Binasag na ni Ariana Grande ang kanyang katahimikan hinggil sa pang-iintriga tungkol sa biglaang pagbagsak ng kanyang timbang.
Noong April 8, 2023, nagsimulang pag-usapan sa social media ang mga kuhang litrato ni Ariana nang dumalo siya sa concert ng kanyang Wicked co-star na si Jeff Goldblum sa London.
Dito ay napansin ng netizens ang diumano’y biglaang pagpayat at pagbabago ng hitsura ng American singer-songwriter.
Hinala tuloy ng iba, may dinadamdam na sakit ang American pop star.
May iba namang kumukutya kay Ariana dahil sa pagbabago ng kanyang pangangatawan.
Nitong Miyerkules, April 12, 2023, sa pamamagitan ng three-minute video sa TikTok ay naglabas ng pahayag si Ariana patungkol sa netizens na pumupuna sa kanyang hitsura at timbang.
Aniya, hindi siya sanay sumagot sa mga ganitong intriga ngunit para sa kapakanan ng nakararami ay minabuti niyang magsalita.
Sabi niya sa umpisa ng video, “I don’t do this often. I don’t like it and I’m not good at it.
"But 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, to be paid such close attention to."
Pinaalalahanan din niya ang kanyang fans at followers na maging maingat sa pagbibigay ng komento lalo na't may kinalaman ito sa pisikal na kaanyuan ng isang tao.
Saad niya, “I think we should be gentler and less comfortable in commenting on people’s bodies no matter what.
“If you think you’re saying something good or well-intentioned, whatever it is — healthy, unhealthy, big, small, this, that, sexy, not sexy — we should really work towards not doing that as much."
Marami rin daw magandang paraan para i-compliment ang isang tao o hindi kaya'y ipagkibit-balikat na lang kung ang intensiyon lamang ay makapanakit ng iba.
"There are ways to compliment someone or to ignore something that you see that you don’t like.
"I think we should help each other work towards. Just aim towards being safer and keeping each other safer.
“There are many different kinds of beautiful.
"There are many different ways to look healthy and beautiful."
"HEALTHY CAN LOOK DIFFERENT"
Sinagot din ni Ariana ang ilang netizens na ikinukumpara ang dati niyang katawan sa kasalukuyan.
Aniya, ang sinasabi nilang mas healthy na pangangatawan niya noon ay ang itinuturing niya "unhealthiest body" dahil sa pag-inom niya ng antidepressants at kawalan ng ganang kumain.
"I know personally, for me, the body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body.
“I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly, and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my healthy, but that in fact, wasn't my healthy.
"I know shouldn't have to explain that, but I do feel like maybe having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here will be something like good might come from it."
Dagdag pa niya, "Healthy can look different."
Pinaalalahanan din ni Ariana ang kanyang mga tagahanga na maging maingat at mapanuri sa nararamdaman ng iba.
“You never know what someone is going through, so even if you are coming from a loving and caring place, that person probably is working on it or has a support system that they are working on it with.
“You never know, so be gentle with each other and with yourselves."
Sa huli, may mensaheng iniwan ang Grammy winner: "I just wanted to extend some love your way and tell you that you're beautiful, no matter what phase you're in.
"Sending you guys a lot of love.
"And I think you're beautiful no matter what you're going through.
"No matter what weight, no matter how you like to do your makeup these days.
"No matter what cosmetic procedures you've had or not.
"You're beautiful."