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Why Ariana Grande did THIS to 'hide away' after tragedy


Famous pop star and former Boca Raton native, Ariana Grande, announced on Tuesday that her grandmother, Marjorie Granda, aka Nonna, has died at 99, according to reports. Grande, famous for songs like "Yes And" and "The Boy is Mine", shared the news on her Instagram stories in a family statement that read, "We are devastated to share that the beloved matriarch of our family has passed away." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Ariana Grande is revealing some of her fashion choices had more meaning than others.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Ariana Grande attends the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Ariana Grande attends the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

In a video for Vogue’s Life in Looks series, she shared that a photo of herself in an oversized sweatshirt and long boots was from "a very strange time in my life.”

The image was from 2018, when the singer and actress lost her ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, to an accidental drug overdose. It also was several months after the terrorist attack on her concert in Manchester, England.

FILE – MAC Miller performs during Behind The Scenes With MAC Miller Filming Music Choice's "Take Back Your Music" Campaign at Music Choice on July 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
FILE – MAC Miller performs during Behind The Scenes With MAC Miller Filming Music Choice's "Take Back Your Music" Campaign at Music Choice on July 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

"I was processing a lot, and I always wanted to hide away in something really cozy,” Grande said. "But I remember that the boots still made me feel ****. I genuinely, at the time, did not have the mental energy to consider clothing. So the easiest thing for me was to throw on a sweatshirt and a ***** boot and that was how it happened."

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24:  Ariana Grande performs "Be Alright" during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, including students, teachers and parents gathered in Washington for the anti-gun violence rally organized by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14 that left 17 dead. More than 800 related events are taking place around the world to call for legislative action to address school safety and gun violence.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Ariana Grande performs "Be Alright" during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, including students, teachers and parents gathered in Washington for the anti-gun violence rally organized by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14 that left 17 dead. More than 800 related events are taking place around the world to call for legislative action to address school safety and gun violence. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Grande recently admitted she thinks it would be "healthy" for her to take a career break after pushing herself since finding fame as a teenager in the Nickelodeon series “Victorious.”

She told Vogue Japan, "I think that it would probably be healthy. I'm not used to taking breaks. But I do know that I grew so much from taking space from music while I was filming ‘Wicked...’ But yeah, these past few years have been pretty non-stop. And by few, I mean 15."

The “Wicked: For Good” actress explained that she is searching for more "balance" in the years to come.

{p}Famous pop star and former Boca Raton native, Ariana Grande, announced on Tuesday that her grandmother, Marjorie Granda, aka Nonna, has died at 99, according to reports. Grande, famous for songs like "Yes And" and "The Boy is Mine", shared the news on her Instagram stories in a family statement that read, "We are devastated to share that the beloved matriarch of our family has passed away." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP){/p}

Famous pop star and former Boca Raton native, Ariana Grande, announced on Tuesday that her grandmother, Marjorie Granda, aka Nonna, has died at 99, according to reports. Grande, famous for songs like "Yes And" and "The Boy is Mine", shared the news on her Instagram stories in a family statement that read, "We are devastated to share that the beloved matriarch of our family has passed away." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

"Balance is the goal for the next 15 years. I don't think they will look like the previous 15 years. I think there will be more balance,” she said.

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