From hand-kissing to hyper-protection, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s intense closeness is giving fans full-on "mammy" vibes — and fans are calling it out.

Cynthia won Best Actress at the Tonys for The Color Purple, which she starred in from 2015 to 2017—and that's just one of her credits. She's been working steadily in theater since 2010! And thanks to Anthony Ramos, we have some idea of what she made.

"She's still missing in action, but she's there," Erivo, 38, told Jimmy Fallon in a quiet voice at the top of her appearance on The Tonight Show to promote the blockbuster Wicked sequel on Wednesday, Nov. 19. "She's kind of sexy."