Ariana Grande opens up about meeting her idol
They worked together on a TV show
Last updated 1st Aug 2019
Ariana Grande hasn't exactly shied away from the fact that she is a massive fan of actor Jim Carrey, who has starred in films such as The Truman Show, and Yes Man. She even had a tattoo inspired by him in June this year! However now, the pop star has had the chance to not only meet her idol, but work with him.
Ariana worked briefly on the American TV show Kidding, a comedy-drama starring Jim Carrey alongside, Frank Langella, and Judy Greer. The show started late last year and has been very successful, even receiving a number of Golden Globe Awards earlier this year.
Although it's not clear yet what role Ariana will be playing in the series, she mentions in her caption, 'i get to make a tiny appearance on the hilarious and deeply moving show Kidding next season. this was a DREAM of an experience.' sic
The 'thank u, next' pop star also called meeting Jim, 'the most special experience', explaining that, 'nothing is crazier than getting to work with and spend time with someone whom you’ve idolized and adored since before you could speak.' sic
The post, which has been liked more than 4 million times in just 14 hours, attracted thousands of comments, including one from Ariana's mum, Joan. She responded saying, 'I am so touched and moved by this experience, not only because you got the chance to work with one of your dearest idols, it is also because it turned out even more beautifully than I could have wished for my daughter... crying over this!! xo'.
Of course this isn't the first time that Ariana has acted, back in 2008 she starred as Cat Valentine in the hit show VICTORiOUS.
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The pop star has been a fan of Jim's for many years, and just earlier this year she had a tattoo which was inspired by him. Ariana revealed details of a new tattoo that was a quote from The Truman Show, a film Jim Carrey starred in back in 1998.
Written in a typewriter font the quote says, 'In case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening and good night!'
Back in the world of music, and Ariana is about to drop her new single 'Boyfriend', which she has been teasing online recently. The new song will be released on Friday 2nd August.
Ariana teased the video with a few short clips along with some stills, getting her fans very excited. The latest clips shows her holding a bow and arrow, about to shoot at something off screen.
Meanwhile, Little Mix recently revealed they would love to collaborate with Ariana. In a recent interview with us they said, they'd make it happen.
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Now take a look at some of the biggest collabs this year:
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'
American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.
Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'
British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.
Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer
This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.
Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'
'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'
Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.
Avicii and Chris Martin
Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.
Ariana Grande and Social House
Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Kygo and Whitney Houston
Norwegian DJ Kygo released one of the hits of 2019 when he remixed Whitney Houston's cover of 'Higher Love'.
Ed Sheeran and Stormzy
Ed and Stormzy worked together for Ed's collab album in 2019, releasing the massive track 'Take Me Back To London'.
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
They are three of the most successful women in pop, so when Ariana, Miley and Lana teamed up to release 'Don't Call Me Angel' for the 2019 movie adaptation of Charlie's Angels, fans were left over the moon!
Becky Hill and Sigala
He's dropped some massive its in recent years, but Sigala's 2019 collab with Becky Hill was certainly one of his most popular! Becky wrote the track about an ex-boyfriend, and it became one of the tracks of the summer.
Tiesto and Mabel
Legendary DJ Tiesto teamed up with Mabel to release 'God Is A Dancer' in September 2019.
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