Amanda Seyfried's secret heartbreak over 'Wicked' role revealed

Amanda Seyfried just revealed she auditioned for Wicked multiple times before losing the role of Glinda to Ariana Grande.

The 39-year-old American actress and singer showed up on the In the Envelope podcast, where she shared that she auditioned six times to play Glinda in Wicked and spoke about her acting journey and love for movie musicals.

Seyfried, who wanted to play the role of the Good Witch in Wicked, said she does not usually audition anymore, but her last few were for Les Misérables and Wicked.

“I auditioned, like, six times for Wicked because, you know, that had to be really just right and I loved it. I was busy. I barely had time to do it, but I made it work. I worked my a*** off for years and years and years on that music. I'm just competitive with myself in a really healthy way,” she quipped.

Despite Seyfried's efforts, the role went to Grande but the Mean Girls star has no regrets and has admitted that she was not happy with how she performed as Cosette in Les Misérables.

Notably, trying out for Wicked helped her see that she has gotten better at singing.