She recently starred in a movie which won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award at the 2025 Golden Globes.
The award-winning actress looked completely unrecognisable standing next to Simon Cowell at the London Palladium in 2013.
Renowned for her jaw-dropping vocals, the singer rose to stardom on TV series I Can’t Sing! The X Factor Musical.
In the unearthed photo, the Tony award winner was seen wearing a long curly wig, a far cry from her current shaven head.
The British star’s latest role sees her star alongside singer, actress and best friend Ariana Grande.
Can you guess who it is?
The award-winning actress looked completely unrecognisable standing next to Simon Cowell at the London Palladium in 2013… can you guess who it is?
In the unearthed photo, the Tony award winner was seen wearing a long curly wig, a far cry from her current shaven head
It’s… Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo!
Cynthia, who appeared suspiciously ‘gaunt’ at the Golden Globes last week, looked completely different in the decade-old photo.
Her big break came with the Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of The Color Purple where she played the lead role of Celie Harris.
The ageless beauty, 38, has garnered attention from starring as Elphaba in the smash hit Wicked, the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical.
She and Ariana, who plays Glinda, developed a very close bond throughout the process.
Earlier this month, Cynthia revealed she felt a ‘great responsibility’ to look after Ariana during filming for the blockbuster musical.
The singer explained in an interview with CBS News that before filming began the pair discussed how they would work together and Cynthia revealed she felt it was important to take care of the popstar.
She added that the pair both knew the film was going to be successful and knew that with all the pressure they would have to work together.
It’s… Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo!
Cynthia, who appeared suspiciously ‘gaunt’ at the Golden Globes last week, looked completely different in the decade-old photo (pictured left last week and right in 2013)
Renowned for her jaw-dropping vocals, the singer rose to stardom on TV series I Can’t Sing! The X Factor Musical (pictured)
The ageless beauty, 38, has garnered attention from starring as Elphaba in the smash hit Wicked, the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, with Ariana Grande
She and Ariana, who plays Glinda, developed a very close bond throughout the process
Earlier this month, Cynthia revealed she felt a ‘great responsibility’ to look after Ariana during filming for the blockbuster musical
Cynthia told the US news channel: ‘Before we started shooting both of us had a conversation about making sure that we would take care of each other and make the space that we needed for each other, and take, you know, give each other what we needed, be generous with each other in this thing, because we knew it was a big undertaking.
‘We knew we had a big responsibility, but we knew neither of us could really do that alone.’
Cynthia recently opened up about the ‘hard’ and ‘vulnerable’ conversations she and Ariana shared before working together on Wicked.
‘I’ve gained a sister,’ she said in Elle’s 2024 Women in Hollywood portfolio. ‘At this point, we speak almost every day. Both of us were blown away by how connected we were immediately.’
‘I remember the first day we got to come together. It was at [director] Jon M. Chu’s house, and Stephen Schwartz [who wrote Wicked’s music and lyrics for both the OG Broadway musical and the film] was over.
‘He played some songs for us, and we sang together for the first time. It worked. It was one of the most gratifying things to know that there was someone who was that open and available, because she was, and that meant I could be as well.
‘We also had a beautiful relationship offscreen.’
