Overview
- Her representative told People on Sunday that Grande will “take a step back from visibility” once the Eternal Sunshine Tour concludes on Sept. 1 and that she plans to finish the tour “healthily and happily.”
- Grande has withdrawn from the planned West End revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George, with Empire Street Productions saying the show will go ahead and a replacement will be cast.
- Speaking to the Chicago audience on Monday, Grande said the break was a long-planned, thoughtful choice made to set boundaries and not a reactive response to online criticism.
- Her team and an anonymous source have said she is performing the physically demanding tour at a high, healthy level night after night, while the July 31 release of her eighth album Petal and its title video prompted renewed public commentary about her appearance.
- Grande remains attached to the November release Focker-in-Law, and the move has renewed public discussion and expert comment about the harms of body-focused scrutiny and the pressures facing high-profile performers.