Ariana Grande Quits West End Musical as 'Petal' Video Fuels Body-Image Alarm at 33
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Updated · Salon · Aug 4
Ariana Grande Quits West End Musical as 'Petal' Video Fuels Body-Image Alarm at 33
3 articles · Updated · Salon · Aug 4
Summary
Grande’s team said the 33-year-old singer will step back from public visibility after her tour and withdraw from the West End revival of “Sunday in the Park with George.”
The move followed a surge of concern over her appearance in the new “Petal” video, where online discussion centered far more on her apparent thinness than on the song or visuals.
Her representatives said Grande is living “healthily and happily” and blamed “endless, ongoing public scrutiny,” while Grande had previously urged people to stop commenting on others’ bodies.
Jameela Jamil challenged the privacy appeal, arguing Grande’s visibility matters to young fans vulnerable to eating-disorder messaging as extreme thinness spreads online through trends like “SkinnyTok.”