Ariana Grande becomes old woman for Brighter Days short film
This isn't the Ariana Grande that any of us are used to seeing! So what happened? The pop star has in fact transformed into a much older version of herself for her short film. Brighter Days was released on Friday alongside the deluxe version of her album Eternal Sunshine. It's full title is Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead, and it contains some never-heard-before new songs, Twilight Zone, Past Life, Hampstead, Warm and Dandelion.In the film Ariana convincingly becomes an elderly lady called Peaches with what seem to be prosthetic wrinkles, grey hair and wrinkled hands.
The 26-minute film shows a clinic where people can have their memories wiped as well as being able to watch memories back. The elderly Peaches (Ariana Grande) is wheeled into a special room where she can watch the last four of her memories. These include video clips from the pop stars actual childhood, showing her family, and performing Eternal Sunshine and Dandelion as a pop star. The album Eternal Sunshine went straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart when it was released March last year.
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