Ariana Grande breaks silence on health after fan speculation

Ariana Grande has addressed the recent speculation about her appearance.

The pop sensation has been the subject of social media chatter regarding her looks while promoting the screen adaptation of Wicked the Musical.

Last month, Ariana, 31, sparked concern when she appeared at a photocall for the production in Los Angeles, leaving fans worried. Despite staying silent on the online remarks, the Positions singer became emotional as she made a rare confession after being asked about beauty standards in the music and film industry.

Speaking alongside her co-star Cynthia Erivo, Ariana expressed that there's a "comfortability" people have when discussing others' appearances, which she finds "really dangerous."

"I think it's dangerous for all parties involved," she stated. Ariana continued: "I've been doing this in front of the public, a specimen on a petri dish really since I was 16 or 17, I have heard it all. I've heard every version of what's wrong with me, then you fix it and it's wrong for different reasons."

The Glinda actress shared her thoughts on the pressures of appearance, saying: "The simplest things, your appearance, you're young, it's hard to protect yourself from that noise and I think it's something that's uncomfortable no matter what scale you're experiencing it on.

"Even if you go to Thanksgiving Dinner and someone's granny says 'Oh my God you look skinnier, what happened? ' or 'Oh my God you look heavier, what happened? ', that is something that is uncomfortable and horrible, no matter where it's happening, no matter the scale it's happening on", reports the Mirror.

In a candid chat with French content creator Sally on the Oui Oui Baguette podcast, Ariana remarked: "That 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."

She continued: "There's a comfortability that people have commenting on that, that I think is really dangerous. And I think it's dangerous for all parties involved, I'm really lucky to have the support system that I have," before confessing that she "knows and trusts" her own beauty, despite acknowledging that the pressure has been a constant presence since her youth but is firmly uninvited in her life.

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Ariana's remarks follow her candid interview with the Mirror, in which she discussed the valuable lessons she gained valuable insights from portraying the good witch.

She revealed: "Coming into the role, I think I would doubt myself – and maybe even have been a bit of a people pleaser. Glinda, in a good way, is so sure of herself – she's taught me that it's okay to have boundaries and stop trying to please people. When I think of all that she's taught me, it actually makes me a little emotional."

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