Ariana Grande has shared the heartwarming reason why she changed her name in the upcoming Wicked movie.The 31-year-old musician is set to star as Glinda the Good Witch in the highly anticipated movie musical, which will be released this month.Ariana Grande will star as Glinda the Good Witch. Credit: SAVERIO MARFIA / GettyIt was reported by E! News that the singer will be credited by her full name "Ariana Grande-Butera" in the fantasy.Her real name incorporates both her mom, Joan Grande, and dad Edward Butera’s last names. The couple split up when the 'Thank U Next' hitmaker was eight years old.Grande opened up about her decision to go by her birth certificate-certified name in a recent interview on The Streaming Service with Justin Hill.Watch the interview below:“Technically, it’s my little girl name!" the 'One Last Time' vocalist explained to the host, specifying that "it’s little Ari's name"."But, no, I just feel like this experience was such a homecoming for me," she elaborated. "I feel like I came home to myself in a lot of ways through what I learned from Glinda, from [Cynthia Erivo's character] Elphaba and, you know, that was my name when I went to see the show when I was 10 years old—and it felt like a really lovely way of honoring that."The 'No Tears Left To Cry' songstress added that the decision "felt really full circle, and it just felt like something I really wanted to do."When the interviewer called it "a love note to" the younger version of herself, Grande agreed.
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