Ariana Grande was left in an awkward situation during a red carpet interview at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, where she was nominated for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role for her character Glinda in Wicked.
The pop star and actress was asked who was the first person she called when she found out about her nomination. Ariana revealed it was her mother, Joan Grande, who was also present at the event. The interviewer seemed surprised that it wasn't her grandmother, Nonna, real name Marjorie M. Grande.
When asked if her grandmother was still alive, Ariana confirmed: "Yeah, my Nonna. She's 99 [years old]. Nonna was second and then yeah, Cynthia and my acting coach Nancy Banks, who I just called on the way over here."
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arianagrande/Instagram)Fans were quick to express their discomfort at the question on TikTok, as they know how much Nonna means to Ariana and the close relationship they share. Nonna has even featured in some of Ariana's music, reports the Mirror US.
One viewer exclaimed: "WHY WOULD THE INTERVIEWER ASK IF SHES STILL ALIVE [loudly crying face emoji]." Another outraged commenter wrote: "IS SHE STILL ALIVE? ? ? ? ? ? don't do nonna like that."
A third posted: "EXCUSE ME, what did she just ask? Seriously!?," while a fourth remarked: "What way would the interviewer react if she said NO...Like whyyyyy [skull face emoji]."
Some users acknowledged the question's intention but felt it was poorly phrased. One user chuckled: "hahaha plsss the interviewer was so straight up with the grandma [loudly crying face emoji] she should of asked that question in a different way."
Another user observed: "Am i the only one who kinda understands where the interviewer wanted to go sith [sp] that question? like yeah it sounds pretty disrespectful but i understand what they tried to ask."
The question came days after Ariana had thanked two special 'friends' while accepting an award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival. She was awarded the Rising Star award by The White Lotus and Legally Blonde star Jennifer Coolidge at a glamorous ceremony on Friday January 3, and didn’t hold back her humour while giving her acceptance speech.
Dressed in a stunning metallic gown with statement skirt, according to UsWeekly, Ariana proudly gushed: “Thank you guys so much,” while collecting her award, before continuing: “You don’t know how much it means to me.”
She went on to joke: "I’ve been performing since I was a child, so I never thought at the age of 31 I would be hearing the words ‘rising star’ again, so I wanted to start by thanking my two friends: Botox and Juvederm.” As her response was met by laughter from the audience, she continued: “I thought I’d be hearing ‘slightly withering star’ or ‘drooping star’ by now, so thank you.”
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