“Cynthia Erivo Shuts Down Comedian’s Shocking Nail Comment: ‘You Should Know Better!'”
Cynthia, who stars as Elphaba in the musical film, interrupted the host, saying, “I knew you would ask that question.”
Share icon Cynthia Erivo clapped back at Dax Shepard after the comedian asked her how she manages to wipe her backside with her extremely long nails
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The nails don’t make the job more difficult, she pointed out, because they’re not the most crucial part of wiping. “My answer is that nobody uses just their fingers to wipe their backside. You use tissue, correct? And you wipe!”
Dax then became curious about Cynthia’s hygiene practices. When he asked the Tony winner whether she places the toilet paper on the tips of her fingernails, she responded that she uses the “pads of the fingers.”
He also asked the 37-year-old whether she feels a “little tickle of the nails on the crack,” to which she countered, “No, because the tissue is there!”
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When the comedian asked if she found the question “offensive,” Cynthia admitted that she was “annoyed,” because she’s a “functioning adult” and has never “walked around smelling.”
Her nail art, done by 19-year-old artist Mycah Dior, doesn’t make it difficult to put on her eye-catching pieces, either. “I’m like, ‘I mean, I’m here! I’m dressed.’”
Mycah’s work is inspired by the Wicked colors—green for the misunderstood Elphaba, and pink for Glinda—created with the OPI x Wicked Nail Lacquer Collection.
“Green and pink colors embody their contrasting personalities, with Elphaba’s vivid green skin and Glinda’s soft, light-hearted aura,” the nail artist recently told Bustle.
