Wicked isn’t just for the gays: it’s by the gays, too, and its latest queer development behind the scenes proves it.
On screen, Marissa Bode plays Elphaba’s sister Nessarose — a divisive character for fans, to say the least — but off screen, there’s nothing but love for her and her partner Lauren Brooks. Fans recently discovered their relationship and have been showering them with love.
One TikTok highlighting the couple garnered more than 305,000 views, along with a comments section full of praise for both Brooks and Bode. That includes LGBTQ+ folks celebrating the revelation that Bode is queer herself if they didn’t know already.
“wait I had already fallen in love with her & she’s queer?!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰” wrote one commenter.
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“Omg omg omg they’re so cute,” wrote another.
“Her partner looks so cute! 🥰” commented a third.
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Over on X, folks noted that alongside fellow queer leads Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey, Bode’s queer identity makes Wicked one of the gayest movies of the year.
The Wicked Sisters both being gay asf in real life just feels right💕
— Fidelity_Alex_Rainbow (@Alex_Unvrs) November 30, 2024
There rlly isn’t a straight person on this set, as it should be 🙂↕️
— hatsune mike 🍉 (@minionflavoured) November 30, 2024
Others connected the dots between the movies queer stars and its straight ones, like Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater, who met on set and are now in a relationship. Could it be that they were drawn to each other partially because everyone else in the movie was a friend of Dorothy?
Meanwhile, Bode and Brooks are as adorable a couple as ever. Back in October for Halloween, the two rocked costumes inspired by Chappell Roan’s music video for “Casual,” and their looks for the LA premiere of Wicked were also a hit (especially Brooks’ ruby red shoes, an apparent reference to Nessarose’s shoe-related storyline in Wicked).
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