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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
Amy Francombe

Ariana Grande makes impassioned speech about her changing body — but she shouldn’t have to

As one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Ariana Grande has faced much public scrutiny over her decade-long career. She has historically chosen to rise above it, but yesterday the singer used TikTok to call out the prevailing narrative around her changing body.

“I just wanted to address your concerns about my body and talk a little bit about what it means to be a person with a body and to be seen and to be paid such close attention to,” she told her 31.5 million TikTok followers. “You’ve been talking about it for a decade or longer so I’d like to join in this time.”

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