From child star to pop sensation and more! Her humble beginnings in Boca Raton Florida. Ariana GrandeOne of the most well-known names in entertainment has been.
The singer had a knack for entertaining from an early age, performing at various children’s theaters and in local musicals before landing her first major role as Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon show Victorious. Following the show’s final season in 2013, the “NASA” singer was asked to do a spinoff series, Sam & CatThe original season of, ran for just one season before it was cancelled the following year.
Grande’s acting career shifted to music with the 2013 release of her debut album, Yours Truly. The former TV star has now released five records [including My Everything (2014), Dangerous Woman (2016), Sweetener (2018), Thank you, next(2019) Positions (2020).
While her career has been filled with many highs and lows, it was not without its challenges. An Islamic extremist detonated a shrapnel-laden explosive bomb at a concert in Manchester, England, May 2017. It killed 22 people and injured over 1,000 others.
Grande postponed the rest her tour and instead hosted the televised One Love Manchester concert which was televised in June 2017. This concert was to honor the victims. After the incident, Grande revealed that she had suffered from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. “I know those families … everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of [PTSD] as well,” the “R.E.M” performer shared during a July 2018 interview with British Vogue, adding how she didn’t think she could ever talk about the attack “and not cry.”
Grande joined the Royal Mail in addition to her music career. The VoiceSeason 21 as a coach Kelly Clarkson, Blake SheltonAnd John Legend. In November 2021, she launched a 60s-inspired cosmetics brand, r.e.m. beauty. She made a comeback to acting in December 2021 with the disaster comedy Don’t Look Up.
The beauty mogul’s series of high-profile romances also attracted a generous amount of attention over the years. After being linked with rapper Big SeanFrom 2014 to 2015, her backup dancer Ricky Alvarez from 2015 to 2016, the “34+35” crooner began dating rapper Mac Miller2016.
The pair, who originally met while collaborating on their 2013 hit “The Way,” called things off in May 2018. Grande was devastated when the “Cinderella” musician died that September at age 26 from an accidental drug overdose — roughly four months after their split.
Prior to Miller’s passing, the “ghostin” songstress had a whirlwind romance with Pete DavidsonAfter just a few weeks of their first relationship, they were engaged to each other in June 2018. According to a source, they split in October. Us Weekly at the time that the duo “realized it happened too quick and too early.”
After a brief flirt with a musician, we parte ways. Mikey Foster, Grande started seeing real estate agent Dalton GomezIn February 2020. The couple announced their engagement in December and were married in May 2021.
“I’ve never looked at love as something that I need to complete me,” the “boyfriend” artist told CosmopolitanMarch 2017. “I would like to be complete on my own first and fall in love with somebody who is also complete. You can still celebrate and be totally obsessed with each other, but I want to feel one hundred percent myself so that I can love that person better.”
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