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Ariana Grande Encourages Fans Not to Comment on Peoples Bodies in Emotional TikTok: “Be gentle With Each Other”

The singer opened up about her own health and body struggles and how comments affected her.

Ananya Panchal

Ariana Grande.

Ariana Grande.

Ariana Grande doesn’t frequently post on social media, and when she does it’s rarely a chatty video. The singer opened up on TikTok about the public’s recent comments on her body and size and asked fans to refrain from commenting on anyone’s appearance.

“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 and to be paid such close attention to,” she began the video. “I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies, no matter what.”

The grammy award winner added that there are ways to compliment people that are unrelated to appearance. She encouraged followers to live by the classic “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” message.

“We should help each other work aim towards being safer, and keeping each other safer,” the “Dangerous Woman” singer continued. “There are many different kinds of beautiful. There are many different ways to look healthy.”

The R.E.M beauty founder was candid about her own body struggles in the past and how the public’s version of her best was in fact the “lowest point” and “unhealthiest version” of her body.

“I know I shouldn’t have to explain that, but I do feel like maybe having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here—something good might come from it,” she continued.

The upcoming Wicked star added that it’s a good idea in general to refrain from commenting on people’s bodies because you don’t know what they are going through.

“Even if you are coming from a loving place and a caring place, that person probably is working on it or has a support system that they are working on it with and you never know,” she explained. “So be gentle with each other and with yourselves.”

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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