Ariana Grande is once again urging fans to think twice before making comments about someone’s body, explaining how "dangerous" it is.
The 32-year-old pop star resurfaced a heartfelt video from a previous interview, sharing it to her Instagram Stories on Saturday with the caption, “resharing this from last year ♡ as a loving reminder to all.”
The clip originally aired in 2024, showing Grande getting visibly emotional as she opened up about the toll online criticism has taken over the years.
Ariana Grande hits out at body shaming
“I’ve been kind of doing this in front of the public and kind of been a specimen in a petri dish really since I was 16 or 17, so I have heard it all,” Grande said in the video.
“I’ve heard every version of it — of what’s wrong with me. And then you fix it, and then it’s wrong for different reasons. But that’s everything from — even just the simplest thing — your appearance, you know?”
The former Nickelodeon actress reflected on how public scrutiny shaped her experience as a young performer. She revealed how challenging it was to block out the noise, especially at an age when most people are still figuring out who they are.
“It’s hard to protect yourself from that noise,” Grande said, “when you’re young and you’re hearing all kinds of things.”
“I think that it’s something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you’re experiencing it on,” she added. “Even if you go to Thanksgiving dinner, and someone’s granny says, ‘Oh my God, you look skinnier! What happened?’ or ‘You look heavier! What happened?’”
Grande said the culture of casually commenting on people’s appearances has become far too normalized.
“I think in today’s 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,” she explained.
She previously addressed the issue in 2023
This isn’t the first time the “Wicked: For Good” star has spoken up about body-shaming. In 2023, she delivered an emotional message to fans, opening up about her past struggles and how misleading perceptions of her health really were.
“The body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body. I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly,” she revealed.
“[I was] at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my healthy, but that in fact wasn’t my healthy.”
“I know I shouldn’t have to explain that. But I do feel like maybe having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here, good might come from it,” Grande said.