After making noticeable changes in her speaking voice during an appearance on the Podcrushed show hosted by Penn Badgley Ariana Grande addressed the criticism she faced for the change. The “yes,and?” discussed their backgrounds as former child actors and also addressed the recent revelations about alleged disturbing behind-the-scenes behaviour at Nickelodeon, the network where she got her first break. The clip quickly went viral on social media, beginning the speculation that the singer may have adapted the vocal habit from her upcoming Wicked movie role Glinda. The songstress commented under one of the viral videos addressing the criticism. Let’s check out the complete details of this story.
Ariana Grande said she intentionally changed her vocal placement
Grande took the comments section of the viral video to explain her voice change, noting. “It’s a habit (speaking like this for two years) and also vocal health,” she also revealed that she “intentionally” changes her “vocal placement” depending on how much singing she’s doing.
The 30-year-old also explained that it’s something she has “always done,” adding by a smiling emoji in the comment.
Badgley recently appeared on Gran,e’s “The Boy Is Mine” single’s music video playing her love interest. As for her real love interest, Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, she is already “in love” with him.
“Their relationship is serious, and their bond is organic. Ethan treats Ariana super well and knows her so well. It’s not about external stuff with them. They just have a great time together and appreciate their time with each other,” the source continued of Entertainment Tonight.
The Eternal Sunshine singer was even spotted with the 32-year-old actor at the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals in Sunrise, Florida. Moreover, Grande’s brother, Frankie, also talked about her sister’s happy relationship during an interview in the Too Fab of Slater.
“I love him, he’s a very sweet guy. I’ve been a fan of him ever since seeing him in SpongeBob [the musical],” Frankie gushed over the actor. “And I got to interview him when I was doing the SpongeBob SquarePants podcast. And the Broadway community is a tight-knit family.”
He continues, “He’s very sweet. He’s very, very, very sweet. I just, I adore him. I, honestly I’ve always just said this, all I want is for my sister to be happy and when she’s happy, I’m happy. So I’m very happy.”
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