RadarOnline<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cAs much as she loves her fans and feels grateful beyond words for all the opportunities she\u2019s had,\u201d the insider continued.<\/p>\n
The source acknowledged: \u201cIt\u2019s beyond exhausting.\u201d Yes, many have observed that Ariana seems to lack energy, even when singing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd,\u201d the alleged insider added, \u201cshe\u2019s no longer willing to hide the fact that it\u2019s taken a major toll.\u201d<\/p>\n
The past decade or so has seen Ariana embroiled in multiple scandals, from the doughnut incident to controversy surrounding her romance with Wicked <\/em>co-star Ethan Slater.<\/p>\nAdditionally, she, her concert, and her fans were the victims of a deadly terrorist attack in 2017. <\/p>\n
What followed included some of her biggest music hits and dream roles in acting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were dark times, and the music brought so much levity and so did the experience,\u201d the source described.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it poured out with urgency, and it was made with urgency, and it was a means of survival,\u201d the insider continued.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nWhat about the conversation surrounding her body and health?<\/h2>\n When Ariana Grande first announced that she would be stepping out of the public eye, many hoped that this was to quietly addressed her dire appearance.<\/p>\n
She appears to be unhealthily thin. Many have compared her to Karen Carpenter, with some noting that Ariana appears even more gaunt than Carpenter did prior to that singer\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
(The key difference being that the public knows terms like anorexia in 2026, where many did not <\/em>when Carpenter was on stage, dying before everyone\u2019s eyes.)<\/p>\nTragically, the insider reports that Ariana \u201cdoesn\u2019t think she looks emaciated or chronically underweight.\u201d<\/p>\n
You cannot get help for a problem that you do not believe that you have.<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, she\u2019s slender and there are some camera angles that exacerbate that,\u201d the source briefly admitted. \u201cBut to her mind, it\u2019s pure alarmism and mean-spirited to paint it as a crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is alarming to hear a claim, however unconfirmed, that Ariana feels this way.<\/p>\n
\u201cAriana adores her fans,\u201d the insider affirmed, \u201cbut sometimes she worries that they\u2019re a little too close to her.\u201d Okay, that part is reasonable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can get a little suffocating,\u201d the source continued, \u201cwhich is why she wants to establish boundaries moving forward and hopefully dial down the intensity.\u201d<\/p>\n
That sounds like a good plan for the future. It is our sincere hope that Ariana leads a long and healthy life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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