Ariana Grande has had enough of body comments, but ‘scrutiny’ will linger

Grande began singing at the age of eight and made her name as a teenage actress in Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and its spin-off, Sam & Cat.

Since releasing her debut single in 2011, she has scored 10 US number one hits and earned 20 Grammy Award nominations, winning three times.

She has also made a successful move into acting, earning an Oscar nomination in 2025 for Wicked.

But she has also experienced some difficult times.

In 2017, 22 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack outside her concert at Manchester Arena.

The following year, she said she was dealing with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and that she wanted to “not be afraid” but added: “The truth is, it’s scary. It’s scary going anywhere. You look at places differently.”

When her ex-boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, died in 2018, she later spoke about her “all-consuming” grief.

Her relationships and break-ups have never been far from the headlines, including with comedian Pete Davidson, estate agent Dalton Gomez, her married Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, and former backing dancer Ricky Alvarez.

In another new song, Oh Well, she says an unnamed ex or exes can “all go to hell”.

Elsewhere, she has also spoken about having depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and has called for mandatory therapy for child stars.