To his credit Bad Finally hitting theaters, Ariana Grande is thanking the millions of people who have truly changed her for good.
In a heartfelt message on her Instagram History Friday (November 22) — same day Part 1 of Bad made its world premiere after months of development – the 31-year-old pop star expressed her gratitude for her “sweet, sweet fans”. “You have held my hand and helped me mend my heart over and over again over the last ten years and I would never be here without you,” she wrote. “I mean either way you can interpret it.”
“Thank you for being patient with me,” Grande continued. “I know I disappeared on this project for a long, long time (I think you all called it a 'drought'!) and I know it was hard on all of you. I want to thank you for your fierce protection, your passion and your ability to see and love me as I grow with all of you.”
“Until I'm old lady Peaches, I'm gonna love you the same way,” the Grammy winner added, referring to the alter ego she created between herself. Eternal Sunshine album season earlier this year. “Thank you for growing up with me. it is one of the greatest joys and gifts of my life.”
Grande also marked the occasion by sharing a collection of behind-the-scenes footage from the total of Bad. In one photo, co-driver Ms. Cynthia Erivo rests her head on the “Yes, And?” The singer's shoulder between shots of the Ozdust ballroom sequence. In another, Grande cuddles up next to actor Jonathan Bailey while filming a classroom scene.
THE Victorious The alum shared a separate post that included a video of her learning “What Is This Feeling?” choreography too, plus a clip of her — pre-blonde hair — and the Pinocchio the actress breaks down during a rehearsal. “Like a handprint on my heart,” Grande wrote. “Happy Evil Day everyone.”
Also starring Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh and Marissa Bode, Bad hit theaters Friday after more than three years in production. From the moment Grande's casting was announced in 2021 to the film's two-year production in London and the months-long advertising campaign that unfolded this year, the “We Can't Be Friends” singer has been open about how big an opportunity she's had.
“I just feel like this experience was such a comeback for me,” he said in a recent radio interview with Australia's Hit 104.7 Canberra. “I feel like I've come back to myself in a lot of ways, through what I've learned from Glinda and Elphaba.”
But only because Bad is finally out — a year before Part 2 comes out in 2025 — doesn't mean Grande is done with it. “This will be Ozian's one-in-a-million photographic dump,” he added on her own History. “I apologize in advance. I'm nowhere near done oversharing.”
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