Last night, Ariana Grande opened her Eternal Sunshine tour in Oakland, California. The 41-date tour is in support of her upcoming album, "Petal," scheduled for release on July 31. While many fans were thrilled to see Grande perform live for the first time in seven years, others expressed concern about her appearance.
Grande is no stranger to excessive comments about her figure. The music video for her single "Hate That I Made You Love Me" left some viewers worried that Grande looked "emaciated.".
Similar comments flooded social media after videos of Grande's Oakland performance began circulating. "I don't like talking about her looks, I never have, but it's getting to the point where, I'm not kidding, it's unacceptable," wrote one fan on X.
Another added: "People are saying this is edited lol how can you look at this and think she's okay?"«
Some came to Grande's defense. As one person noted, the three-hour performance would have been grueling if the singer had any health issues. A translation of their message on X reads: "Look, I may not be a doctor, but I'm pretty damn sure if Ariana Grande wasn't in tune with her body, she wouldn't have been able to endure a nearly three-hour show, performing songs live, dancing, and doing dance moves in boots her size, without showing the slightest sign of fatigue.".
«"Leave Ariana alone," a fourth person wrote. "She just delivered one of the best vocal performances of her career, and some of you are more concerned with commenting on her figure than appreciating the talent in front of you. It's weird.".
In November, Grande shared a "loving reminder" to fans amid similar scrutiny of her appearance during the press tour for the musical "Wicked: For Good." Grande reposted a video from 2024 in which she spoke about the impact such comments had on her.
«"I've heard it all. I've heard every version of what's wrong with me," she said in the video. "And then you fix it, and it turns out to be wrong for other reasons... It's hard to protect yourself from that noise.".
Grande also said, "It's something that's just so ugly and so terrible, no matter where it happens or how big it is. And I think there's a comfort level in today's society... that we absolutely shouldn't have. Commenting on other people's appearance, what they think goes on behind the scenes, their health, or how they present themselves—from their clothes to their body to their face and everything else. People feel comfortable commenting on anything, and I think that's really dangerous, and it's dangerous for everyone involved.".
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