Ariana Grande during her ‘Wicked’ hair transformation in October 2022 (left) and Grande in July 2023 rocking her Glinda-blonde tresses (right).Photo:Ariana Grande/Instagram; Karwai Tang/WireImageAriana Grandeis celebrating one year of being blonde!The singer, 30, marked the anniversary with a post on her Instagram Story Friday, in which she shared a behind-the-scenes look at the October 2022 hair transformation.“Happy [one] year blondieversary,” Grande wrote over a mid-bleach mirror selfie with foils in her hair.The “Positions” songstress also adorned the post with several blonde, ponytail-wearing emojis.Ariana Grande celebrates her one-year “blondieversary.".Ariana Grande/InstagramElsewhere in the post, Grande tagged Francesco De Chiara, the London-based hair colorist who first lightened her hair last fall. He could be seen in the picture applying bleach to her then-brunette tresses.The “Side to Side” singer also shared another pre-blonde throwback photo, a selfie dated Oct. 21, 2022, which she captioned, “Before @frankhaircolour.”Grandedebuted her hair transformation in an Instagram postlast year. Alongside a side-profileselfie— in which she sported her new blonde locks — the actress cheekily wrote, “new earrings.”From herVictoriouscharacter’s cherry-red locks to her signature high pony, Grande’s hair has always been a highlight of the musician’s looks. And while her 2022 color switch wasn’t the first time she went blonde (seeher 2018 platinum era), it was a significant change.The r.e.m. beauty founder adopted the honey-blonde look for her latest role — Glinda the Good Witch inWicked.Director Jon M. Chufirst announcedthat Grande would be stepping into the character’s iconic shoes in November 2021. She is set to star in the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical alongsideCynthia Erivoas Elphaba.Ariana Grande shares a photo of herself from days before she went blonde for her ‘Wicked’ role.Ariana Grande/InstagramThe “7 Rings” singer has since been spotted rocking her blonde tresses on theWickedset in Buckingham, England, several times, bothsolo in full Glinda garb, andalongside costars like pal Jonathan Bailey.The musician also sported the lookat Wimbledon with Bailey, 35, during aLondon shopping outing with Erivo, 36, and, most recently whilewatching a performance of the Broadway musical& Juliet, which features two of her songs: “Problem” and “Break Free.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Wicked, which was “only a few days away from being done” before theSAG-AFTRA strikebegan in July,is currently on pause, and Grande has previously said thatshe will not be working on any new musicuntil her time as the blonde witch has come to an end.In a video shared to r.e.m. beauty’s YouTube channel in May 2022, the pop star fielded questions from fans, including one about a follow-up to her 2020 albumPositions.“This is a question I’m nervous to answer, but I feel like I want to have a little bit of transparency and honesty with my fans,” said Grande in response to a fan inquiry about her next record. “The truth is, I have not begun an album.“She continued, “I hear through the grapevine that you have a lot of theories and expectations in that department. But afterPositions, [I] was not ready to start another album yet, so I have not begun another album.“Grande went on to say that playing Glinda — which she called “the most incredible gift of my entire life” — will “have every piece of me, every minute, every ounce of my heart, my time, my soul, my everything that I can give it.”“I’m spending all of my time with Glinda,” she added.
Ariana Grande during her ‘Wicked’ hair transformation in October 2022 (left) and Grande in July 2023 rocking her Glinda-blonde tresses (right).Photo:Ariana Grande/Instagram; Karwai Tang/WireImage
Ariana Grande/Instagram; Karwai Tang/WireImage
Ariana Grandeis celebrating one year of being blonde!The singer, 30, marked the anniversary with a post on her Instagram Story Friday, in which she shared a behind-the-scenes look at the October 2022 hair transformation.“Happy [one] year blondieversary,” Grande wrote over a mid-bleach mirror selfie with foils in her hair.The “Positions” songstress also adorned the post with several blonde, ponytail-wearing emojis.Ariana Grande celebrates her one-year “blondieversary.".Ariana Grande/InstagramElsewhere in the post, Grande tagged Francesco De Chiara, the London-based hair colorist who first lightened her hair last fall. He could be seen in the picture applying bleach to her then-brunette tresses.The “Side to Side” singer also shared another pre-blonde throwback photo, a selfie dated Oct. 21, 2022, which she captioned, “Before @frankhaircolour.”Grandedebuted her hair transformation in an Instagram postlast year. Alongside a side-profileselfie— in which she sported her new blonde locks — the actress cheekily wrote, “new earrings.”From herVictoriouscharacter’s cherry-red locks to her signature high pony, Grande’s hair has always been a highlight of the musician’s looks. And while her 2022 color switch wasn’t the first time she went blonde (seeher 2018 platinum era), it was a significant change.The r.e.m. beauty founder adopted the honey-blonde look for her latest role — Glinda the Good Witch inWicked.Director Jon M. Chufirst announcedthat Grande would be stepping into the character’s iconic shoes in November 2021. She is set to star in the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical alongsideCynthia Erivoas Elphaba.Ariana Grande shares a photo of herself from days before she went blonde for her ‘Wicked’ role.Ariana Grande/InstagramThe “7 Rings” singer has since been spotted rocking her blonde tresses on theWickedset in Buckingham, England, several times, bothsolo in full Glinda garb, andalongside costars like pal Jonathan Bailey.The musician also sported the lookat Wimbledon with Bailey, 35, during aLondon shopping outing with Erivo, 36, and, most recently whilewatching a performance of the Broadway musical& Juliet, which features two of her songs: “Problem” and “Break Free.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Wicked, which was “only a few days away from being done” before theSAG-AFTRA strikebegan in July,is currently on pause, and Grande has previously said thatshe will not be working on any new musicuntil her time as the blonde witch has come to an end.In a video shared to r.e.m. beauty’s YouTube channel in May 2022, the pop star fielded questions from fans, including one about a follow-up to her 2020 albumPositions.“This is a question I’m nervous to answer, but I feel like I want to have a little bit of transparency and honesty with my fans,” said Grande in response to a fan inquiry about her next record. “The truth is, I have not begun an album.“She continued, “I hear through the grapevine that you have a lot of theories and expectations in that department. But afterPositions, [I] was not ready to start another album yet, so I have not begun another album.“Grande went on to say that playing Glinda — which she called “the most incredible gift of my entire life” — will “have every piece of me, every minute, every ounce of my heart, my time, my soul, my everything that I can give it.”“I’m spending all of my time with Glinda,” she added.
Ariana Grandeis celebrating one year of being blonde!
The singer, 30, marked the anniversary with a post on her Instagram Story Friday, in which she shared a behind-the-scenes look at the October 2022 hair transformation.
“Happy [one] year blondieversary,” Grande wrote over a mid-bleach mirror selfie with foils in her hair.
The “Positions” songstress also adorned the post with several blonde, ponytail-wearing emojis.
Ariana Grande celebrates her one-year “blondieversary.".Ariana Grande/Instagram
Ariana Grande/Instagram
Elsewhere in the post, Grande tagged Francesco De Chiara, the London-based hair colorist who first lightened her hair last fall. He could be seen in the picture applying bleach to her then-brunette tresses.
The “Side to Side” singer also shared another pre-blonde throwback photo, a selfie dated Oct. 21, 2022, which she captioned, “Before @frankhaircolour.”
Grandedebuted her hair transformation in an Instagram postlast year. Alongside a side-profileselfie— in which she sported her new blonde locks — the actress cheekily wrote, “new earrings.”
From herVictoriouscharacter’s cherry-red locks to her signature high pony, Grande’s hair has always been a highlight of the musician’s looks. And while her 2022 color switch wasn’t the first time she went blonde (seeher 2018 platinum era), it was a significant change.
The r.e.m. beauty founder adopted the honey-blonde look for her latest role — Glinda the Good Witch inWicked.
Director Jon M. Chufirst announcedthat Grande would be stepping into the character’s iconic shoes in November 2021. She is set to star in the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical alongsideCynthia Erivoas Elphaba.
Ariana Grande shares a photo of herself from days before she went blonde for her ‘Wicked’ role.Ariana Grande/Instagram
The “7 Rings” singer has since been spotted rocking her blonde tresses on theWickedset in Buckingham, England, several times, bothsolo in full Glinda garb, andalongside costars like pal Jonathan Bailey.
The musician also sported the lookat Wimbledon with Bailey, 35, during aLondon shopping outing with Erivo, 36, and, most recently whilewatching a performance of the Broadway musical& Juliet, which features two of her songs: “Problem” and “Break Free.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Wicked, which was “only a few days away from being done” before theSAG-AFTRA strikebegan in July,is currently on pause, and Grande has previously said thatshe will not be working on any new musicuntil her time as the blonde witch has come to an end.
In a video shared to r.e.m. beauty’s YouTube channel in May 2022, the pop star fielded questions from fans, including one about a follow-up to her 2020 albumPositions.
“This is a question I’m nervous to answer, but I feel like I want to have a little bit of transparency and honesty with my fans,” said Grande in response to a fan inquiry about her next record. “The truth is, I have not begun an album.”
She continued, “I hear through the grapevine that you have a lot of theories and expectations in that department. But afterPositions, [I] was not ready to start another album yet, so I have not begun another album.”
Grande went on to say that playing Glinda — which she called “the most incredible gift of my entire life” — will “have every piece of me, every minute, every ounce of my heart, my time, my soul, my everything that I can give it.”
“I’m spending all of my time with Glinda,” she added.
source: people.com
