Ariana Grande is in full promotion of the film Wicked, of which she is the headliner. But as is often the case, comments about the singer focus more on her body than on her acting.
“She’s just skin and bones”: Ariana Grande’s weight continues to worry her fans
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A celebrity whose performance is overshadowed by comments about her physique? Routine, you might say. Regarding Ariana Grande, this is even more true. Currently, the singer is running the red carpets for the film Wicked, in French cinemas on December 4. Alongside Cynthia Erivo, the “Break Free” singer headlines this musical film adapted from the eponymous musical. If the general public does not yet have the opportunity to judge her performance as an actress, others have already done so. Like this podcaster who burst into tears during an interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
While waiting to have seen the film, if the desire to comment on something about Ariana Grande itches us at this point, we could linger on her designer outfits or her complicity with her co-stars. But no, social networks prefer to comment on their weight. on “thinness” More precisely.
Ariana Grande fans worried
For the sake of transparency, Ariana Grande had already admitted to having had cosmetic surgery, which she said she regretted. “I've used a ton of products on my lips over the years and Botox,” she confided last year in this article, adding that she had since stopped. And it was already chic of him to justify himself. But what do you say when people say you're anorexic or bulimic?
“She's just skin and bones”, “Ariana is unhealthyly thin”, “I know she's been thin her whole life, but when we see her now it's worrying, she's so thin”we can read on social networks in comments on his appearances. And some, many of the fans, look genuinely worried. “I love Ariana and I don't think people should comment on other people's bodies, but it's impossible to look at her and not think she's unhealthy,” one of them said. I really hope she’s okay.”
Ariana Grande's response
These comments are not new. So not new that Ariana Grande had already responded to it in a video published on Tiktok, on April 11, 2023. “I just wanted to address your concerns about my body and talk a little bit about what it means to be a person with a body and to be seen and paid attention to.”she began by explaining.
“The body you compared my current body to was the most unhealthy version of my body,” she added. “I was taking a lot of antidepressants, I was drinking, I was eating poorly and I was at the lowest point of my life when I “Looked like what you would consider my healthy body.” The 31-year-old singer then invited her fans to be “softer and less comfortable” with commenting on someone's appearance, even “if you think you are saying something good or well-intentioned”. A message clearly falling on deaf ears.
