{"id":502513,"date":"2026-06-16T13:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502513\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:05:10","slug":"heartbreaking-moment-ariana-grande-breaks-down-in-tears-and-sobs-onstage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502513\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking moment Ariana Grande breaks down in tears and sobs onstage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARIANA Grande broke down in tears and sobbed onstage during her latest LA concert. <\/p>\n<p>The singer is currently embarking on her The Eternal Sunshine Tour \u2013 her first concert tour since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the Entertainment newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Things got very emotional for the star at one of her recent performances as she broke down in tears \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16471368\/ariana-grande-boyfriend-ethan-slater-split\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> just a week after it was confirmed that she had split <\/a>with her Wicked co-star, Ethan Slater. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/ariana-grande\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ariana <\/a>re-shared a clip from the gig to her Instagram story which featured her sobbing on stage.<\/p>\n<p>She quickly apologised for her tears as she looked out into the crowd. <\/p>\n<p>Ariana was quick to clarify that her tears were ones of happiness and joy as she thanked her fans during the emotional moment.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16503690\/ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-wicked-rift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/newspress-collage-qf8w5iq10-1781189076285.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">FRIENDSHIP WOES<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Truth about &#8216;rift&#8217; between Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It comes amid her break-up with Ethan Slater Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>The singer is understood to have split with the actor some months ago Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the clip, she wrote: \u201cOne of the best nights of my life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you all more than words can ever say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, whilst speaking to the crowd, the Dangerous Woman singer can be heard saying: \u201cThank you so much for always being a safe presence in my life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love my fans so much \u2013 I always have since I was 13.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It has been an emotional time for Ariana when it was confirmed that she was single again \u2013 the same week that her new arena tour kicked off.<\/p>\n<p>Ariana had been in a relationship with Ethan Slater for close to three years but they are understood to have parted earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/08\/ariana-grande-and-ethan-slater-split\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a>\u00a0reported that the separation was amicable and that the pair remain good friends.<\/p>\n<p>The couple got together in controversial circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Ariana, 32, split from her ex-husband Dalton Gomez\u00a0in 2023 after almost three years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Around the same time,\u00a0Ethan\u00a0went through a\u00a0messy divorce from Lilly Jay, his wife of five years, just a year after the birth of their son, Ezra.<\/p>\n<p>Despite rumours alleging Ethan\u2019s romance started with Ariana on the set of Wicked while he was still married to Lilly, sources close to the pop star insist the couple had been separated for two months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAriana\u2019s the story really. Not a girl\u2019s girl,\u201d Lilly previously said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family is just collateral damage\u2026 The story is her and Dalton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ethan and Ariana moved in together in New York in 2023 \u2014 before her divorce was finalised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARIANA Grande broke down in tears and sobbed onstage during her latest LA concert. 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