Ariana Grande is stepping back into the music spotlight with her new single, “Hate That I Made You Love Me.” While fans have been praising the song and eagerly awaiting her next album, many are once again expressing concern about the singer’s noticeably slim appearance—a topic that has followed her throughout the promotional cycle for Wicked.
On Monday, the 32-year-old released the music video for the lead single from her upcoming album, “Petal,” which is scheduled to arrive on July 31.
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Ariana Grande Sparks Health Concerns After New Music Video Release
In the video, the Wicked actress plays a haunting figure who torments actor Justin Long's character. For one scene, Grande wears a yellow dress featuring a plunging V-neckline, a slim belt at the waist, and a pleated skirt. She accessorized with a pearl necklace and matching earrings, while her hair was styled in a low half-up, half-down look with soft, side-swept baby bangs.
As clips from the video circulated online, some fans shifted their attention from the music to Grande's appearance, sharing concerns about her health and weight.
"Her head is becoming large and warped on her overly thin body," one commenter wrote on Reddit.
Others echoed similar worries, with one person saying, "This is so alarming, and her fans are completely ignoring it."
Another asked, "Genuine question: How did anyone in real life look at her and claim there isn't a problem with her health?"
Additional commenters expressed concern, writing, "How people are completely disregarding this is so alarming," while another said, "I feel so sad, actually. Nobody is bringing her to her senses."
The Grammy winner has previously addressed public scrutiny surrounding her body, urging people to be more mindful when commenting on others' appearances.
Ariana Grande Addresses Comments About Her Body
During the London press tour in November 2024, a journalist asked the singer, "How do you cope with beauty standards and critics? Because this is something that is so overwhelming for women—to always look perfect. How do you deal with that?"
Grande responded, "My goodness," as she took a brief moment to collect herself after getting emotional. "I'm not going to..." She continued, "I've been kind of doing this in front of the public and have been kind of, you know, a specimen in a petri dish, really, since I was 16 or 17. 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."
The "Positions" hitmaker added that it's not just the media that focuses on her body; it can also happen in private settings with family: "Even just the simplest thing, your appearance, you know, you're young, and you're hearing all kinds of things; it's hard to protect yourself from that noise," adding that "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?' It's like, that is something that is uncomfortable and horrible no matter where it's happening, no matter the scale it's happening on."
