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Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a> has openly spoken about Audrey Hepburn<\/strong> being her idol, and a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> she\u2019s set her sights on playing the Hollywood icon in an upcoming biopic as she hedges her bets with fashion parallels on the red carpet.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAriana is playing down her ambition in all of this and being very humble when people ask her about playing Audrey, but of course she would kill for that role,\u201d the insider says. The Grammy winner, 31, who began her entertainment career as an actress at the age of 13, has been hard at work on the promo trail for the first part of Wicked<\/em> as of late, which is paying dividends as the movie breaks box office records.<\/span><\/p>\n Of Ariana\u2019s new dream role, the source says, \u201cA year ago, that might have seemed way out of her league, but now with the way she delivered in Wicked<\/em> the industry is taking her very seriously as an actress and not just a pop star, so it\u2019s entirely within reach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Broadway adaptation, which saw the highest opening weekend for any adapted musical, still has another part yet unreleased, but already filmed. The second half\u2019s promo tour will again demand the \u201cThank U, Next\u201d singer\u2019s attention next year, but she\u2019s free for the most part to begin fielding offers for more serious roles, including a part in Jennifer Aniston<\/strong>\u2019s adaption of the Dolly Parton<\/strong> classic 9 to 5<\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Entertainment Tonight<\/em> approached Ariana to discuss what she thought about channeling Audrey Hepburn\u2019s classic style on the red carpet and manifesting her success in the Jon M. Chu<\/strong><\/a>-directed musical, suggesting, \u201cI feel like you could manifest playing Audrey Hepburn,\u201d to which she responded coyly, \u201cOh my goodness, oh my goodness \u2013 I have no idea, that would have to be done so well and so perfectly \u2026 I don\u2019t know, there\u2019s no way I could.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The reporter reassured Ariana she would kill it after her display of humility, as have many others online since people began drawing parallels to the Nickelodeon star and the Golden Age icon. Noting Ariana\u2019s new fondness for over-the-eye bangs and vintage fashion, Hannah Jackson<\/strong> of Variety<\/em><\/a> asked with the title of their piece, \u201cIs Ariana Grande Using Fashion to Audition for an Audrey Hepburn Biopic?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Rooney Mara<\/strong> has already been tapped to play Audrey Hepburn in an Apple production since 2023, but the project remains untitled, leaving many to wonder whether or not it\u2019s going ahead as planned. Lily Collins<\/strong> has also been floated for the role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first source adds, \u201cAn Audrey biopic would be iconic and would be a dream come true for any actress but especially for Ariana because she\u2019s such a big fan.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe loves the movie Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s and can recite all of Audrey\u2019s lines,\u201d the insider adds, noting, \u201cShe\u2019s really leaning into Audrey\u2019s looks from that movie for style inspiration for all of her awards looks. She loves that era of fashion so it\u2019s very genuine, but naturally, if she can make people think of her when they think of Audrey that would be fantastic.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n