Ariana Grande | Image: Instagram/@arianagrande, @r.e.m.beauty
Global pop star Ariana Grande praised the Filipinos for having the “best attitude” and “talent in singing,” as she reminisced about the time she went to the country for a concert in 2015.
Entertainment journalist Lyn Ching-Pascual had a one-on-one sit-down with Grande and Cynthia Erivo during the premiere of their upcoming movie “Wicked.”
On her Instagram Story, Ching-Pascual shared bits of her interview with the “thank u, next” singer.
“Ariana remembers us having the best attitude, that we’re so much fun and have the best talent in singing. And she remembers how warm we are towards her,” said the journalist.
Ching-Pascual also shared that Grande expressed her desire to “go back” to the Philippines.
“She really loves the Philippines and the Filipinos,” added the reporter.
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Meanwhile, Ching-Pascual noted that Erivo also wanted to visit the country given the nice stories Grande shared about the Filipinos.
“Tuwang tuwa sila sa talent ng mga tao (They were both very appreciative of the talent of Filipinos). Ariana says we have the best singers,” she said.
Ahead of the Philippine release of “Wicked,” Universal Pictures PH recently held a singing contest among Filipinos. Thirty winners were given the chance to sing their rendition of “Defying Gravity” and be part of the music video that will debut alongside “Wicked” as it arrives in Philippine cinemas on Nov. 20.
In “Wicked,” Grande will be playing the role of Glinda, while Erivo will portray Elphaba.
Meanwhile, in 2022 Grande made headlines after she expressed her amazement over a video of the Filipino crowd at former Vice President Leni Robredo’s Pasig rally singing her hit song “Break Free.”
“I could not believe this was real,” she captioned her Instagram post at the time.