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Ariana Grande is speaking up about comments made regarding her body, and encourages everyone to be "gentler and less comfortable" in making assumptions based on someone's body.

In a post on April 12, the American singer-songwriter uploaded a TikTok video, where she casually shared her feelings and realizations after receiving so much negative talk about her recent weightloss.

"I think we could be, I think we should be, gentler and less comfortable commenting on people's bodies, no matter what," Ariana said in the three-minute video. "If you think you're saying something good or well-intentioned, whatever it is -- healthy, unhealthy, big, small, this, that, sexy, not sexy -- we just shouldn't. We should really work towards not doing that as much."

The 29-year-old singer said, "There are ways to compliment someone or to ignore something that you see that you don't like that I think we should help each other work towards," she added. "Just to aim towards being safer and keeping each other safer."

Ariana appeared barefaced with her hair tied back, dressed in comfy sweats and on her way to work as she she emphasized that there are many "different kinds of beautiful."

"Personally for me, the body that you've been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body," she said. "I was on a lot of antidepressants, and drinking on them, and eating poorly, and at the lowest points of my life when I looked the way you consider 'my healthy,' but that in fact wasn't my healthy."

She also pointed out that we never know what someone else is going through, and even if we're coming from a place of genuine care, "that person probably is working on it or has a support system they are working on it with."

She ended her video with a reminder for her fans, "I think you're beautiful no matter what you're going through -- no matter what weight, no matter how you like to do your makeup these days, no matter what cosmetic procedures you've had or not, or anything. I just think you're beautiful and wanted to share some feelings."

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Ariana is currently filming the film adaptation to the popular Broadway musical Wicked. The American singer has been cast to play Glinda. Wicked's director Jon M. Chu announced last year that Wicked would be released into two movies to be released on Christmas in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Ariana began her musical career in 2008 at the age of 15 after appearing in the 2008 broadway musical 13. She gained stardom after playing Cat Valentine in the television series Victorious. Currently, Ariana is often regarded as a pop star and a triple-threat entertainer--being an actress, singer, and songwriter. She is among the world's best-selling music artists with over 90 million records sold globally and all of her studio albums reaching certified platinum or higher. Among her hits are "Break Free," "One Last Time," "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored," "Santa Tell Me," "7 Rings," and "Thank U, Next."

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