Ariana Grande Doesn’t Invite Criticism of Her Appearance Anymore: ‘Uncomfortable and Horrible’

Ariana Grande has heard it all about her body, and she’s had enough.

The Wicked star recently appeared on the web series Oui Oui Baguette where she vented about the body shaming she has faced since first entering the public eye as a teenager.

"I've been doing this in front of the public, and kind of been a specimen in a petri-dish since I was 16 or 17," she said as she fought back tears on the Thursday, December 5, episode. "So I have heard it all. I've heard every version of it, of what's wrong with me. And then you fix it, and then it's wrong for different reasons."

Grande, now 31, knows the issue isn’t reserved solely for those in Hollywood.

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“It's something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you're experiencing it on,” she continued. “Even if you go to Thanksgiving dinner and someone's granny says, ‘Oh my god, you look skinnier, what happened?' or, 'You look heavier, what happened?’ That is something that is uncomfortable and horrible no matter where it's happening."

"There's a comfortability that people have commenting onthat I think is really dangerous."

She added that those comments, even if they don’t come from a place of malice, are dangerous.

"However you all can protect yourself from that noise, whether it's at a family reunion or online, you keep yourself safe,” she said. “Because no one has the right to say s—."

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As host Crazy Sally applauded and her Wicked costar Cynthia Erivo backed her up with an “amen,” Grande cracked a smile.

"Can you tell I needed that today?" she asked.

Afterwards, Grande was appreciative of Sally for giving her the opportunity to speak on the subject. Sally promoted the interview by posting a picture of herself with the two actresses, and Grande expressed her gratitude in the comments.

“Thank you so much again for your warmth and kindness,” she wrote. “It felt like a big, beautiful hug meeting and speaking with you.”

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Grande has been candid about the topic in the past as well. In 2023, she explained in a video via TikTok that people comparing her present appearance to how she looked in the past is dangerous.

"For me, the body you've been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body,” she said. “You never know what someone is going through. So even if you are coming from a loving place or caring place, that person is probably working on it or has a support system that they are working on it with."

She added that she “shouldn’t have to explain” her body and “you're beautiful no matter what you're going through.”