Since her days as a ‘girl Nickelodeon to his roles in films and series, including the bunch of music videos he has starred in, Ariana Grande She is no stranger to the sets at all. And now she could be on her way to becoming an actress thanks to Wicked, the musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz who co-stars with Cynthia Erivo.
But the buzz of cinema is what it is, and, although the film has not yet been released, Grande has already received criticism for her tone of voice in the film. Criticisms to which he angrily responds in an interview for the American edition of Vanity Fair (via Variety).
“They have been trying to destroy me since I was 19”
The critics in question claim that Grande’s voice sounds too high-pitched in her role as Glinda, the good (or not so good) witch of the north. Here is his response: “Some people don’t know what it takes to transform your voice, whether it’s speaking, singing, adopting a different accent for a role, dubbing a character or whatever.”
“When the one who does it is a man, they applaud him,” he adds. “Of course there are going to be jokes, but first comes the praise: ‘Oh, wow, he’s immersed himself in the role.’ And it’s just part of the job, really. It’s business as usual for women in the industry: They treat you differently, and they scrutinize you in a way that other people don’t suffer.”
Despite everything, Ariana Grande assures that this type of mockery affects her less than it seems. “The tabloids have been trying to destroy me since I was 19,” he assures. And she adds: “You know what? I am 31 years old, and I am not a perfect person, but it is clear that I am good and I am proud of what I am becoming. I will never let evil and untrustworthy tabloids ruin my life or my idea of what is true and good”.
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