Even Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning learn about “Holding Space.”
The “A Complete Unknown” co-stars did an interview with “Out” reporter Tracy E. Gilchrist and hilariously recreated the meme that went viral throughout Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s “Wicked” press tour final month.
“First off, I just want to let you know that I am holding space for you,” Gilchrist informed the pair.
“Thank you. I’m starstruck seeing you,” Fanning, 26, mentioned to the journalist.
“I am starstruck,” Chalamet, 29, agreed.
“Well likewise,” Gilchrist responded.
Chalamet then held his finger out to Fanning who squeezed it again — recreating Grande and Erivo’s viral second throughout their now-iconic interview with Gilchrist.
After Gilchrist laughed, Chalamet informed the reporter, “It’s an honor talking to you,” and reiterated that he was “sort of starstruck.”
“I know you!” Fanning added. “You walked in, and I was like, Tracy!”
“Like, holy sh*t. This [interview] better be good,” Chalamet joked.
Fanning added, “There’s nothing that we can do that can trump what happened. We can try.”
However Gilchrist informed the actors that she was “loving the energy” they’d throughout the sit-down chat.
Gilchrist grew to become an web meme in November when she informed the lead “Wicked” stars that she had seen posts on-line that individuals have been “holding space” with one of many blockbuster’s large musical numbers.
Erivo, 37, had a robust emotional response to the unusual comment, as Grande supported her co-star by clutching Erivo’s index finger.
“I’ve seen it in a couple posts,” Gilchrist additionally mentioned. “I don’t know how widespread, but you know, I am in queer media, so, that’s my, you know, but yeah, it’s happening.”
The weird trade went viral on-line as followers expressed their confusion over what Gilchrist was speaking about, in addition to why it elicited such a robust response from Erivo.
In a Nov. 25 interview with Selection, Gilchrist admitted she was “a little thrown off” when Erivo had such a visceral response to the “holding space” remark.
“I was a little flustered. I could have said, ‘I have all these friends, and this is our conversation.’ But instead I said, ‘I’m in queer media,’” Gilchrist mentioned.
Gilchrist additionally opened up in regards to the “wild” response to the interview and mentioned she was making an attempt to keep away from seeing the feedback from the “cynics and haters.”
Erivo and Grande have additionally admitted they have been confused throughout their viral trade with Gilchrist.
“So I didn’t know what any part of it meant,” Grande informed Selection earlier this month.
“I didn’t understand the first sentence. And then I definitely didn’t understand what was happening — how you [Erivo] responded. I was like, ‘Oh, what did she say? What did you hear?’ And I just wanted to be there ’cause I knew something big was happening, and I didn’t know how to be there,” the “7 Rings” singer added.
Erivo mentioned about Gilchrist’s “queer media” remark, “I honestly didn’t know what that meant. And, am I also in queer media maybe? Work. Let’s both be there.”
Gilchrist labored the “Wicked” and “A Complete Unknown” press excursions. “Wicked” has revamped $600 million on the worldwide field workplace, with Half 2 slated to come back out in November 2025.
“A Complete Unknown,” in the meantime was launched in theaters on Christmas Day. The movie stars Chalamet as legendary singer Bob Dylan, whereas Fanning performs Dylan’s girlfriend.
