Ariana Grande Breaks Out Her Hilarious Hermione Granger Impression at Bowen Yang's Request: 'Ron's Been Splinched!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Grande on April 10.Photo:VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty

Ariana Grandecounts Hermione Granger on her growing list of spot-on impersonations.

“Can you do your Hermione impression? Do you know the one I’m talking about?”askedYang, 34.

“I love the vocal fray so much,” added Grande of Watson’s line delivery.

Bowen Yang; Ariana Grande.Arturo Holmes/WireImage; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Arturo Holmes/WireImage; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

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During a sketch called “Charades with Mom” on Grande’s Oct. 12episode ofSNL, the two costars played a combative mom and her son’s new boyfriend.

“I really have to apologize to you in person,” Yang told Grande of the sketch, which ended with him smooching her. “I opened up my mouth too much when we kissed.”

“You absolutely did. I was shaking after,” she replied. “Not in a bad way, just in a disarming way.”

(Left-right:) Bowen Yang, Ariana Grande and Stevie Nicks on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/Getty

Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/Getty

Things turned emotional later in theLas Culturistasinterview when Rogers, 34, thanked Grande for being “such a good sister to my sister,” referring to Yang. Of her work inWicked, he added, “It’s just so amazing to see someone do something they were born to do.”

Grande plays Glinda the Good Witch in the movie musical oppositeCynthia Erivoas Elphaba, who becomes Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West. Yang plays their schoolmate Pfannee alongsideJonathan Baileyas Fiyero,Jeff Goldblumas the Wizard, Marissa Bode as Nessarose,Keala Settleas Miss Coddle,Ethan Slateras Boq,Peter Dinklageas the voice of Dr. Dillamond andMichelle Yeohas Madame Morrible.

Wicked: Part Oneis in theaters Nov. 22.Wicked: Part Twois slated for Nov. 26, 2025.

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source: people.com