Flat for sale in 'ultra high security' block Ariana Grande rented in
Ariana Grande is understood to have rented one of the largest apartments in Bishops Avenue's Buxmead complex when she was filming the first Wicked film in Elstree, with a track titled Hampstead appearing on her latest album in tribute to her time in the area.
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