Ariana Grande’s future was uncertain when she first moved to Hollywood at the age of 14.

Ariana Grande continues to be a monster name in the media, both in TV and music. Her role on ‘The Voice’ made her filthy rich and in addition, she’s often in the headlines, being called the savage judge on the show.

Although she’s thriving nowadays with some massive paydays, that wasn’t always the case. Sure, she has done a lot of growing up since her role on Nickelodeon’s ‘Victorious’, however, landing the role wasn’t exactly easy.

We’ll look back at what Grande went through while trying to get the role. As we’ll reveal, it was a struggle, as she lived in a hotel while waiting for a response back following her audition.

Even when she ultimately landed the role, there was still a bit of controversy behind the scenes which we’ll also touch base on.
At the moment, Ariana Grande is among the elite in the music industry, with a powerful net worth of $200 million. That number is only set to climb even higher, as she continues to thrive in other places as well, such as on ‘The Voice’, pocketing between $20 to $25 million per season.

Let’s not even get started on her endorsement deals, which seem to be endless at this point.

Oddly enough, it wasn’t always fame and fortune for Ariana Grande. Like so many others, she faced rejection early on, and that includes being turned aside while auditioning for the school’s choir club… something that seems unbelievable at this point.

Grande revealed alongside Pop Crush, she still recalls the name of the teacher that brushed her aside.

“I didn’t make it into choir in my high school,” Grande told the interviewer. “They didn’t let me in. Cool Cats, Pine Crest, Mr. Malone—never forget.”

“Look at me now, Mr. Malone!”

As it turns out, that wasn’t the only time Grande faced uncertain times in her career.

Ariana Grande Was Living Out Of A Hotel Room While Auditioning For Nickelodeon’s ‘Victorious’

At the age of 14, Ariana alongside her mother packed their bags to LA, hoping she would land a career-changing role on the Nickelodeon show ‘Victorious’. Although she ended up getting the role, nothing was for sure when auditioned. In fact, as Grande revealed alongside Billboard, she stayed at a hotel alongside her mom the entire time while they waited for a response back.

“I was really young. I was 14, but I had never been here until my callback. My mom was like, ‘Do you think you can really do this? We’ll get a place. Should we get an apartment, you think?’ They kept us waiting for a long time,” Grande continued. “There’s a long time between the next callback and the next one, and we were staying at a hotel. … I was like, ‘I hope so, I have no idea.’ And then, thank God, because what if I didn’t get it? And she then was like ‘We have this lease for the next six months!’”

The role would change her career and soon enough, it would open so many new doors, both on TV and in the music world.
Unfortunately, when it comes to her time on ‘Victorious’, fans are typically talking about a certain feud that took place behind the scenes between Grande a certain co-star.

Grande’s Time On The Show Was Remembered For A Feud Alongside Victoria Justice

The 28-year-old has certainly done some growing up since her time on the Nickelodeon show, however, still to this very day, there is chatter pertaining to a rivalry between Ariana Grande and Victoria Justice behind the scenes.

Both have diffused the situation in recent years, with Grande commenting on a Justice IG photo. In addition, Justice would issue a statement, making mention that things were blown up by the media.

“Everyone thought that I was this bully and was mean to her, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Sure we had our differences but everyone in the cast of Victorious was a family and I love them”.

In addition, Victoria revealed alongside E Online that she would be open to a reunion or reboot of sorts in the future.

“I’ve gotten together with the cast and we’ve all hung out and I love them all dearly and so much. I mean, I would be down to do a little something. I don’t know. To be honest, I really don’t know what is going on with all of that. But I love that cast a lot and had so much fun working with them back in the day and, you know, would love to hang out with them again for sure.”

Surely, the tension is a thing of the past.