Ariana Grande 'ignores' devastated fans waiting in the rain at Wicked premiere

Ariana Grande was joined by her chap Wicked formed mates connected the reddish carpet successful London connected Monday evening arsenic fans eagerly camped retired successful the torrential rainfall successful the anticipation of catching a glimpse of the star

The formed of the caller Wicked movie descended connected London connected Monday nighttime arsenic they celebrated the premiere of the highly-anticipated philharmonic acceptable to beryllium released connected Friday. But fans hoping to get pictures signed by Ariana Grande were near disappointed erstwhile the prima was whizzed distant by unit arsenic dense rainfall deed the reddish carpet.

Some anxious fans began queuing extracurricular the venue astatine 2pm up of the evening premiere, with pictures, albums and merchandise successful tow with the intentions of getting it signed by Ariana, 31. One instrumentality wrote "so excited" arsenic they shared a representation of them stood extracurricular the barricades.

But arsenic the reddish carpet was acceptable to begin, rainfall descended connected those waiting successful the acold to talk to the popular princess. Another instrumentality shared a video of them stood successful the "pouring rain" arsenic their photograph from the 2019 Sweetener circuit got soaking wet.

While immoderate of the stars attending the premiere stopped to chat to waiting fans - including Ariana's member Frankie Grande, 41 - the vocalist failed to halt arsenic she was "dragged inside" by security. In a video shared connected societal media level X, she tin beryllium seen holding hands with a subordinate of information and making her mode wrong the Royal Festival Hall, failing to halt and chat to screaming fans.

Ariana wore a striking floor-length yellowish gown for the occasion, which tin beryllium seen getting bedewed arsenic she walks without an umbrella done the reddish carpet - which is really greenish successful notation to the film. Sharing the video, 1 instrumentality expressed their disappointment, writing: "She didn't halt for anyone."

As immoderate came to the singer's defence successful the comments, she added: "Everyone replying saying 'it's raining' similar I didn't know. We each stood successful it for hours. She wanted to conscionable fans but was being dragged away."

But immoderate felt Ariana should person stopped and met with the waiting fans, with 1 idiosyncratic writing: "That's truthful sh** to her fans that waited hours." Another added: "She could person stopped information from pulling her inside."

And portion fans failed to get their photographs signed, immoderate were blessed to person seen Ariana in-person. "I'm truthful blessed I got to spot her aft 5 years."

They added: "The rainfall ruined everything. It was raining non-stop for 5 hours." For the film, singing superstar Ariana has gone backmost to her Broadway roots arsenic she stars arsenic Glinda the Good Witch successful the upcoming movie adaptation of the deed philharmonic Wicked.

The accumulation is simply a retelling of the Wizard of Oz communicative that focuses connected the relationship betwixt Elphaba (Eriva), a young pistillate with greenish skin, and Glinda (Grande), who is simply a fashionable girl. For the plot, the communicative takes spot successful the Land of Oz and follows the pals arsenic they instrumentality connected life-changing events.