A London hairdresser has revealed she faced a high-pressure Hollywood challenge when tasked with creating a wig for Cynthia ...

North London hair stylist Maria-Josee Mampuya Yonda told the BBC she was asked to create a custom wig for Erivo's character with just days to spare before filming.

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The same goes for Cynthia Erivo’s character, Elphaba. In the movie, her character has micro-braids and the actress has now revealed the reason behind that. Erivo talked about this during her ...

For those who haven't yet seen the magical musical, Eviro's Elphaba wears her hair in intricate micro-braids - a stark change from the signature long waves that appeared previously in the Broadway hit ...

This is not the first time that Cynthia has opened up about her decision to request micro braids for her character, previously telling The British Blacklist that she instigated conversations about ...

Cynthia Erivo has opened up some more about why she pushed for Elphaba to have micro braids in the movie adaptation of Wicked. In this interview, costume designer Paul Tazewell detailed how he ...

Cynthia Erivo has opened up some more about why she pushed for Elphaba to have micro braids in the movie adaptation of Wicked. As I’m sure you are aware, the hotly-anticipated film was released ...

Cynthia Erivo shared why she gave her Wicked character micro braids, using the hairstyle to honor Black women. Erivo plays Elphaba Thorpe, eventually known as the Wicked Witch of the West ...

She asked if the team could reimagine Elphaba's hair as micro braids instead, as a nod to Black women. "I knew you’d still have the movement, and you could still have the length, but there was a ...