Pop icon Ariana Grande, who has given many hit songs and surprised her fans, has hit back at critics of her evil voice, reports Variety. The Grammy winner played Glinda in Wicked and spent nearly two years filming the project. (Also read: Ariana Grande slams Jeffrey Dahmer for naming her as dream dinner guest because he’s ‘attractive’,
Ariana Grande’s voice changes
Grande responded on the Internet, saying, “There’s a part of the world that isn’t familiar with what it takes to change your voice, whether it’s singing or adopting a different accent for a role or something. To give voice to the character.” Glinda’s airy speaking voice is often trolled.
“When a male actor does this, he gets appreciated,” he said. “Of course jokes are made too, but it’s always followed by praise: ‘Oh, wow, he was so lost in the role.’ And that’s really part of the job. The story is so old that a woman is treated differently in this industry, and you’re under the microscope in a way that some people aren’t.”
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Earlier, she responded on TikTok to counter the mockery, writing, “I intentionally change my vocal placement (high/low) often, depending on how much I’m singing,” she wrote. . “That’s what I’ve always done, goodbye.”
Grande said of her voice, “It’s something I’m really proud of,” adding, “It’s part of why I wanted to get involved. [on TikTok] That’s because I’m really proud of my hard work and the fact that I gave my 100%, including my physicality, for this role. I’m proud of it, so I wanted to protect it,” Variety reported.
‘The producers have announced a new release date for Wicked: Part Two, an upcoming musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. Wicked: Part Two is scheduled for release by Universal Pictures on November 21, 2025 instead of November 26, 2025.
The sequel to Wicked is the second part of a two-part film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name by Stephen Schwartz and Holzman, which in turn was written by Gregory Maguire and L. It was based on Frank’s 1995 novel of the same name. Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marisa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle and Peter Dinklage in supporting roles.