Ariana Grande pauses Chicago show to talk about stepping back from spotlight, says it was planned, 'quietly, a long time ago'
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Singer and actress Ariana Grande’s noticeably thin appearance in her song Patel, released on July 31, has left many fans concerned over her drastic weight loss. As scrutiny around her health continues to intensify, her rep announced her decision to step back from the public.
Ariana Grande will be taking a break, and she has now addressed her decision, saying that the announcement was not a “reactive or impulsive thing.” However, the decision comes amid growing concern over her health.
The 33-year-old pop star’s representative announced that she will be stepping back from the media spotlight after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour. She has also withdrawn from the upcoming West End production.
Ariana Grande on her decision to ‘step back’
Grande is currently on the Eternal Sunshine Tour. A day after her representative released the statement, she addressed her decision at her show at Chicago’s United Centre on Monday, Aug. 3, saying that she had made this plan “quietly, a long time ago.”
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“The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing. It is something that I had decided to plan,” Grande said.
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Fans thought the health chatter was why she was stepping back. Shutting that down, Grande said it’s not true that “negativity” was “ruining things for me.”
“No matter what noises exist out there, nothing will be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or not as real to me as this love that we share,” Grande told her audience.
“That felt good,” she said before resuming the show. “I wish that words were enough to articulate how much I love you.” "Eternal Sunshine" tour wraps in London on September 1.
Ariana Grande to step from West End revival production
Not just her shows or concerts, but Grande has also stepped back from the Stephen Sondheim musical "Sunday in The Park with George." She was slated to star opposite her Wicked classmate Jonathan Bailey in the musical in the summer of 2027 at London's Barbican theatre. However, now, her representative said she wanted a "much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances."
Over the weekend, a rep for Grande shared in a statement, “Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour.”
"She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny," the statement continued.
