Blake Lively has heaped praise on Cynthia Erivo following her showstopping performance at the 2025 Tony Awards, hailing the singer and actress as a ‘role model’ amid her supposed fallout with Taylor Swift.
Wicked star Cynthia, 38, kicked off the acclaimed awards at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday with a powerful original opening number that paid tribute to all the nominees and the shows currently lighting up Broadway.
Following the sensational scenes, Blake, 37, took a moment to publicly celebrate Cynthia’s talent and branded her ‘unreal.’
Alongside a clip of the new Tony’s host’s vocals posted on her Instagram Story, Blake gushed: ‘This. Human. Is. Unreal.
‘The talent, beauty, elegance, strength, pipes, whimsy and mischief in every single details. Performing lyrics that were written in real time so there was no way to have practiced the final version.
‘The courage and confidence it takes to do this is one of countless ways @cynthiaerivo shows what it looks like to be a role model.
‘On screen, on stage, and off.’
‘And most simple but meaningful of all, Cynthia is kind,’ Blake added. ‘What a show. Congrats @cynthiaerivo & @thetonyawards.’
Blake Lively has heaped praise on Cynthia Erivo following her showstopping performance at the 2025 Tony Awards
Cynthia kicked off the acclaimed awards at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday with a powerful original opening number
Blake’s heartwarming Cynthia tribute comes as rumors of a reported rift between her and longtime friend Taylor, 35, continue to swirl.
Last week, a source told Daily Mail that Taylor is leaving Blake’s texts, calls and emails unanswered.
It was recently reported that Taylor has iced out her friend of 10 years, due to feeling ‘betrayed’ and ‘exploited’ by Blake.
‘Even though Taylor has totally cut ties with her, Blake hasn’t with Taylor,’ the insider claimed.
‘She’s been reaching out to her with texts, voicemails and even emails begging to mend what they once had. Blake isn’t giving up on trying to get her friendship with Taylor back on track.
‘Taylor hasn’t responded to any of Blake’s pleas. She’s ignored all her grovelling excuses. The missives explain there must be some misunderstanding on Taylor’s part and that she would never do anything to harm their ten years of closeness and personal secrets.’
Blake stands accused of unwantedly dragging Taylor, godmother to her three daughters, into the ongoing legal battle with her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, 41.
In January, Taylor was named in various legal documents – with potential humiliations including screenshots of alleged texts from Blake in which she referred to herself as ‘Khaleesi’ (a character from TV series Game of Thrones) and to Swift as one of her ‘dragons.’
Alongside a clip of the new Tonys host’s vocals posted on her Instagram Story, Blake gushed: ‘This. Human. Is. Unreal’
‘The talent, beauty, elegance, strength, pipes, whimsy and mischief in every single details,’ Blake added
Blake’s heartwarming Cynthia tribute comes as rumors of a reported rift between her and longtime friend Taylor Swift
Then, last month, Taylor was dramatically subpoenaed as a witness by Justin’s lawyers.
‘Days later, however, the subpoena was withdrawn, after the singer’s 73-year-old father Scott Swift reportedly provided evidence to Justin’s attorneys detailing how Blake’s team had allegedly tried to coerce Taylor into making a public statement of support for the actress.
It is understood that Taylor has no plans to make amends with Blake amid their continued fallout.
‘Taylor obviously still means so much to Blake, but Taylor’s totally done with her and as of right now, no requests will mend their bond as far as she’s concerned,’ the insider added.