Ariana Grande got serious about her relationship with her fans, confessing that while she truly loves them, she doesn't necessarily like them.
in a recent interview vanity fair – Fooled by a lie detector – The 31-year-old has opened up about her complicated relationship with a group of loyal followers who call themselves the “Aryaneaters”, a nickname she admits is not her favorite. I admit it.
Grande took the question from her friend and “Wicked” co-star Cynthia Erivo.
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Ariana Grande and her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo asked each other pointed questions while hooked up to a lie detector. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
Erivo: “You have very loyal fans. Do you think you love them?”
Grande: “very.”
Erivo: “Do you always love them?
Grande: “Hmm. I always love them, but I think sometimes they hurt my feelings. And sometimes I don't like them. But I always love them. It means Do you have one?”
Ariana Grande said her feelings were hurt by a fan. (Christina Holsten/Photo in partnership, via Getty Images)
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Both answers were identified as true by a lie detector. Grande added, “I think it's a difficult relationship. It's kind of weirdly parasocial, but it feels very real to me. So even though it's difficult at times, I love them very much.” ” he added.
“I always love them, but I think sometimes they hurt my feelings. And sometimes I don't like them.”
In March 2024, after the release of her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, Grande issued a statement to her fans, asking them not to send hateful messages to anyone currently or previously involved in her life. I warned you. At the time, Grande was separated from her husband, Dalton Gomez, and was reported to be dating a new man, actor Ethan Slater, who has had a controversial personal life.
“Anyone who is sending hateful messages to people in my life based on your interpretation of this album does not support me and is in no way what I have ever encouraged. I wanted to say I’m doing the opposite,” Grande wrote on her Instagram Story. at that time. “Please stop. That's no way to support me. It's the opposite.”
Ariana Grande condemned all the hate spewed on her behalf. (Ariana Grande Instagram)
Grande has frequently used social media to communicate directly with her fans. Erivo asked Grande about this and how much she has been communicating with her followers.
Ariana Grande has revealed that she has befriended fans before, and that she now has three very strong relationships with them. (Art Stryver/NBC/NBCU Photobank via Getty Images)
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Erivo: “Have you ever done it?” [direct messaged] Fans, just to chat? ”
Grande: “Yes. That's right! Always!”
Erivo: “How about making friends with your fans?”
Grande: “Yes, I have. Three times. Very close friends…sort of.” [we’re] Our friendship has been going on for 7 to 12 years at this point. ”
Ariana Grande takes a selfie with a fan in 2014. (Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic/Getty Images)
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For most of the test, Grande was honest. However, things changed when she was asked about the name “Ariantars”.
Erivo: “Your fans are called Arianeators. Did you come up with that name?”
Grande: “No, no”
Grande revised her answer after learning that the lie detector had identified deception. “I don't like that,” she repeated. “I mean, I accepted it. But would I choose it? Of course not. That's insane.”
