Cynthia Erivo is opening up about salary, and fighting for fair pay for roles.
10.12.2021 - 04:05 / thewrap.com
The two stars discussed the double standard at TheWrap’s 2021 Power Women’s Summit as part of a spotlight conversation moderated by TheWrap’s founder and editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman.
Erivo said that over the course of her career, she’s found Black women are quietly expected to play people in film and TV that are “good and safe,” as opposed to the antiheroes that challenge the audience’s sympathy like Tony Soprano or Troy Maxson in “Fences.”“It can be daunting to take that step and allow
.Cynthia Erivo is opening up about salary, and fighting for fair pay for roles.
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Strictly Come Dancing fans praised guest judge Cynthia Erivo for using sign language to communicate with Rose Ayling-Ellis for the second week in a row. EastEnders star Rose, 27, who is the first deaf contestant to take part in Strictly, performed a stunning Paso Doble to California Dreamin by Sia with pro partner Giovanni Pernice, 31.
Strictly Come Dancing fans were outraged when guest judge Cynthia Erivo scored Dan Walker higher than fan favourite AJ Odudu, despite telling her she "loved her" and her performance.MORE: Strictly made a big change for Rose Ayling-Ellis that we never knew aboutThe Broadway star, who is filling in for Motsi Mabuse while is she is stuck in Germany, sparked a flurry of confused tweets from viewers of the BBC show after she opted to give Dan a nine, but only gave AJ an eight.
Strictly Come Dancing’s guest judge Cynthia Erivo will be returning to the competition this weekend and will replace Motsi Mabuse on the judges’ panel. German-South African dancer Motsi, 40, shared the news she unfortunately has to bow out of the show’s 10th week after she was contacted by NHS Test & Trace yesterday.The star was told she had come in “close contact” with someone on November 21 who has since tested positive for COVID-19.