Vegan Actor Cynthia Erivo Receives Second Golden Globe Nomination For ‘Wicked: For Good’

Vegan actor Cynthia Erivo has received her second Golden Globe nomination for her performance as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the film Wicked: For Good. This nomination makes her the first Black woman to receive two lead actress nominations in the Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy category. Erivo, along with her co-stars, filmed both Wicked movies back-to-back in 2024 in a single 160-day shoot.

Erivo, who has been vegan since 2013, follows a vegan diet along with her Wicked co-star Ariana Grande. In addition to her acting career, Erivo is also a musician, singer, and songwriter, and is currently preparing for a one-woman production of Dracula in the West End. She has previously been nominated for an Oscar three times and has won a TONY, an Emmy, and a Grammy for her work on The Color Purple (2015 – 2017).