<p id=”par-1_69″>After a period of growing speculation about her health and physical appearance, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/we-saw-ariana-grande-and-ethan-slaters-split-coming.html/”>Ariana Grande</a> announced that she would be taking a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/celebrity-psychic-offers-prediction-for-ariana-grandes-future-as-she-steps-away-from-public-life.html/”>step back from the spotlight</a>. The singer is currently on tour, and she will take time away once it wraps up in September. After she released the music video for her song “Petal,” the conversation about her weight ramped up. She recently liked a post about getting “healthier.’”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-singer-recently-told-fans-she-would-take-a-step-back-nbsp”>The singer recently told fans she would take a step back </h2>
<p id=”par-2_32″>Grande’s physical appearance has been the subject of much conversation online. Her representative said that the public scrutiny has led to her decision to take a step back after her tour concludes.</p>
<p id=”par-3_80″>“Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/fans-praise-ariana-grande-tour-pricing-say-enough.html/”>Eternal Sunshine Tour</a>,” the representative told <a href=”https://people.com/ariana-grande-taking-step-back-after-tour-amid-public-health-scrutiny-rep-exclusive-12032395″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>. “She 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. This tour has been a beautiful experience for her. She loves her fans and has loved every minute of this tour so much.”</p>
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<p id=”par-4_19″>During her Chicago show, she spoke further about her decision. She said she made this plan a while ago.</p>
<p id=”par-5_24″>“The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing,” she said. “It is something that I had decided to plan.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_11″>She also denied that “negativity” was the reason for her decision. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ariana-grande-shared-a-post-about-feeling-healthy”>Ariana Grande shared a post about feeling healthy</h2>
<p id=”par-7_34″>Grande recently liked a post from psychotherapist, relationship expert, and author Terri Cole. She applied makeup under text that read, “Unfortunately, I can confirm that not everyone will like the healthier version of you.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_57″>In the caption, she wrote that “growth certainly has a way of shifting relationships, and that tension can be awkward to deal with sometimes. There are going to be people who celebrate the healthier version of you…and you might have those who miss the version of you that was stretched thin, keeping everyone else happy + comfortable.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_17″>Cole encouraged people to continue prioritizing themselves. Grande liked the post but did not comment on it.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ariana-grande-defended-the-petal-music-video-in-a-social-media-post”>Ariana Grande defended the ‘Petal’ music video in a social media post</h2>
<p id=”par-10_26″>Grande’s appearance in the “Petal” music video sparked a great deal of conversation. In a social media post, she spoke about her love for the video.</p>
<p id=”par-11_54″>“I love this video with my entire heart,” she wrote on Instagram. “[I] must express my deepest, endless gratitude to my brilliant <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ariana-grande-wrote-dangerous-woman-song-1st-kiss-ricky-alvarez.html/”>collaborators and friends</a> who have brought this song of mine to life with me and who helped tell this story … thank you to everyone who gave their brilliance, care and time.”</p>
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<p id=”par-12_21″>The music video follows Grande’s character as she faces criticism while auditioning. She repeatedly changes herself before ultimately killing her critics.</p>