Amanda Seyfried clarifies the video of her singing popular from Wicked
Seyfried, 39, says the recently surfaced video was ‘just in jest’ while speaking exclusively to PEOPLE. Amanda Seyfried is clearing the air.
The Mamma Mia! star, 39, spoke to PEOPLE exclusively at the Make It Cute x Babylist Holiday Event on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in Beverly Hills, Calif. During the event, Seyfried took a moment to set the record straight
about a recently surfaced video that features her singing the song «Popular» from the musical Wicked while wearing a silver princess dress— specifically addressing rumors that it was an audition tape for the role of Glinda in the 2024 film.
“I think it was during COVID. I was doing a Lancôme shoot in Long Island City. Elizabeth Stewart [was] my stylist,” Seyfried told PEOPLE.
“I was not auditioning for Wicked yet, but I knew it was like coming up,” she continued, adding, “So I was just f—— around really, and I was like, ‘This dress is so Glinda. And Elizabeth was like, ‘Do it.’ And then she posted at some point.»
Seyfried noted that while she loves her stylist, “maybe it would be better if it hadn’t been posted,” because “it was truly just a fun, like, [behind-the-scenes] moment of my Lancôme shoot.”
