As Ariana famous in a Might 2022 YouTube video, she’d “began listening to murmurs a couple of Depraved audition coming quickly” and “went into full preparation mode” whereas she was filming The Voice in 2021.

“So, I used to be taking pictures after which doing classes on daily basis as a result of I simply needed to be ready for when the decision got here,” she shared. “I had no concept when it was coming, however I used to be identical to, ‘I wish to be able to go in.’ I know that I do know the fabric just like the again of my hand, however I nonetheless have a lot to be taught and I wish to be in prime situation, so I went fairly exhausting preparing.”

And enjoying Glinda has been her longtime dream.

“And now, thank God, thank goodness actually, essentially the most unbelievable present of my total life is that this function that I’ve adored since I [was] 10 years outdated and that’s going to have every bit of me,” Ariana continued. “Each minute, each ounce of my coronary heart, my time, my soul, my every thing that I can provide it.”