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South China Morning Post
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Ariana Grande's childhood BFF, Courtney Chipolone: the ‘Twilight Zone' singer's pal works at R.E.M. Beauty, was in a music video with Kris Jenner, and hangs with the Wicked star and Ethan Slater
Ariana Grande transformed into a much older version of herself for her new 26-minute short film, Brighter Days Ahead. The music video was released at the end of March alongside the deluxe version of hit album Eternal Sunshine, which features new songs including 'Twilight Zone' and 'Past Life'. It's been a busy 12 months for Grande, who also appeared in the award-winning musical Wicked last year. Advertisement Courtney Chipolone (right) and Ariana Grande have been friends since childhood. Photo: @courtneychipolone/Instagram But what do we know about her personal life and friendships, away from the headlines? Courtney Chipolone posted this sideways photo to her 300,000 followers on Instagram in February. Photo: @courtneychipolone/Instagram Meet one of Grande's BFFs, Courtney Chipolone, who has been by her side for years. How did Courtney Chipolone and Ariana Grande meet? 'Happy Birthday, pop star,' Courtney Chipolone wrote on this dedication post to her friend Ariana Grande. Photo: @courtneychipolone/Instagram It's not clear how Chipolone and Grande met, but reports suggest that they grew up together.
BBC News
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
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 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.
