Is Cynthia Erivo Single or Married? Her Partner Is a Famous Writer & Comedian!

Cynthia Erivo is just one award away from achieving EGOT status, but many people will first be introduced to her through the Wicked movie and many will want to know more about her life, including her relationship status.

The 37-year-old actress won a Tony, Grammy and Emmy for her performance in the Broadway musical The Color Purple and she also received two Oscar nominations for her work on the movie Harriet.

Now, Cynthia is expected to get another Oscar nomination for her performance as Elphaba in Wicked Part One.

So, is Cynthia dating anyone or married in real life? We have the scoop on her dating history!

Keep reading to find out more…

Cynthia has two previous boyfriends who she’s talked about before in the media. She dated British theatre actor Dean John-Wilson (pictured above) from 2013 to 2017 and she dated Mario Martinez from 2017 to 2019.

In 2021, Cynthia came out as queer and she clarified a year later that she is bisexual.

“I didn’t have the language to even know what was going on,” she said on the Kelly Clarkson Show. “It’s come much later to me now, and it’s wonderful to just be me. It’s made space creatively to let go of whatever I was hiding.”

Cynthia is currently in a relationship with writer and comedian Lena Waithe. While they’ve known each other since at least 2018, relationship rumors didn’t start until around 2021.

Back in January 2020, Lena talked about “vibing” with Cynthia after first meeting at the Met Gala.

“I was so excited to meet her at the Met and we did that whole thing, like, ‘Oh my gosh’ and exchanged information. We have just been vibing ever since. It’s hard out there on Twitter when people have a lot of opinions, but I think she’s handled it with grace,” Lena told Variety.

Lena has been joining Cynthia on the Wicked press tour and we have photos of them at the London after party on November 18.

You might know Lena as the creator of the Showtime series The Chi and the BET comedy shows Boomerang and Twenties. She’s also a comedian who has been seen in the Netflix series Master of None. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for that show, becoming the first African-American woman to win in the category. She has also appeared in the movie Ready Player One and the HBO series Westworld.

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