{"id":115023,"date":"2025-02-27T08:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T01:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=115023"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:03:02","slug":"kelly-ripas-transformation-into-ariana-grandes-wicked-glinda-labeled-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/kelly-ripas-transformation-into-ariana-grandes-wicked-glinda-labeled-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Ripa\u2019s transformation into Ariana Grande\u2019s \u2018Wicked\u2019 Glinda labeled \u2018scary\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Fans were left stunned after Kelly Ripa transformed into Ariana Grande from \u201cWicked.\u201d During an Oscar-themed episode of \u201cLive With Kelly and Mark,\u201d the talk show host, 54, donned an identical outfit to that of Grande\u2019s Glinda the Good Witch.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-115037 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/Kelly-Ripa-just-transformed-into-Wicked-movie-star-Ariana-Grande-for-an-Oscars-themed-episode-of-Live-with-Kelly-and-Mark%5Cud83d%5Cudc9a%5Cu2728-The-resemblance-is-absolutely-stunning-%5Cud83d%5Cude0d.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1080\"' height='\"1350\"'>Ripa wore a pink dress, gray hat and matching pink purse in an Instagram photo shared by celebrity makeup artist Kristofer Buckle. The \u201cAll My Children\u201d alum pursed her lips together, striking the same pose the singer, 31, normally does in pictures.\n<figure id='\"attachment_115044\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-115044\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-115044 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289496.webp%5C%22" alt='\"Kelly' ripa as ariana grande. width='\"1024\"' height='\"466\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289496.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-115044\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'> <span style='\"font-size:'>Kelly Ripa as Ariana Grande.\n<figure id='\"attachment_115046\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-115046\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-115046 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289495.webp%5C%22" alt='\"Ripa' as grande in width='\"1024\"' height='\"440\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289495.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-115046\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Ripa as Grande in \u201cWicked.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Ripa also posted behind-the-scenes footage, showing a Timelapse video of herself transforming into character.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39 \u2014 former &lsquo;Gossip Girl,&rsquo; &lsquo;Harriet the Spy&rsquo; star recently underwent liver transplant\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Michelle Trachtenberg&rsquo;s final Instagram photo before her death at 39 revealed\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Michelle Trachtenberg&rsquo;s boyfriend seen, speaks out after &lsquo;Harriet the Spy&rsquo; star&rsquo;s shocking death at 39<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cFollow me beyond Oz into the land of make believe,\u201d she captioned her Instagram post. \u201cLet\u2019s hear it for the actual wizards. @kristoferbuckle@ryantrygstadhair #AfrertheOscars.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Ripa sat in a makeup chair as they re-created Grande\u2019s makeup look and did a photoshoot in front of a green screen, mimicking looks and scenes from \u201cWicked.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_115047\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-115047\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-115047 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/ariana-grande-universal-pictures-featuring-91797525.webp%5C%22" alt='\"Grande' in width='\"1024\"' height='\"682\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ariana-grande-universal-pictures-featuring-91797525.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-115047\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Grande in \u201cWicked.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cOmg you are the perfect Glinda!!!\u201d one person wrote in the comments section, while a second social media user shared, \u201cYou are incredible Kelly! You can morph yourself into anybody and look exactly like that person!!!\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>But the transformation wasn\u2019t as popular with other followers.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cOh my word! That is quite scary,\u201d one critic said, while another agreed, \u201cthis is terrifying.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cThat\u2019s creepy,\u201d said a third follower.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The creeped out social media users continued to voice their opinions, as one added, \u201cThe girls keep transforming into Ariana like it\u2019s getting SCARY out here.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Some even had a suggestion for the star\u2019s next appearance: \u201cNow do modern day Pamela Anderson!\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Ripa\u2019s husband and co-host, Mark Consuelos, 53, also underwent a \u201cWicked\u201d transformation, playing Jonathan Bailey\u2019s Fiyero on the morning show segment. But his wife actually had him thinking she was Grande at first glance.\n<figure id='\"attachment_115048\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-115048\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-115048 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289501.webp%5C%22" alt='\"Ripa' as grande. width='\"1024\"' height='\"472\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289501.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-115048\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Ripa as Grande.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cI was like, \u2018What!? I\u2019m not prepared for this,\u2019 \u201d Consuelos told People. \u201cAnd she completely fooled me because when I grabbed the phone, I truly thought that was Grande.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cIt was very funny because I could see he was secretly annoyed and doing that fake nice thing at first. He was like, \u2018Oh my gosh, hiiiii!.\u2019 And then once I spoke, his face totally changed and he was like, \u2018Wait a minute\u2026\u2019 \u201d Ripa told the outlet.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Consuelos teased, \u201cIt was freaky!\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_115049\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-115049\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-115049 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289500.webp%5C%22" alt='\"Mark' as fiyero. width='\"1024\"' height='\"467\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-99289500.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-115049\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Mark as Fiyero.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Ripa also gave a scare to her and Consuelos\u2019 daughter Lola, 23.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cI FaceTime\u2019d my daughter and her best friend while I was in costume and fooled both of them, too,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was great.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans were left stunned after Kelly Ripa transformed into Ariana Grande from \u201cWicked.\u201d During an Oscar-themed episode of \u201cLive With Kelly and Mark,\u201d the talk show host, 54, donned an identical outfit to that of Grande\u2019s Glinda the Good Witch. 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