Ariana Grande and Little Mix: Their adoring friendship so far

They are two of the biggest artists on the planet and often make their opinions clear about important matters in the world, so it's no surprise that Little Mix and Ariana Grande have formed an amazing friendship over the years.

After Ari defended Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Twitter back in 2018, following Piers Morgan's public attack on the band over their naked photoshoot for their single 'Strip', the girls created a very strong bond.

Have Ariana Grande and Little Mix ever collaborated together?

Although both Ariana and Little Mix have worked with some of the biggest artists on the planet, they've not yet teamed up and worked together for a track of their own.

However, during an interview with Northsound 1 back in June 2019, the Little Mix girls did admit they'd love to work with the American singer.

Whilst reading out tweets from fans, one tweet read, 'All I want is Little Mix X Ariana, is it too much to ask???'. (sic)

And by the sounds of their response, Perrie, Jade, Jesy and Leigh-Anne would be totally up for it! Leigh-Anne shouted, "No, it's not too much to ask," with Perrie saying, "That would be fantastic."

Holding the tweet, Jade then joked, "We should put this in a message in a bottle and put it in the sea and hope it finds Ariana."

What have Little Mix said about Ariana Grande?

As if the above wasn't enough evidence that the girls NEED to work together, in November 2019 backstage at Hits live, Little Mix sprinkled tonnes of praise onto Ari, admitting it would be a 'dream' to work with her.

When presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford asked about the potential of Ariana and Little Mix working together, Jesy said, "That's the dream," with Perrie adding, "We would love to!"

Speaking about Ariana, Jesy also said, "Aww, we love her, she's our Queen."

So, hopefully we can expect a Little Mix and Ariana Grande collaboration some time in the future. 🙏

When did Little Mix support Ariana Grande on tour?

In September 2016, as Little Mix were branching out to fans across the world, Ariana announced Little Mix would be supporting her on her 'Dangerous Woman' tour for the North American leg.

Little Mix first joined the tour in February 2017, performing at dates in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Omaha, Tulsa, Nashville and Uncasville, before later moving on to shows in New York, Cleveland, Washington, Philadelphia and Boston.

Little Mix joined Ariana again in March 2017, this time playing dates in cities such as San Jose, Denver, New Orleans, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Orlando.

Have Ariana Grande and Little Mix ever performed together?

Although Ariana and Little Mix haven't actually performed together, the two artists have shared the same stage.

Little Mix were invited to take part in the One Love Manchester concert on 4th June 2017, a benefit concert set up by Ariana and her team to raise funds for the victims of the tragic Manchester bomb attack which took place at Ariana's show on 22nd May 2017.

After performing some of their own songs, Little Mix were invited back up to the stage with the likes of Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Niall Horan, to join Ariana as she performed her song 'One Last Time'.

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How did Ariana Grande defend Little Mix against Piers Morgan?

If you cast your minds back to 2018, outspoken news anchor Piers Morgan publicly blasted Little Mix when they posed naked for their single 'Strip'. At the time, Piers accused the girls of 'using sex' to sell records and claimed they'd 'copied' US band Dixie Chicks.

After seeing Piers' comments, Ariana Grande's mum Joan waded into the debate with a sassy tweet, Ariana also had her say, tweeting Piers and criticising him for his comments about Little Mix.

She initially tweeted him that she too used her sexuality, and added that she would 'keep fighting til people understand', before commenting, 'also @piersmorgan, i look forward to the day you realize there are other ways to go about making yourself relevant than to criticize young, beautiful, successful women for everything they do. i think that’ll be a beautiful thing for you and your career or what’s left of it. 🖤' sic

She also posted a separate tweet to Little Mix, writing, 'Keep fighting the fight divas @LittleMix 🖤 your sisters have your back' sic

Did Little Mix respond to Ariana Grande's comments about Piers Morgan?

They sure did! After receiving support from both Ariana and her mum, Little Mix publicly tweeted the singer, writing, 'Thank you ♥️ what we do with our bodies is our choice and we felt liberated owning the negative words thrown at us as women. We’ll never stop talking/writing music about issues that affect so many women around the world. We have a voice to use it! we love you Ari 🖤 the girls x'. sic

Fans loved the exchange between the strong women, and praised them for having each other's backs and not being afraid to express their opinions.

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