Ariana Grande unrecognizable getting Glinda's crown fitted TWO YEARS ago in throwback from Wicked

Ariana Grande shared a photograph of her archetypal Glinda crown fitting from 2022 connected Instagram.

In the snap, the Wicked prima inactive had brownish hair, thing galore of her fans whitethorn person forgotten present that she's been blonde to play Glinda for truthful long.

Ariana looked evidently younger and fresher successful the astir makeup-free photograph but she besides looked happy, with her dimple making a showing. 

She captioned the post: 'Sept 2022, archetypal crown fitting ♡ made of laser chopped paper. one emotion you @paultazewell,' and tagged the crown's designer.

The popular prima looked relaxed successful the photograph arsenic she was conscionable embarking connected the agelong sprout for 2 movies. 

Fans gushed implicit her successful the comments with 1 successful particular, @grandeinheels, writing: 'brown hair? who’s this!!! beautiful.'

More than 4,700 fans agreed with that assessment, hitting the similar button.

Elsewhere successful the Instagram comments section, the authoritative Wicked and Wicked Soundtrack accounts echoed support of the photograph portion others remarked connected her quality and the astonishment that the crown successful the representation was made of paper. 

On X (formerly Twitter), 1 instrumentality remarked: 'That hairsbreadth colour suit her truthful overmuch my god,' portion idiosyncratic other had the nonstop other reaction: 'OH MOTHER I HOPE SHE NEVER GOES BACK TO BRUNETTE.'

'She looks truthful stunning with without makeup,' different instrumentality remarked.

Meanwhile, Ariana is garnering Oscar buzz for her show successful the agelong awaited musical. 

The re-telling of Glinda and Elphaba's (played by Cynthia Erivo) perfectly dominated the container bureau connected its opening play but earlier that Variety predicted that Ariana volition not lone beryllium nominated for an Academy Award, but she volition triumph it.

'As Glinda, Grande brings charm and wit to a quality known for her bubbly exterior and hidden depth. The 31-year-old popular prima commands each of Glinda's signature numbers, including a delightful rendition of Popular,' the outlet reported.

Surprisingly, it wasn't her singing that the outlet believes was the champion portion of her performance. It was her comedic timing and zippy 1 liners.

'But her knack for comedic timing makes her show basal out. Her transportation of assorted one-liners and zingers is 1 of the film's highlights, and it could yet presumption her for a first-time Oscar information successful the champion supporting histrion category.'

The praise continued: 'Grande's Glinda is some endearing and hilarious, making her a beardown contender successful an grant contention that often favors philharmonic talents.

Nominations for the 2025 Oscars volition beryllium announced connected January 17, 2025.

While that time is inactive 2 months distant and the dense hitting films and roles are conscionable coming out, it is decidedly not excessively aboriginal for critics to pinpoint existent contenders and Grande is 1 of them.

She is expected to vie successful the class with Zoe Saldana for her relation successful Emilia Pérez, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave, Saoirise Ronan for Blitz and Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown.

And Ariana isn't the lone Academy Award nominee oregon victor from Wicked that Variety is predicting.

The Hollywood commercialized insubstantial is besides predicting the movie volition bring location the coveted golden statuette for Production Design andCostume Design, and besides person nominations for Best Actress for Cynthia and Best Director for Jon M. Chu.