Becoming a celebrity from a young age can take its toll, and Ariana Grande dismissed the idea that she is going to let comments about her body get her down.
Ariana Grande held back tears before she revealed how she deals with comments on her body.
The star highlighted how she has had to deal with criticism about her since she was teenager, and explained how she deals with it now.
During an interview for the Wicked press tour, Grande revealed how she remains defiant to the constant criticism and comments she receives.
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She also encouraged other people to take her approach.
Speaking to French journalist Sally about the expectation to look perfect, she said: “I have been doing this in front of the public... I have been a specimen in a petri dish since I was 16 or 17 so I have heard it all.
“I have heard every version of it, I have heard what is wrong with me and then you fix it and it is wrong for different reasons but that is everything from....even the simplest thing with your appearance.
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“You are young and you are hearing all sorts of things, it is hard to protect yourself from that noise.
“I think it is something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you are experiencing it on."
Grande explained that people have becoming very comfortable talking about other peoples' body and highlighted that this shouldn't be the case, celebrity or not.
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She continued: “Even if you go to thanksgiving dinner and someones 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 is happening, no matter the scale that it is happening on.
“I think today in society there is a comfortability that we shouldn’t have at all commenting on others looks, appearance, what they think is going on behind the scenes, or health or how they present themselves.
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“From what you are wearing, to your body to your face face to your everything.
“There is a comfortability that people have commenting on that that is really dangerous, I think it is dangerous for all parties involved.
“I think I am really lucky to have the support system that I have and to know and trust that I am beautiful and so are you and so are you."
Grande closed her point by joking that she needed to get it off her chest and said she doesn't invite the comments in anymore, as they simply aren't welcome.
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She reiterated the point that she has work to do and a life to live, and that she isn't going to get derailed by her critics.
Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, Mental Health, Social Media
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