Apple<\/a> TV+ reality series Turning the Paige, Niemann shared what she says was a direct message from the singer after years of viral impersonation videos.<\/p>\nNiemann first exploded online as a teenager by recreating Grande\u2019s signature high ponytail, oversized sweatshirts, winged eyeliner and even her facial expressions.<\/p>\n
As the videos grew more convincing, so did the internet\u2019s fascination, with many questioning whether she\u2019d undergone cosmetic procedures to resemble the pop star.<\/p>\n
According to Niemann, Grande eventually reached out herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am flattered and I am sure you\u2019re very sweet,\u201d Grande allegedly wrote. \u201cBut I just wanted you to know\u2026 you\u2019re very beautiful as YOURSELF.\u201d<\/p>\n
The singer reportedly went on to encourage Niemann to embrace her own appearance rather than trying to mirror someone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout all the makeup and trying to make your face look more similar to someone else\u2019s and whatnot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grande allegedly finished the message by explaining she would have regretted staying silent.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to say it because it is the truth. Always do what makes you happy of course but if I didn\u2019t say that to you, I\u2019d regret it. You\u2019re beautiful as you are. Take care.\u201d<\/p>\n
Niemann\u2019s Ariana-inspired content has divided the internet for years. Some fans have defended it as a harmless tribute, while others feel like it borders on para-sociality and obsession.<\/p>\n
After building a career on looking like Ariana Grande, the most memorable message she received was to stop trying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The singer reportedly had one request for her viral lookalike. Imagine spending years looking so much like Ariana…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69,1414],"class_list":["post-518935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-social-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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