Meet the Real-Life Loves of theWickedMovie Cast (Can You Guess Who Is Married to an Olympian?)

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater ; Emilie Livingston and Jeff Goldblum attend the premiere of 20th Century Fox’s ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 20, 2016 in Hollywood, California.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images ; Michelle Yeoh/Instagram

Kevin Winter/Getty Images ; Michelle Yeoh/Instagram

ThoughWickedis more than a love story, the movie cast is “Dancing Through Life” with their off-screen partners.The Universal film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical ⁠— based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novelWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West— tells the story of an unlikely friendship between the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), and the Good Witch of the North, Glinda (Ariana Grande).Although Grande’s character is looking for her romantic happily ever after in the film, the actress has already found love with her costarEthan Slater, who plays Boq.In October 2024, theSpongeBob SquarePantsmusical actor toldGQthat meeting and connecting with Grande while on set was a “really beautiful” experience.“I’m just really, really proud of Ariand the work she’s done on this,” he said. “I’m really proud that I got to be there for that part of it, and I’m really excited to be there for this next step of it when the world gets to see the amazing thing that she did.“Meanwhile,Jeff Goldblum, who portrays the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, has been married toEmilie Livingstonsince 2014, andMichelle Yeoh, who plays Madame Morrible, wed her husbandJean Todtin 2023 after a 19-year engagement.Here’s everything to know about the real-life partners of theWickedcast.

ThoughWickedis more than a love story, the movie cast is “Dancing Through Life” with their off-screen partners.

The Universal film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical ⁠— based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novelWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West— tells the story of an unlikely friendship between the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), and the Good Witch of the North, Glinda (Ariana Grande).

Although Grande’s character is looking for her romantic happily ever after in the film, the actress has already found love with her costarEthan Slater, who plays Boq.

In October 2024, theSpongeBob SquarePantsmusical actor toldGQthat meeting and connecting with Grande while on set was a “really beautiful” experience.

“I’m just really, really proud of Ariand the work she’s done on this,” he said. “I’m really proud that I got to be there for that part of it, and I’m really excited to be there for this next step of it when the world gets to see the amazing thing that she did.”

Meanwhile,Jeff Goldblum, who portrays the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, has been married toEmilie Livingstonsince 2014, andMichelle Yeoh, who plays Madame Morrible, wed her husbandJean Todtin 2023 after a 19-year engagement.

Here’s everything to know about the real-life partners of theWickedcast.

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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater at Game One of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena on June 08, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida.Elsa/Getty

Elsa/Getty

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater met on the set ofWicked, and PEOPLE confirmed theiroff-screen romancein July 2023, followingGrande’s separationfrom then-husbandDalton Gomezearlier that year andSlater’s splitfrom his then-wife, Lilly Jay.

“She loves being with him,” a source told PEOPLE in December 2023 of Grande’s feelings. “It’s a very normal relationship.”

In the following months, Grande and Slater went on rare outings together. More recently,she shared the first imageof them onInstagramin November 2024 in a carousel of photos from the film’s Australian premiere.

After filming wrapped up and promotion began for the project, Grande opened up about the public perception of Slater.

“The most disappointing part was to see so manypeople believe the worst versionof it,” she toldVanity Fairin September 2024. “There couldn’t be a less accurate depiction of a human being than the one that the tabloids spread about him.”

“It’s really hard to see people who don’t know anything about what’s happening commenting on it and speculating, and then getting things wrong about the people you love,” he added.

02of 10Cynthia ErivoCynthia Erivo attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Mike Coppola/GettyCynthia Erivo might be in the spotlight playing Elphaba inWicked, but she prefers to keep her romantic life more private.During an interview withVanity Fairin September 2024, she opened up about being “very tight-lipped” about her relationships.“I don’t think that my relationship is for anyone else but for me,” theHarrietactress said. “I spend so much of my life sharing everything — whether it’s my work or my soul or my life in speeches. I think I give enough of myself that I’m allowed to keep something for me.”Although Erivo acknowledged that she might change her mind one day, she’s content with leaving the specifics under wraps for now.“It’s enough for people to know that I’m a queer person who could have relationships with men or women or neither,” she told the outlet.

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Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Mike Coppola/Getty

Mike Coppola/Getty

Cynthia Erivo might be in the spotlight playing Elphaba inWicked, but she prefers to keep her romantic life more private.

During an interview withVanity Fairin September 2024, she opened up about being “very tight-lipped” about her relationships.

“I don’t think that my relationship is for anyone else but for me,” theHarrietactress said. “I spend so much of my life sharing everything — whether it’s my work or my soul or my life in speeches. I think I give enough of myself that I’m allowed to keep something for me.”

Although Erivo acknowledged that she might change her mind one day, she’s content with leaving the specifics under wraps for now.

“It’s enough for people to know that I’m a queer person who could have relationships with men or women or neither,” she told the outlet.

03of 10Jonathan BaileyJonathan Bailey attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.Aliah Anderson/GettyAlthoughJonathan Baileyplays the romantic interest of Elphaba and Glinda inWicked, he keeps his off-screen romances to himself.In December 2023, he toldThe Standardthat he was seeing a “lovely man,” adding that while it wasn’t a “secret,” he was keeping the relationship private.“Having a private life is, for me, completely critical. I don’t know if I would be able to be as confident to speak out on other things if I felt that my whole life was up for grabs,” Bailey said.TheBridgertonactor may remain mum about his relationship specifics, but he has opened up about navigating his career and sexuality.During a conversation withGQin March 2022, Bailey recalled how one of his actor friends was once told during pilot season, “There’s two things we don’t want to know: if you’re an alcoholic or if you’re gay.“The anecdote led Bailey tokeep his sexuality privatein the name of his career for years.“All it takes is for one of those people in that position of power to say that, and it ripples through,” he explained. “Of course I thought that in order to be happy I needed to be straight.“Eventually, his happiness outweighed the career pressures, and he came out to his family in his early 20s.“I reached a point where I thought, ‘F— this,’ " he recalled. “I’d much prefer to hold my boyfriend’s hand in public or be able to put my own face picture on Tinder and not be so concerned about that than getting a part.”

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Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.Aliah Anderson/Getty

Aliah Anderson/Getty

AlthoughJonathan Baileyplays the romantic interest of Elphaba and Glinda inWicked, he keeps his off-screen romances to himself.

In December 2023, he toldThe Standardthat he was seeing a “lovely man,” adding that while it wasn’t a “secret,” he was keeping the relationship private.

“Having a private life is, for me, completely critical. I don’t know if I would be able to be as confident to speak out on other things if I felt that my whole life was up for grabs,” Bailey said.

TheBridgertonactor may remain mum about his relationship specifics, but he has opened up about navigating his career and sexuality.

During a conversation withGQin March 2022, Bailey recalled how one of his actor friends was once told during pilot season, “There’s two things we don’t want to know: if you’re an alcoholic or if you’re gay.”

The anecdote led Bailey tokeep his sexuality privatein the name of his career for years.

“All it takes is for one of those people in that position of power to say that, and it ripples through,” he explained. “Of course I thought that in order to be happy I needed to be straight.”

Eventually, his happiness outweighed the career pressures, and he came out to his family in his early 20s.

“I reached a point where I thought, ‘F— this,’ " he recalled. “I’d much prefer to hold my boyfriend’s hand in public or be able to put my own face picture on Tinder and not be so concerned about that than getting a part.”

04of 10Jeff Goldblum and Emilie LivingstonJeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Christopher Polk/Variety via GettyJeff Goldblum married Livingston, a former Olympic gymnast, in Los Angeles on Nov. 8, 2014, after meeting three years earlier at an Equinox gym on Sunset Blvd., the actor toldWired.“I saw her from across a crowded room, and I marched up to her, entranced, and began some kind of conversation,” he said.The actor and retired Olympic athlete announcedtheir engagementin July 2014. Together,they share two sons: Charlie, born in 2015, and River, born in 2017.

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Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston

Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

Jeff Goldblum married Livingston, a former Olympic gymnast, in Los Angeles on Nov. 8, 2014, after meeting three years earlier at an Equinox gym on Sunset Blvd., the actor toldWired.

“I saw her from across a crowded room, and I marched up to her, entranced, and began some kind of conversation,” he said.

The actor and retired Olympic athlete announcedtheir engagementin July 2014. Together,they share two sons: Charlie, born in 2015, and River, born in 2017.

05of 10Michelle Yeoh and Jean TodtMichelle Yeoh and Jean Todt at the 95th Annual Academy Awards held at Ovation Hollywood on March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Gilbert Flores/Variety via GettyMichelle Yeoh wed former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt on July 27, 2023.They first met in June 2004 while in Shangai, and although they quickly got engaged one month after meeting, theywaited 19 years before tying the knotin Geneva.Throughout their long-term relationship, Todt has consistently supported Yeoh at numerous Hollywood events, includingher historic Oscar winas the first Asian woman to receive Best Actress.Todt has a son, Nicholas, from a previous relationship, who has since become a part of Yeoh’s life.

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Michelle Yeoh and Jean Todt

Michelle Yeoh and Jean Todt at the 95th Annual Academy Awards held at Ovation Hollywood on March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Michelle Yeoh wed former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt on July 27, 2023.

They first met in June 2004 while in Shangai, and although they quickly got engaged one month after meeting, theywaited 19 years before tying the knotin Geneva.

Throughout their long-term relationship, Todt has consistently supported Yeoh at numerous Hollywood events, includingher historic Oscar winas the first Asian woman to receive Best Actress.

Todt has a son, Nicholas, from a previous relationship, who has since become a part of Yeoh’s life.

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Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt

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Peter Dinklage, who voices Dr. Dillamond, the goat professor at Shiz University, has been married toErica Schmidtsince 2005.

In a December 2021 interview withThe New York Times, Dinklage said the two met at a mutual friend’s house in N.Y.C., describing the encounter as something out of a “crazy, romantic movie.”

“The circus was in town and it was snowing, and they were walking the elephants through Manhattan, a long line of them,” he explained.

Dinklage and Schmidt later eloped in Las Vegas while they were in town for an event. “We just decided to do it,” he toldThe New York Timesin April 2016. The couple share two children.

07of 10Marissa Bode and Lauren BrooksMarissa Bode and her partner Lauren Brooks in Chappell Roan themed costumes.Marissa Bode/ InstagramMarissa Bode, who plays Nessarose inWicked, has been with her girlfriend Lauren Brooks since September 2023.In February 2024, Bode shared a sweet Valentine’s DayInstagram tributeto Brooks, writing that she “genuinely could not be a luckier girl.““Happiest Valentine’s Day to the prettiest, smartest, most understanding gal I know @laurennbrooks 💗. You mean the world to me and more,” she added.For Halloween later that year, the couple dressed asChappell Roanand the siren from the singer’s “Casual” music video. Bode shared photos of their costume onInstagram, joking in the caption, “Is it casual now? (It definitely isn’t lol ).”

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Marissa Bode and Lauren Brooks

Marissa Bode and her partner Lauren Brooks in Chappell Roan themed costumes.Marissa Bode/ Instagram

Marissa Bode/ Instagram

Marissa Bode, who plays Nessarose inWicked, has been with her girlfriend Lauren Brooks since September 2023.

In February 2024, Bode shared a sweet Valentine’s DayInstagram tributeto Brooks, writing that she “genuinely could not be a luckier girl.”

“Happiest Valentine’s Day to the prettiest, smartest, most understanding gal I know @laurennbrooks 💗. You mean the world to me and more,” she added.

For Halloween later that year, the couple dressed asChappell Roanand the siren from the singer’s “Casual” music video. Bode shared photos of their costume onInstagram, joking in the caption, “Is it casual now? (It definitely isn’t lol ).”

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Bowen Yang

Bowen Yangis candid when he stars onSaturday Night Live, but he’s private when it comes to his personal love life. However, he has been open about navigating his sexuality in his adolescence.

“It felt very isolating at the time I grew up. I thought, ‘Am I the only person feeling this way?’ " he toldRolling Stonein June 2023.

He explained that he lacked a sense of community and recalled “laying low while still finding a way to express yourself.”

09of 10Brownwyn James and Katherine-Alice JamesBronwyn James and her wife Katherine-Alice James on their wedding day.Bronwyn James/ InstagramBronwyn James plays ShenShen, Glinda’s friend. She has been married to Katherine-Alice James since May 2023.The couple announced their engagement the previous spring, in April 2022, onInstagram.“💍surprise of a life time !!! In Switzerland for work, and I dragged @hotchocolateandcwtches with me for a free holiday…..and she repayed me with a proposal 😳😁,” James wrote.

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Brownwyn James and Katherine-Alice James

Bronwyn James and her wife Katherine-Alice James on their wedding day.Bronwyn James/ Instagram

Bronwyn James/ Instagram

Bronwyn James plays ShenShen, Glinda’s friend. She has been married to Katherine-Alice James since May 2023.

The couple announced their engagement the previous spring, in April 2022, onInstagram.

“💍surprise of a life time !!! In Switzerland for work, and I dragged @hotchocolateandcwtches with me for a free holiday…..and she repayed me with a proposal 😳😁,” James wrote.

10of 10Aaron Teoh and Adeline ChooAaron Teoh and his wife Adeline Teoh-Choo celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.Aaron Teoh/ InstagramAaron Teoh, who plays Avaric in the movie, and his wife, Adeline Choo, tied the knot in November 2014.Over the years, Choo has been an avid supporter of her husband’s career, from being a frequent audience member during Teoh’s performances,sending audition luck on social mediaand joining him in promoting theWickedmovie.

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Aaron Teoh and Adeline Choo

Aaron Teoh and his wife Adeline Teoh-Choo celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.Aaron Teoh/ Instagram

Aaron Teoh/ Instagram

Aaron Teoh, who plays Avaric in the movie, and his wife, Adeline Choo, tied the knot in November 2014.

Over the years, Choo has been an avid supporter of her husband’s career, from being a frequent audience member during Teoh’s performances,sending audition luck on social mediaand joining him in promoting theWickedmovie.

source: people.com