Drew Barrymore surprises Ariana Grande with ‘Wizard of Oz’ props

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Ariana Grande barely held back tears when Drew Barrymore surprised her with a special prop from the original “Wizard of Oz” movie.

Grande – who plays Glinda in the prequel movie “Wicked” – recently stopped by “The Drew Barrymore Show” for a pre-recorded performance to be broadcast Thursday.

“I have something that is extremely exciting and special. It was owned by the Smithsonian,” Barrymore, 49, shares with her eager guest in a preview of the interview, which makes Grande’s eyes bulge as she demands to know, “What are you talking about?”

Ariana Grande barely held back tears when Drew Barrymore surprised her with a special prop from the original “Wizard of Oz” movie.
Grande — who plays Glinda in the “Wicked” prequel movie — recently stopped by “The Drew Barrymore Show” for a pre-taped performance set to air Thursday.

The host continues: “And now it’s owned in private hands, but for the purpose of our sit-down they lent it to us.”

After Grande, 31, lets out a gasp, Barrymore turns to her crew and asks, “Um, bring out the original Glinda wand, please?”

Immediately, the pop star’s hand goes up to cover her mouth as she stares in concentration in the direction from which the wand granting employee is coming.

“I have something that is extremely exciting and special. It was owned by the Smithsonian, and now it’s privately owned, but for the purpose of our sit-down they lent it to us,” Barrymore shares with her eager guest in a preview of the interview.
After Grande lets out a gasp, Barrymore turns to her crew and asks, “Um, bring out the original Glinda wand, please?”

As Barrymore’s staffer hands the surprisingly long silver wand — topped with a rhinestone star — to an emotional Grande, the actress shouts, “Thank you, Angel!

Eyes still wide — and seemingly a little misty — the “Thank U, Next” singer carefully takes the famous item and mouths to the man, “Thank you so much.”

She puts her hand to her mouth once more as the audience bursts into applause.

As Barrymore’s staffer hands the surprisingly long silver wand—topped with a rhinestoned star—to an emotional Grande, Barrymore shouts, “Thank you, Angel!
As Grande feels the special object and gazes longingly at it, Barrymore reminds the audience that it was “the original wand from ‘The Wizard of Oz.’

“Are you serious right now?” she asks Barrymore, who smiles as she nods, holding her clenched hands up to her chin.

Grande — who is wearing a pink strapless corset-style A-line dress — then stands up and pretends to walk off the set, saying, “Thanks, guys! It’s been fun! bye!”

She quickly turns around and repeatedly insists, “I’m kidding!” before resuming her seat on the couch next to the “Charlie’s Angels” star.

“The Wizard of Oz” was released in 1939.
“Wicked: Part One” is now in theaters. Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection

“Like, how did you even pull this off? Oh god, did you break in?” Grande asks Barrymore, who explains, “I have to give credit to everybody on this show because we were literally so excited for you to come here. We thought, “OK, let’s get the wand!”

As Grande feels the special object and gazes longingly at it, Barrymore reminds the audience that it was “the original wand from ‘The Wizard of Oz,'” released in 1939.

“Wicked: Part One” is now in theaters.