Cynthia Erivo Explains Why She Is 'Very Tight-Lipped with My Relationships': 'I Give Enough of Myself'

"It’s enough for people to know that I’m a queer person who could have relationships with men or women or neither," the 'Wicked' actress told 'Vanity Fair'

Cynthia Erivo is keeping her relationship cards close to her chest.

The actress touched on her personal life — and why she prefers to keep it private — during a joint interview with Wicked costar Ariana Grande, for Vanity Fair's November 2024 issue ahead of the highly anticipated release of the first part of their musical film.

“I’m very tight-lipped with my relationships, ’cause I don’t think that my relationship is for anyone else but for me,” said Erivo, 37. “I spend so much of my life sharing everything — whether it’s my work or my soul or my life in speeches. I think I give enough of myself that I’m allowed to keep something for me.”

And while she conceded that she'll "maybe I’ll change my mind at some point," the two-time Academy Award nominee added of her current choice, "I think it’s okay."

"It’s enough for people to know that I’m a queer person who could have relationships with men or women or neither," Erivo said.

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Back in May, Erivo spoke about "claiming my queerness in public, and particularly in the public eye" during her speech the Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala, while accepting the Rand Schrader Award, explaining that it "has meant taking a risk in order to claim my freedom."

Erivo said during her speech that it is "a privilege to be on this stage tonight because for so long I lived in deep admiration of anyone who could fully embody their true, authentic self, wear their queerness like a feather boa and proudly say, 'This is a beautiful part of who I am.' "

"I used to say that it felt like I was looking at my own community from inside a glass box," the Outsider actress continued. "They were vibrant and beautiful, falling in love. And I had my nose pressed up against the glass, looking out at all of you, separate and apart."

"It took time for me to outgrow my box, but time is a gift that gives us space to see ourselves clearly enough to know that denying a part of oneself is a disservice to the whole being," Erivo said. "And now, the glass is shattered and there is no glass in sight. And I have walked out into the wide-open spaces, into the arms of you all, and it feels like home."

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Erivo previously opened up about her sexuality and the pressures of being in the community during her interview for British Vogue's August 2022 Pride issue, admitting that it took a long time for her to share that she is bisexual.

"[LGBTQ+ people] still feel the need to be constantly justifying why we deserve to be treated as equal beings, when really the only difference is that we love differently and we express ourselves differently," said the Harriet star.

"Rather than being chastised for that, we should be commended for being brave. That's the most important thing: giving people the space to show up fully as who they are," Erivo continued.

The actress also gave advice to those wanting to help the community, but not knowing how to: "Find their queer family and sit and chat with them."

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