Jonathan Groff admits to spitting on Daniel Radcliffe, says he gets “wet” when he sings (us too!)
Jonathan Groff to spit on you, all you have to do is ask… or, you know, share the stage with him in a Broadway musical.That’s just one of many juicy secrets revealed when the handsome gay actor joined his Merrily We Roll Along co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez for Vanity Fair‘s popular “Lie Detector Test” series.The concept is simple: Celebs are attached to a polygraph and then barraged with questions that range from the silly to the personal, all while a technician calls out in real-time whether or not they’re telling the truth.
Hijinks ensue. The “Lie Detector Test” has become a veritable meme machine—giving us classics such as Keke Palmer’s “sorry to this man,” or the fact that Troye Sivan has never seen a Cher movie—and the latest edition is no different.Groff, Radcliffe, and Mendez have been praised for their chemistry in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s infamous flop Merrily We Roll Along, and that natural camaraderie takes center stage as they grill one another with questions.Each actor take their turn on the polygraph, but the standout moment comes near the end when Groff is in the hot seat:If you love Jonathan Groff, stop and watch this immediately pic.twitter.com/e587DCajtz“You’re a notoriously ‘spitty’ singer,” Mendez says of her co-star, unlocking a saliva fetish we didn’t know we had. “Is that because you want to make sure everyone can see how hard you’re singing?”“No,” Groff responds.
So far, so good—he’s telling the truth.“How many times do you think you’ve spit on us during the production of Merrily We Roll Along?,” the Tony-winning Mendez presses on. “A lot,” Groff concedes, admitting that it happens every day.Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez co-star in a revival of Sondheim’s musical about failed friendships.
