{"id":33715,"date":"2026-08-09T02:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33715"},"modified":"2026-08-09T02:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:29:33","slug":"ariana-grandes-brother-pledges-to-have-her-back-amid-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33715","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande&#8217;s Brother Pledges to Have Her Back Amid Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ariana-grande\/\"><b>Ariana Grande <\/b><\/a>can always count on her older brother, <b>Frankie Grande<\/b> \u2014 no matter what.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFamily forever. I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ariana-grandes-brother-slams-kamus-big-brother-28-request\/\"><span class=\"s1\">will have your back<\/span><\/a> until the end of time,\u201d Frankie, 43, wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbwOZx5yW8R\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> on Friday, August 7, sharing footage from the final night of Ariana\u2019s <i>Eternal Sunshine Tour<\/i>. \u201cI am so proud of you and so happy for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He continued, \u201cLast night was a beautiful celebration of your artistry and the magnificent eternal sunshine family you have built and created. It was a magical night. You are magical. You are my everything and I am so so happy I was there to see you shine on this tour one last time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a second post shared via social media, Frankie gushed that Ariana, 33, put on \u201cthe greatest concert [he\u2019s] ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ariana-grande-to-step-back-from-public-amid-scrutiny-rep\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1291px%2C728px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Ariana-Grande-GettyImages-2256138718\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ariana-grande-to-step-back-from-public-amid-scrutiny-rep\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Ariana Grande to &#8216;Step Back From Visibility&#8217; After Tour Amid &#8216;Scrutiny&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAriana Grande plans on stepping away from the spotlight after she ends her Eternal Sunshine Tour amid public scrutiny over her body. \u201cAriana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,\u201d a rep for Grande, 33, told People in a statement on Sunday, August 2. \u201cShe looks forward [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ve never experienced anything quite like it. It was cinematic, theatrical, intimate, spectacular, and vocally flawless all at once,\u201d the influencer gushed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DZuiuC4yROc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> earlier this week. \u201cSomehow it felt like a Broadway show, a film, and a concert existing in the same magical space. The way live performance and cinema danced together was unlike anything I\u2019ve ever seen. And then \u2026 there was the singing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Frankie added, \u201cI\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019ll say it forever: I believe my sister is the greatest singer of all time. There is simply no substitute for hearing those songs performed live. Her artistry, her musicianship, her storytelling, and a discography that is truly unmatched all came together in what I genuinely believe is the highest expression of her craft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <i>Big Brother <\/i>alum further marveled at Ariana\u2019s vocal talents, calling his sibling a \u201conce-in-a-lifetime artist at the absolute peak of her powers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m so incredibly proud. So deeply inspired, and so grateful that the world gets to experience this version of her,\u201d Frankie concluded. \u201cBrava, sister. What a gift you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Just before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ariana-grande-marks-end-of-north-american-leg-of-her-tour\/\"><span class=\"s1\">wrapping the <i>Eternal Sunshine Tour<\/i><\/span><\/a>, Ariana\u2019s spokesperson confirmed that the Oscar nominee planned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ariana-grande-to-step-back-from-public-amid-scrutiny-rep\/\"><span class=\"s1\">take a break from the public eye<\/span><\/a> amid an onslaught of public scrutiny about her body, assumed weight and perceived health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt is something that I had decided, a plan I had quietly made a long time ago, and it\u2019s a decision that was made from a thoughtful and empowered place,\u201d Ariana said<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ariana-grande-addresses-taking-a-step-back-from-spotlight\/\"><span class=\"s1\"> during her Monday, August 3, concert<\/span><\/a>, without addressing the criticism of her appearance. \u201cNo matter what noises exist out there, nothing will be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or not as real to me than this love that we share and how it feels to make art with people that I love and respect. Absolutely nothing will change that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ariana-grande-gushes-about-petal-video-after-announcing-break\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ariana-grande.jpg?crop=0px%2C462px%2C1170px%2C661px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"ariana-grande\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ariana-grande-gushes-about-petal-video-after-announcing-break\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Ariana Grande Gushes About &#8216;Petal&#8217; Music Video After Announcing Break<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAriana Grande gushed about her \u201cPetal\u201d music video days after her team announced that she will take a \u201cstep back\u201d from the public eye amid intense \u201cscrutiny\u201d of her appearance. \u201cBlooming and firmly planted . . \ua564,\u201d the pop star, 33, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 5, alongside several behind-the-scenes photos from the music [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ariana\u2019s body had been criticized following the recent release of her \u201cPetal\u201d music video. While the <i>Wicked <\/i>actress never addressed the recent claims pertaining to disordered eating, she has long been vocal about navigating the conversation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t do this often. I don\u2019t like it. I\u2019m not good at it,\u201d Grande previously said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/ariana-grande-slams-body-shamers-recalls-unhealthy-moments\/\"><span class=\"s1\">an April 2023 social media video<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI just want to address your concerns about my body. There are ways to compliment someone or to ignore something that you don\u2019t like that I think we should help each other work toward. Just to aim towards keeping each other safer. There are many different kinds of beautiful. There are many different ways to look healthy and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>If you or someone you know struggles with an eating disorder, visit the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>National Alliance for Eating Disorders<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> website or call their hotline at (866) 662-1235. Text \u201cALLIANCE\u201d to 741741 for free, 24\/7 support.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande can always count on her older brother, Frankie Grande \u2014 no matter what. \u201cFamily forever. 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