Kristin Chenoweth Unknowingly Dated Prince | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Kristin Chenoweth talks about getting engaged, Ariana Grande being cast to play Glinda in the Wicked movie and what it was like to hang out with Prince.
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[@drewm.2790]

Hollywood needs more people like her she’s just such a bright positive energy

[@masterofthefresh]

Kristin: I didn't know it was a date Jimmy: I can relate

[@MayBeeTheKamoteGirl]

🤣🤣🤣

[@NellieKAdaba]

😆

[@danimation88]

I mean, if a Dolly Parton biopic is in the future, Miss Chenoweth is right here.

[@sweetener5200]

yes yes!!!

[@camara1194]

either her or Megan Hilty for sure!

[@daviidfdez2940]

either her or miley

[@AlexHurleyMusic]

Dolly has said herself that if theres ever a film/series made about her, that she wants Kristen Chenoweth playing her. I don’t think it’s a matter of if, it’s more likely a matter of when. They’ve done films about Whitney, Queen, Elton John, I truly believe one day she will play the role. Might give her her first oscar..?

[@askmeificare336]

Or Loni Anderson!

[@horrorpowerfilms9481]

Prince stories are always the best!

[@dashingdreww1185]

I feel like there’s so many stories of Prince just summoning other celebrities to hang with him and they always explain how cool Prince is haha

[@kachuncamia]

My soul when she went "I couldn't be happier" about Ari

[@caseyleemoore]

I was kinda hoping she’d follow it up by singing it a la Wicked.

[@jasonezzell6901]

She is the sweetest. I’ve never seen her be anything but loving and beautiful in interviews. And to have that Prince story too, and get choked up! What a kind soul.

[@MovieJustin]

Watch his SuperBowl performance 👍

[@jasonezzell6901]

@@MovieJustin I watched it live. Still the best of all time.

[@MCMNasty2]

Awwww I love her. That she kept that memory of Prince and it moved her so much. She’s a precious soul,

[@pattygavin890]

Love Kristin! She is so talented and she is like a perfume little in size but potent.🥰

[@SheriffofRottingham]

She's an essential oil

[@spitfire3984]

She’s truly a genuine and loving person. You can see through fake people acting bubbly and happy…Kristin truly is bubbly and happy all the time.

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yes, and she's always adorable.

[@defjam66x]

krisin chenoweth is an absolute gem

[@jacquelinevera912]

That Prince story is gold

[@devanmoran]

i love her voice she is amazing (:

[@jdj830]

None of you will believe me but this really happened. I once spent several hours in the back of a car with Kristin Chenoweth. It was 1995. We were all driving up to Connecticut from NYC to the Goodspeed Opera House. She was in their production of Strike up the Band and I was going up to see it because my girlfriend at the time was in the ensemble. She and I talked all the way up there and she was so charming and gracious; I probably talked way too much and she could not have been nicer to the nobody that I was. She was not yet a superstar - it would be another two years before she made her Broadway debut - but it was evident she was going to be. She was new to New York and still getting used to it; she was about as un-New York as it gets, a devout Christian beauty pageant winner from Oklahoma. She took a big leap, dropping out of school to study opera in order to pursue a career in musical theater, and even though she was getting work the jury was still out in 1995 whether she made the right choice. We talked a bit about Mozart, a favorite composer of both of ours. It’s so nice to see her success and achieve happiness in her personal life as well - I can’t think of anyone more deserving of it. Coincidentally, I also knew another woman who went on a few “dates” with Prince. She was a dancer who worked with him in the late 90s at the same time that I was collaborating on a musical project with her in New York. She would be suddenly summoned; a limo would pick her up, take her to the airport, she would be flown first class to Minneapolis, and he would put her up for a few days in a guest room, feed her elaborate meals, and talk about God. I don’t think they ever got physical (except in a performance they did together in a video which got VERY physical.) He wanted to pursue something serious with her while also working with her professionally and after about a year of this she ghosted him. She of course was excited to work with him but she had other things going on and just couldn’t take the weirdness of it all. And another coincidence: I met this woman through the same girlfriend who introduced me to Kristin. Worlds are colliding. And now Kristin’s the only one of us still living in New York. The 90s seem so long ago now.

[@jkstubbington]

Those are great experiences!! 🌟

[@lonelrick]

woah full circle for you, I can imagine! It's really so good to hear that celebrities like her were this authentic and kind from the start.

[@Sdority905]

Wow this is so cool. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@leomessenger2559]

I believe you it’s not something you could make up that’s amazing I’m glad you got these experiences do you still talk with any well known celebrities today?

[@LaRochePosay04]

Is the woman Desray Junca ?

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Whoa, she actually got to Jimmy at the end. Like, into his soul. He nearly teared up and then he acted strangely at the very end. Never seen Jimmy more real than that. I think he really loved that story-iirc both he and QuestLove have awesome Prince stories too, but Kristin's takes the cake. I'm curious what that house looks like too.

[@WH2012]

Her Prince story is really incredible. Very cool.

[@hardtopleaseme...2643]

Her voice is so sweet🧁

[@EvelynRobinson22]

I love her! She’s such a sweetheart & is so talented!

[@karmaoutlaw]

It’s cool there are people on the planet as bright and authentic as Kristen. WOW! 🌟

[@micalah8282]

She’s so freaking cute. Just such a beautiful and precious human being. 😩♥️

[@colossus112785]

I love these Prince stories 💜

[@yogaqueen1527]

She is so tiny with a little voice. I love her!

[@ingevanderveen]

"I couldn't be happier" though it is, I admit, the tiniest bit, unlike I anticipated

[@Moonlight-tr7jv]

"I couldn't be happier" my god i'm such a nerd

[@Xobrookx]

I just met her today at Angelina college! She came and she was so beautiful I was so nervous a few kids sang for her and she was so funny I'm so glad I got to see her

[@vshnram5745]

There are so many great singers, but Kristen OMG!✨🥰✨Whatta LOVELY voice!

[@koraldavis3474]

Her and Dove Cameron should do a movie together on a streaming service and an animated series where they're the main characters

[@Emi_Alvarez]

I love Kristin so mcuh! watching her reminds me how much I miss Pushing Daisies!

[@FromG2eminor]

One of the best shows ever!

[@timmyclary0122]

Kristen teamed up Dove Cameron in Disney’s Descendants and other projects and She’s with Elmo in Elmo’s World as Ms. Noodle (aka Mr. Noodle’s sister).

[@fan_girl21]

will never forget her in Wicked. It’s what made me love her!💗💗

[@larissam6279]

Jelly! So dope. I could see her with Prince they actually make a super cute couple!!!

[@sadiemeltzer3285]

she is so sweet omg I love her❤️

[@daniellelsogb]

I just love her.

[@JeanineBruen]

I’ve been a fan of hers forever. This is a CRAZY story. Wow.

[@1967lovechild]

Love her‼️🥰

[@Cesarsanvicente]

She's is so funny in telling stories

[@courtneyfurlotte]

goodness gracious i lover her sooo much

[@weedweaver943]

She's amazing

[@fenixa2z936]

99% of movies she’s in are Great! Love her!

[@shams-ilarefin6104]

ofcourse he was inspired. She knows how to sing incredibly well. Great minds think like that. and also on a side note, she should have been cast as Glinda.

[@tahaali3424]

Who should’ve been cast as Glinda?

[@GlennAustin829]

Kristen just cannot stop with her sexiness

[@hanssolos3699]

mama's face lift is scary 🥶🥶🥶

[@ansri24]

hand soap 😭

[@thisissomething1388]

Cool

[@user-ur8wq7gp9u]

Do you think that was the inspo for prada by raye

[@Otis151]

KC still so slammin'. Why cant she star as herself?

[@felaciosuxonadik8517]

I want to marry her everyday forever!!!

[@RizkymArifin]

Cute voice

[@lovepowerandpoetry2523]

Kristin , i would have liked so much that you were my date. You are so beautiful and adorable.

[@grammakitty519]

Little bitty but stick of dynamite. Love her !!!!!

[@jeppyderudar]

💖✨

[@pulseweld]

typical: i profess my love and two days later, engaged to someone else!

[@jayantab1999]

GLEEEEE

[@lexishultz2100]

Why am I so early

[@veggigoddess]

She looks 20 and 70 all at once

[@vanverge2373]

Rosetta

[@AA-wc3tw]

Never heard of her before today. * shrug *

[@dingusmcguffin4827]

She is sooooo hot!

[@camara1194]

Wait so Prince had Elvis’ belt? I didn’t get that part 😂

[@raininspain17]

he had an Elvis guitar, that I'm guessing Elvis's belt had scratched

[@TheMJ5779]

At this point talk shows have gotta be sponsored by plastic surgeons

[@evelynblackwood4362]

What happened to her face?

[@ondrejnemec8936]

Looks like it's been ironed out.

[@carlyncollier2223]

She's had a bit of botox :)

[@AA-wc3tw]

Money. Money is what happened. lol

[@MTknitter22]

Overdone whatever it is, but remember she is 54 now, aging for women in Show business is rough

[@cyrushomes7512]

Mayan! She is coyote ....

Prince was a beautiful guy yeah, oh and right it was my belt, but please do not hate fish, fried fish rocks and sing aria through your popo

[@Mewted]

well, she's pretty unabashed and awesome.

[@greenworld6743]

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[@laron7god90]

Lies

[@cynthiajones4332]

Listen, the time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news.Mark 1:15 Believe in God's son Jesus today, repent of your sin, heaven is perfect dont be left behind. Love Y'all

[@SDoesNotKnow]

I see you’re a fan of the song “Repent” from On the Twentieth Century as well. Kristin was incredible in that show!

[@kenneth2875]

Areanna Grande is the worst. Will never see the Wicked movie