Ariana Grande Shares Heartfelt Message on Body Positivity and Respectful Comments
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Public scrutiny of Ariana Grande‘s physical appearance has become especially intense during the promotional period for the upcoming *Wicked* movies. In response, Grande has chosen to speak out on the matter once more.
Over the weekend, Grande shared a clip on her Instagram Stories from a 2024 interview, where she addressed the harmful implications of body criticism in today’s society. “resharing this from last year,” she noted on Saturday (Nov. 29). “as a loving reminder to all.”
In her conversation with French journalist Sally, the R.E.M. Beauty founder reflected on how her body has been a topic of public discussion since her teenage years. “I have heard it all. I’ve heard every version of it, of what’s wrong with me,” Grande stated during the interview. “And then you fix it, and then it’s wrong for different reasons.”
“It’s something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you’re experiencing it on,” she continued, seated alongside Cynthia Erivo. “In today’s society, there’s a comfortability that we shouldn’t have at all commenting on other’s looks, appearance, what they think is going on behind the scenes, or health … I think it’s dangerous for all parties involved.”
Her remarks come amid increasing concern regarding Grande’s health, as social media users analyze photos and videos of her, particularly from *Wicked: For Good*, which premiered in November. Many have noted that she appears thinner than before, raising worries about her well-being, a topic she has previously addressed.
“There are many different ways to look healthy and beautiful,” Grande remarked in a 2023 TikTok. “I know personally for me, the body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body. I was on a lot of anti-depressants and drinking on them and eating poorly, and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my ‘healthy.’ But that, in fact, wasn’t my healthy.”
“I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies — no matter what,” she added in that same video. “If you think you’re saying something good or well-intentioned, whatever it is. Healthy, unhealthy, big, small, this, that, sexy, not sexy … We just shouldn’t. We should really work towards not doing that as much.”
