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Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, Music, Social Media
Rhiannon Ingle
For quite some time now, Ariana Grande has come under fire over her 'voice changes' throughout the years.
People have been obsessed with the 31-year-old 'thank u, next' singer's voice change - a subject that has only become even more heated following her role as Glinda the Good Witch in the film version of the musical Wicked.
Things went into overdrive after a clip of Ariana speaking in her 'real voice' on Penn Badgley's Podcrushed podcast in two noticeably different pitches went viral on social media back in June.
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Many clearly couldn't ignore the 'voice change', prompting the singer to later share a firm response on all the speculation, revealing the real reason why her voice might have changed.
In the comment section of the Instagram upload of the podcast, she bluntly explained: "Habit (speaking like this for two years) and also vocal health.
"I intentionally change my vocal placement (high/low) often depending on how much singing I’m doing. I’ve always done this BYE."
Since then, the A-lister has opened up about the process of 'transforming' her voice and called out the reception she's received as a women in the industry compared to her male counterparts.
"There is a part of the world that isn’t familiar with what it takes to transform your voice, whether it’s singing or taking on a different dialect for a role or doing a character voice for something," Ariana explained in an interview with Vanity Fair.
The Grammy award-winner went on to point out the double standards between how people receive male and female stars in Hollywood who undergo voice transformations when they take on a new role.
She stated: "When it’s a male actor that does it, it’s acclaimed. There are definitely jokes that are made as well, but it’s always after being led with praise, 'Oh, wow, he was so lost in the role'.
"And that’s just a part of the job, really."
Ariana dubbed the situation a 'tale as old as time being a woman in this industry'. adding: "You are treated differently, and you are under a microscope in a way that some people aren’t."
Backing herself, she explained getting so 'engaged' in her role was something she was really 'proud' of.
"Part of why I did want to engage [on TikTok] is because I am really proud of my hard work and of the fact that I did give 100 per cent of myself, including my physicality, to this role," Ariana noted.
"I am proud of that, so I wanted to protect it."