{"id":896700,"date":"2026-09-18T15:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/896700\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:56:22","slug":"new-photos-spark-fresh-concerns-for-ariana-grande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/896700\/","title":{"rendered":"New photos spark fresh concerns for Ariana Grande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans have expressed fresh concerns for singer Ariana Grande as new photos of the star, currently on a career hiatus, have surfaced online.<\/p>\n<p>Grande, 33, is currently on a self-imposed break from the spotlight, following public speculation about her tiny frame. The July 31 release of the music video for her song Petal shocked many: It showed Grande looking thinner than ever, her bones visible under her skin as she danced in a low cut dress.<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to know when news breaks. <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/wpmth9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our new app<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the uproar over the video, Grande<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity-life\/how-ariana-grandes-sudden-show-exit-kicked-off-terrible-mess-behind-the-scenes-report\/news-story\/b53d64639afa4009cd7948da1af3b885\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"b53d64639afa4009cd7948da1af3b885\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> cancelled a starring role<\/a> in a West End show booked for 2027 and announced she\u2019d be taking a career break after wrapping her tour on September 1.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdZHWq2nD44\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new photos of Grande<\/a>, taken by her rekindled old flame Ricky Alvarez, have fans concerned once more.<\/p>\n<p>The photos show Grande smiling, wearing a check-print dress \u2013 and, according to some fans, appearing alarmingly frail and childlike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not okay,\u201d wrote one commenter under Alvarez\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s giving toddler,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs she trying to look like a little girl?\u201d asked one fan, while another declared the collection of photos \u2013 which bizarrely, ended with a close-up photo of a razorblade \u2013 as \u201cso dark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is she dressing like a little child?\u201d read another top-rated comment.<\/p>\n<p>Grande has apparently rekindled her former romance with back-up dancer Alvarez in the wake of the breakdown of her relationship with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater. The pair had first dated a decade ago, when Alvarez was a back-up dancer on Grande\u2019s Honeymoon tour.<\/p>\n<p>Grande\u2019s team issued a statement four days after the release of the Petal video <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/music\/new-music-video-sparks-fears-for-ariana-grande\/news-story\/84ebba7503b87776d610529e878d614d\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"84ebba7503b87776d610529e878d614d\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">triggered a public outcry<\/a>, declaring that the star would soon be taking a break.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAriana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,\u201d Grande\u2019s rep <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/music\/ariana-grandes-team-release-statement-amid-growing-concerns-for-her-wellbeing\/news-story\/091e31f5335aa00912e2f0751139bb09\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"091e31f5335aa00912e2f0751139bb09\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told People in early August<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny,\u201d the rep continued.<\/p>\n<p>A day later, Grande addressed the concerns directly <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity-life\/ariana-grande-reveals-real-reason-for-tour-break-in-emotional-onstage-message\/news-story\/0461f316a419f5a64507f7b771c6a1bd\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"0461f316a419f5a64507f7b771c6a1bd\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">during her next concert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo basically, the announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing,\u201d she told the crowd at Chicago\u2019s United Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is something that I had decided to plan that I had quietly made a long time ago and it\u2019s a decision that was made from a thoughtful and empowered place. And I want you to know many things can be true at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grande told the crowd that she was speaking out to end speculation she was forced to take a break from her career due to a tidal wave of fears for her health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to share this because I heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me, but I just have to say that could not be more the f**k opposite,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, this is not what that is. And I just want to be very, very clear: Multiple things can be true at the same time. Yes, boundaries, they need to be set. Human beings can need a break sometimes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd also, this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional and creative life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans have expressed fresh concerns for singer Ariana Grande as new photos of the star, currently on a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":896701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[465699,409614,465711,397707,465693,89838,241634,465692,377674,465703,465687,465712,465684,405740,378346,380180,423098,465695,398870,376766,465710,423076,418832,465683,465691,465707,465694,398875,376769,400956,465690,427862,465704,90009,465702,74991,24871,64,63,465713,121357,5127,1545,22470,221113,134,1635,199641,385035,167064,465688,39560,423073,393895,465708,465714,465697,465717,384462,413259,465686,465715,399763,465701,222796,415670,277713,465706,465718,287398,426221,414367,44,386147,380151,423084,445,463448,1861,3778,465709,423064,43157,465716,418660,3203,4031,378926,426240,427799,407653,377127,423093,465689,382541,465682,465705,413240,413243,376757,465698,379649,465700,387717,376557,34537,389064,465696,376738,378187,465685,144026,165736,93285],"class_list":["post-896700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-s-honeymoon-tour-grande","tag-s-post","tag-s-rep","tag-s-team","tag-s-united-centre","tag-89838","tag-241634","tag-a-back-up-dancer","tag-a-break","tag-a-break-eating-disorder-helpline","tag-a-career-break","tag-a-career-hiatus","tag-a-check-print-dress","tag-a-close-up-photo","tag-a-decade","tag-a-decision","tag-a-high-note","tag-a-little-child","tag-a-little-girl","tag-a-long-time","tag-a-low-cut-dress-be","tag-a-much-deserved-break","tag-a-pop-star","tag-a-public-outcry","tag-a-razorblade","tag-a-reactive-or-impulsive-thing","tag-a-self-imposed-break","tag-a-starring-role","tag-a-statement","tag-a-step","tag-a-thoughtful-and-empowered-place","tag-a-tidal-wave","tag-a-west-end-show","tag-alvarez","tag-another-top-rated-comment-grande","tag-ariana","tag-ariana-grande","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-back-up-dancer-alvarez","tag-boundaries","tag-chicago","tag-day","tag-early-august","tag-endless","tag-entertainment","tag-fans","tag-fears","tag-four-days","tag-fresh-concerns","tag-fresh-fears","tag-grande","tag-her-bones","tag-her-career","tag-her-former-romance","tag-her-health-and-wellbeing","tag-her-next-concert","tag-her-rekindled-old-flame-ricky-alvarez","tag-her-relationship","tag-her-skin","tag-her-song-petal","tag-her-tiny-frame","tag-her-tour","tag-her-wicked-co-star-ethan-slater","tag-human-beings","tag-many-things","tag-multiple-things","tag-my-fans","tag-my-professional-and-creative-life","tag-negativity","tag-new-photos","tag-new-pics","tag-news","tag-one-commenter","tag-one-fan","tag-ongoing-public-scrutiny","tag-online","tag-our-new","tag-people","tag-photos","tag-public-speculation","tag-public-facing-work-and-appearances","tag-september","tag-singer-ariana-grande","tag-some-fans","tag-speculation","tag-star","tag-the-announcement","tag-the-breakdown","tag-the-collection","tag-the-concerns","tag-the-crowd","tag-the-eternal-sunshine-tour","tag-the-fk-opposite","tag-the-first","tag-the-greatest-experience","tag-the-july-31-release","tag-the-midst","tag-the-music-video","tag-the-pair","tag-the-petal-video","tag-the-release","tag-the-rep-continued-a","tag-the-same-time","tag-the-spotlight","tag-the-star","tag-the-tour","tag-the-uproar","tag-the-video","tag-the-wake","tag-these-candid-photos","tag-toddler","tag-visibility","tag-yesterday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}