“God forbid I sneeze like Glinda”

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Ariana Grande addresses the criticism she received after a viral video in which her voice suddenly changed and denounces the double standards associated with it.

In a new interview Evil Star explains why the criticism she received was gender bias.

“I mean, you see male actors… It’s always in hindsight that they think, ‘Oh wow, how dedicated he is to his craft! What an incredible transformation! He’s a brilliant performer!'” Grande said in the Shut up, Evan Podcasts.

She continued, “And then, God forbid, I sneeze like Glinda or something, or if I do an emphasis… then it’s just like, I’m crazy, or ‘Should someone check on her?’ It’s the weirdest thing.”

Grande went viral in June when a clip of her performance at Podcrushed was shared on social media. The clip showed Grande’s voice changing from low to high in an instant. Grande noted that this is a “normal thing that people do” when they transform.

After the video went viral, Grande addressed the video by responding to a TikTok post: “Habit (of speaking like this for two years) and also vocal health. I intentionally change my vocal pitch (high/low) often depending on how much I sing. I’ve always done that, BYE.”

Grande plays the lead role in Evil later this year, in which she will play the role of Glinda alongside Cynthia Erivo. Evil will be released in two parts, the first half on November 22nd and the second part of the film is scheduled to hit theaters on December 25th, 2025.

Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle and Peter Dinklage also star in the film directed by Jon M. Chu.