Ariana Grande said that the process of making the film adaptation of Wicked inspired her to continue making albums.

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Shut Up Evan podcast, the 32-year-old singer and actress revealed that she nearly planned on ending her music career before doing Wicket.

“I felt like a genuine spark, like a reconnection and inspiration and something I mean, maybe I missed it,” Ariana said of filming Wicked.

“Maybe it’s as simple as I missed it,” she continued. “But I do feel like you have to miss things in order to learn how to become better, you know what I mean? And I think I learned so much.”

“And then also I genuinely wanted to do it. I just felt like I couldn’t not. It was an inspired moment and I had to write an album and I had to do it,” added the Boy is Mine hitmaker.

For those unversed, Wicked was released in cinemas in November 2024. However, the second part of the film adaptation, Wicked: For Good, is scheduled to hit theaters on November 21.

Ariana recorded her seventh album Eternal Sunshine while filming Wicked.

Ariana Grande is sharing her honest thoughts on fame.

The singer and actress was left in shock on the latest episode of the Shut Up Evan podcast when the host revealed to her that she had arranged a special message from her idol, Sarah Jessica Parker.

Host Evan Ross Katz began to say, “I know you’re a huge fan of Sarah Jessica Parker. I was getting ready for today and I wanted to have some people call in and ask some questions. So I want to bring the icon Sarah Jessica Parker into the conversation.”

He then played a voicemail from the Hocus Pocus actress, “Greetings Ariana. It’s Sarah Jessica and I have a question… She’s so extraordinarily gifted and has at this point and for quite a while achieved an authority and a kind of control of her career.

Parker continued, “My A. question is when she was little… What did she imagine it would be when she said to a parent, a sibling, a co-worker, or even at a young age, ‘I want to be an actor.’”

In response, Grande showed her shocking expression and said before tearing up, “I love her so much. What a thoughtful and gentle and caring question… Sorry that just totally shocked me. I can’t believe she knows who I am.”

She then took a moment to reply to Parker’s question, confessing that fame is “peculiar” and “hard to navigate.”

“I don’t think I was prepared for that part,” she remarked but added she’s “proud” of the work she has done to separate herself from fame.

Hailey Bieber is sharing her honest thoughts on having the work done before hitting 30s.

During her recent appearance on In Your Dreams with Owen Thiele podcast, the model dished on the one rule she made for herself related to cosmetic procedures.

“I made a commitment to myself that I wasn’t going to do any Botox until I was in my 30s,” the Rhode founder revealed.

“When I get there I’ll see if I even want to do it,” she added.

However to treat her smilelines and under eye area, Hailey has done treatments like Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Platelet-Rich Plasma, which uses one’s own blood plasma to promote healing.

“I like to do things that I can trust from [my] own body,” she noted.

Hailey shared that she was “insanely diligent” with her skincare.

“I could be wasted to the point to seeing double and still will [wash her face]. I will never pass out with makeup on, no matter how drunk I was,” she revealed.

Back in 2020, Hailey back fired a social media post accusing her of plastic surgery.

She clapped back under the post writing, “Stop using pics that are edited by makeup artists! This photo on the right is NOT what I look like…”

“I’ve never touched my face,” she insisted. “So if you’re gonna sit around and compare me at 13, and then me at 23, at least use a natural photo that wasn’t edited so crazy.”