The Cut - [This Is Cynthia Erivo's Destiny

One of the best parts about my job is talking to women about how they make their lives happen, what they’re passionate about, and what keeps them going. Getting past the usual How are you? and into the But how are you really? is a vulnerable but meaningful space.

Over the summer, while simultaneously rushing to dinner and hopping on and off calls to make our Naomi Campbell and Simone Biles covers happen and running through a CVS-receipt-length to-do list in my mind, I met our cover star, Cynthia Erivo. What started as a casual conversation quickly became about the importance of finding moments of peace and pause. It was as if Erivo could sense I needed a moment of stillness, and hearing her own story of having a jam-packed schedule — from performing on Broadway to making her debut at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, writing a book, and working on multiple films and her first album — was profound.

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