Ariana Grande’s love story with Wicked is well documented. As she herself mentioned during the aforementioned interview, the series has been an important part of her life since she discovered it at age 10, and she has never hesitated to let the world know it entire.

In the past, Grande has called the day she found out she got the role of Glinda “the happiest day of (her) life.” In fact, Grande likes Wicked and Glinda so much that The Good Witch is now always with her thanks to the tattoo on her hand.

Grande’s decision to be credited with her full name for Wicked This also makes sense because she previously explained that she had to create a completely new character to realize her full potential as an actor for the role.

“I trained every day to prove (Wicked producers) that I could stand to face this other person,” Grande explained in a previous interview. “I had to completely erase popstar Ari, the person they know so well, because it’s harder to believing someone as someone else because they are so marked as one thing. I really had to go all the way to take it apart.

The first Wicked The film hits theaters worldwide on November 22, so grab your tickets and get ready to see Ariana Grande-Butera in all her glory!