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Ariana Grande fights back tears when asked about body-shaming comments during Wicked press tour

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Updated 11:18 4 Dec 2024 GMTPublished 11:11 4 Dec 2024 GMT

Ariana Grande fights back tears when asked about body-shaming comments during Wicked press tour

Cynthia Erivo was seen comforting Ariana Grande as she held back tears

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Featured Image Credit: @‌wickednewshub/Twitter/Emma McIntyre/Getty

Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, Film and TV, Mental Health, Health, Cynthia Erivo

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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This isn’t the first time Ariana Grande has had to deal with comments about her body but talking about it seemed a touch too much for the star.

Being a celebrity isn’t all glamor and glitz and opens stars up to a whole world of scrutiny from just about everyone that has ever heard of them.

This is likely compounded when you star in one of the biggest films of 2024, namely Wicked.

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While fans and critics have continued to praise the film, the two leads, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have had to deal with a whole host of criticism.

A preview of an interview the pair gave as part of the film’s press tour is currently doing the rounds on social media and has been breaking fans’ hearts.

Erivo comforted Grande as she opened up about the comments she receives(Sally/wickednewshub/Twitter)
Erivo comforted Grande as she opened up about the comments she receives(Sally/wickednewshub/Twitter)

Grande was asked how she dealt with the continuous comments about her body and was struggling to hold back tears.

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In the brief clip, co-star Erivo tried to comfort the star, also noting it was a good question from the journalist.


On Twitter, many viewers defended the star and called for less focus on celebrities’ bodies.

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One person commented: “I feel so bad for her. the past 2 years she has battled with these body shaming comments from people who don't know how it feels to be in that position."

Another said: “I feel so incredibly sorry for her I actually teared up watching this clip like I can really see how hurt she is. "

A third added: “I just love Ariana so much. But I also love how supportive Cynthia is. You can feel their bond so much. That’s why I loved them in wicked too. Their relationship felt real."

With another simply saying: “Damn people really forget she is a real person behind her pop-actor persona.”

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Ariana Grande is no stranger to critical comments about her body (XNY/Star Max/GC Images)
Ariana Grande is no stranger to critical comments about her body (XNY/Star Max/GC Images)

The full interview, with French journalist Sally, is set to be released later today (December 4).

Grande is no stranger to comments about her body and has previously called on people to drop the obsession surrounding it. She said people were comparing her current body to the ‘unhealthiest version of it’

In a 2023 TikTok she said: "I was on a lot of antidepressants 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.

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"I know I shouldn't have to explain that, but I do feel like maybe having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here will [mean] something good might come from it. I don't know but that's the first thing. Healthy can look different."

  • Ariana Grande reveals why she went over Wicked contract with co-star Cynthia Erivo before shooting
  • Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo finally explain bizarre ‘holding space’ interview moment that left people baffled
  • Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's reported salaries are revealed and fans are fuming at the major pay difference
  • Ariana Grande breaks silence on ‘dangerous’ comments about her body that she won’t ‘hold space for’ anymore

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