The Internet has been a captivating thing recently, and a matter of fact is such that it is hardly recent.

After Selena Gomez, singer Ariana Grande felt the need to explain her sudden change in body weight to her fans in a video dedicated to the subject. As social media broke out in this new Body-Shaming contest, Ariana Grande’s Weight Loss photos are now going viral in Reddit subforums and Instagram, Twitter.

How did the Ariana Grande Weight Loss photos controversy start?

Ariana Grande talks about body shaming on TikTok

A backlash ensued when Ariana Grande shared a photo promoting her r.e.m beauty line on Instagram on Tuesday. Numerous individuals made harsh comments, with one person bluntly asking if she was suffering from an eating disorder, while others questioned what had happened to her body.

Thousands of people were soon engaging in “Ariana Grande weight loss” discussions on a Reddit thread, and “Ariana Grande before and after” and “Ariana Grande body” were both trending on Google, with the interest spiraling out of control.

How the Internet has broken out on this

The internet is now flooded (at least for the majority of findable first page Google Indexed results) with forums discussing Ariana’s weight loss, upon compilations of her before and after photos.

Ariana’s response to the said comments

In response to fans who expressed concern about her recent photos, Ariana Grande has reassured them that she is in good health. The singer of “thank u next” took to TikTok on Wednesday to speak candidly about the issue and encourage her followers to be more considerate before commenting on others’ physical appearances.

Ariana explained in a three-minute video that the body fans were comparing her current physique to was actually the unhealthiest version of herself. She disclosed that she was taking a lot of antidepressants, drinking on them, and eating poorly during that time.

She further added that when she appeared to be at her healthiest, it was actually during the lowest point of her life. Therefore, her fans should not compare her current appearance to that version of her body, as it was not her healthy state.

Concluding

She admitted that she doesn’t frequently do this and that she doesn’t enjoy it. She clarified that there are different ways to appear healthy, and the body people were comparing her current appearance to was actually the unhealthiest version of her body.
During that time, she was on several antidepressants, drinking alcohol on them, and eating poorly, which was the lowest point of her life. Therefore, her healthy state didn’t look the way people were assuming. She also emphasized that healthy can have different meanings for different people.

In conclusion to her public service announcement, she conveyed a message of love to her fans. “I believe you are beautiful, regardless of what you’re experiencing, your weight, your makeup preferences these days, whether you’ve undergone any cosmetic procedures or not, or anything else,” she stated.