Ariana Grande says she’s healthy, but for many women her image is a painful reminder of a toxic era

AdvertisementCultureCelebrityPop culture Opinion Ariana Grande says she’s healthy but for many women, her image is a painful reminder of a toxic era Katy Hall Age deputy state topic editor August 4, 2026 — 7:00pmAugust 4, 2026 — 7:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Ariana Grande’s video for her song Petal has led to a flurry of online commentary about her weight. Rather, it’s created for and targeted specifically to women who came of age in the tabloid era and can now afford to spend thousands of dollars on body “modifications”. AdvertisementThe same women who have spent years trying to unlearn or recover from the incessant messaging around what women and their bodies should look like. Grande, who is 33, landed her big break on a Nickelodeon TV show when she was 17.