Ariana Grande weight loss has no confirmed diet, workout or number of pounds. What she has said publicly is that the body people called her “healthy” one was, in her words, “the unhealthiest version” of her body. She has also said comments on her appearance are uncomfortable at any scale. Treat any published weight, diet plan or routine as unverified.
Interest in her appearance has grown since the Wicked press tour. Most pages answer that interest with invented diets and numbers. This page sticks to what she has said and what we can source.
Ariana Grande weight loss: her own words
| Where | What she said |
|---|---|
| Interview clip reshared on Instagram Stories, 29 November 2025 | “The body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body.” |
| Same clip and a personal video, as reported by IBTimes and NZ Herald | She was “at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my healthy, but that in fact wasn’t my healthy.” |
| Same reshared interview, as reported by NZ Herald | Criticism of appearance is “uncomfortable no matter what scale you’re experiencing it on.” |
| Interview with Cynthia Erivo, as reported by Fox News | She has heard criticism of her looks since her teens, and “it’s hard to protect yourself from that noise.” |
She did not give a weight, a diet or a workout in any of these remarks. Her caption on the reshared clip read, “resharing this from last year as a loving reminder to all.”
Why the dates and numbers disagree
You will find conflicting dates and figures for her story. Here is why. IBTimes describes the quote as part of a 2024 interview, and says she revisited comments from 2023. NZ Herald places the antidepressant remark in a 2023 personal video. Both agree she reshared the material in November 2025.
The figures are the weaker link. Older pages quote a weight in pounds and a loss of “25 pounds”. We found no primary source for either. A body weight is private health information, and nobody outside her care team can confirm it.
What a photo cannot tell you
Her comments make a point that health research supports in general terms. Body size is a poor guide to health on its own. A smaller body does not prove someone is well, and a larger one does not prove they are not.
An eating disorder specialist quoted by the Eating Recovery Center said that commenting on someone’s appearance reinforces the belief that appearance is the most important thing about them. Fans have also guessed in both directions about her health. Neither guess can be checked from a photo.
What is supported, overstated or not supported
| Claim you may see | Where it stands |
|---|---|
| She has said an earlier, heavier look was not her healthiest | Supported. It is her own public statement. |
| She lost exactly 25 pounds or 11 kilos | Not supported. No primary source exists. |
| She weighs a specific number | Not supported. It is private information. |
| She follows a named vegan or macrobiotic plan with set meals | Not supported. She has not published a plan in the sources we reviewed. |
| She follows a trainer’s step target or fixed routine | Not supported. No source confirms it. |
| She has an eating disorder | Not supported. No one outside her care team can know, and she has not said so. |
| Weight loss always means better health | Overstated. Her own account says the opposite. |
Safety: if you want to change your own weight
- Pace: The CDC says people who lose weight gradually, about 1 to 2 pounds a week, are more likely to keep it off. MedlinePlus gives 0.5 to 1 pound a week. Both ranges are shown because the sources differ.
- Do not copy a celebrity plan. A plan with no source may be unsafe for your age, medicines or health history.
- Warning signs: If thoughts about food, weight or body shape feel controlling, speak to your doctor. In the US, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders runs a helpline. In the UK, Beat offers support.
- Take extra care if you are pregnant, under 18, living with diabetes, or taking medicine. Get individual advice first.
Frequently asked questions
She has not published a diet or workout. She has said publicly that the body people called her healthy one was the unhealthiest version of her body.
No confirmed figure exists. Numbers such as 25 pounds appear on older pages without a primary source, so treat them as unverified.
She has not shared it, and no reliable source confirms a figure. A person’s weight is private health information.
She has said such comments are uncomfortable no matter what scale you experience them on, and that it is hard to protect yourself from that noise.
She has not said so, and no one outside her care team can know. Guessing about a person’s health from photos is unreliable.
No. Body size alone does not show health. Her own account is that the body others called healthy was not healthy for her.
The CDC cites about 1 to 2 pounds a week for gradual loss and MedlinePlus cites 0.5 to 1 pound. Ask your doctor what suits you.
Start with your doctor. In the US, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders runs a helpline, and in the UK, Beat offers support.
Related reading
- 30+ celebrity weight loss transformations
- Adele’s weight loss: what she said vs what was reported
- Can you lose a pound a day?
- Sustainable weight loss: habits that hold
Sources
- IBTimes UK: Ariana Grande on her “unhealthiest version”
- Newstalk ZB (NZ Herald): Ariana Grande responds to weight and health rumours
- Fox News: Ariana Grande and body comments during the Wicked press tour
- Eating Recovery Center: Wicked and body comments
- CDC: Losing weight
- MedlinePlus: Weight loss, how fast is too fast
This article is general information, not medical advice, and does not diagnose any person. Talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian before changing how you eat or exercise. If food or weight feels controlling, contact a health professional. Last reviewed and rewritten October 2026.
