan.

Erivo seemed to find the funny side of the whole incident, with the star reposting the interview clip to her own Instagram page. 

DailyMail.com has contacted Erivo’s representative for comment.

Last month, the actress, 37, made headlines after she blasted a ‘deeply hurtful’ poster from Wicked that had been edited by a fan, claiming it had ‘erased’ her after her eyes were hidden in the image, while costar Grande remained unedited.

At the time, Erivo scolded the artwork in a scathing social media post, but now she’s reassessing her actions.

Speaking on the red carpet at the CFDA Awards, she laughed off her reaction while insisting it ‘wasn’t necessarily a clapback.’

‘I think I’m really protective of the role,’ she told Entertainment Tonight. 

‘I’m passionate about it, and I know that the fans are passionate about it.’

Erivo went on to add to the publication that it was ‘a human moment of wanting to protect Elphaba,’ adding: ‘I probably should’ve called my friends, but it’s fine.’

It comes after Erivo slammed a ‘deeply hurtful’ edit of Wicked’s promotional poster 

Initially, the actress took to her Instagram Story to repost the edited version of the poster for the film.

She wrote, ‘This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen.’

She continued, ‘The original poster is an ILLUSTRATION. I am a real-life human being, who chose to look right down the barrel of the camera to you, the viewer… because, without words we communicate with our eyes.’

The talented actress then went on to describe the differences between the original musical and the theatrical version.

‘Our poster is an homage not an imitation,’ she said, before adding: ‘To edit my face and hide my eyes is to erase me. And that is just deeply hurtful…’

She then went shared an image of the official Wicked poster. 

‘Let me put this right here,’ Erivo wrote above the image, alongside two green hearts. ‘To remind you and cleanse your palette. ‘