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Michelle Yeoh Thought Singing in ‘Wicked’ Would Be 'Embarrassing as Hell'

Michelle Yeoh worried that portraying Madame Morrible in ‘Wicked’ would be ‘embarrassing as hell’ due to lacking the ‘real deal’ vocal chops of her costars

When Wicked director Jon M. Chu offered Michelle Yeoh the role of Madame Morrible, the Oscar-winning actress was thrilled — but also terrified she wouldn’t be able to measure up to her costars. I don’t sing.’ You know, [I’m] not like Cynthia [Erivo] and Ariana [Grande] — they are the real deal,” Yeoh, 62, exclusively told Us Weekly about being asked to join the movie musical, which hits theaters on Friday, November 22. And where Grande, 31, and Erivo, 37, served as cheerleaders in her more self conscious moments on set, Yeoh paid back in the form of making sure she was “protective” of the younger stars acting in their first big blockbuster project.

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