Ariana Grande has announced she will be ‘taking a step back from visibility’ after her tour ends in London.
The Thank U, Next singer will take a ‘much-deserved’ hiatus after wrapping up her Eternal Sunshine world tour in London this month.
Her agents confirmed she will pull out of the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Sunday in the Park with George’.
The superstar was due to tread the boards of the Barbican Centre next summer, alongside her former Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey.
But a representative said: ‘Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour.
‘She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny.
‘This tour has been a beautiful experience for her.
‘She loves her fans and has loved every minute of this tour so much.’
The pop superstar will still perform 10 shows at London’s O2 Arena, beginning on August 15 and running through to September 1 – one of the biggest arena residencies of the year.
Her statement comes just days after her new album, Petal, was released to rave reviews.
Grande has hit back at public comments on her body as fans grow increasingly concerned for the Grammy Award-winning singer’s health.
In her song Yes, And? off her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, Grande sings: ‘My face is sitting, I don’t need no disguise / Don’t comment on my body, do not reply / Your business is yours, and mine is mine.’
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