Ariana Grande-Butera is in her new era following her demanding role on Wicked and its viral emotional press tour. Now using her father’s last name, the musician has been opening up more about her personal life. That includes admitting to getting Botox and Juvederm dermal fillers amid concerns about her appearance, particularly her “scary” weight loss.
But our favorite revelation would be about her favorite reality TV series—Netflix‘s experimental dating show, Love Is Blind. Like most fans, Ariana stalks the cast members on social media for some tea. But it shouldn’t come as a surprise given her history with reality TV and social media lurking.
Ariana Grande Likes To Stay Updated About The Love Is Blind Couples’ Status
In a recent interview for her W Magazine January 2025 cover, Ariana revealed that her favorite reality show is “probably Love Is Blind.” While it didn’t seem like a sure answer at first, she said the “series is just fantastic” to her. When asked if she had “faith” that the couples would last, she said, “Of course, I do. Some of them do.”
Ariana then confessed that she stalks the
Love Is Blind
couples, saying: “I check sometimes. I’ll go to Instagram and find these people and make sure they’re still together. I need to know what’s happening.”
We can’t blame her for wanting to see which couples stayed married after all the drama. In March 2024, an Arinator thought it was random that the “Yes, And?” songstress started following Love Is Blind‘s official Instagram and Season 6 star, AD Smith.
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Many other celebrities have admitted to tuning in on Love Is Blind. From reality stars to movie stars—no one’s safe from the pull of guilty pleasure TV, like the following:
- Kim Kardashian: La La Anthony and Kendall Jenner got her hooked on the show
- Gwyneth Paltrow: It’s “so terrible [she] can’t stop watching it.”
- Travis Kelce: It’s “the worst trash ever” but he highly recommends it
- Alicia Silverstone: She DMed Season 1’s Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton
- Miley Cyrus: She also DMed the Hamiltons
- Joey King: The show is her “Roman Empire”
- Kristen Stewart: She’s “obsessed” and has “seen all of it”
- Bradley Cooper: It’s a “woah” for him and he thinks everyone’s “handsome” in the Swedish installment
- Daniel Radcliffe: He’s “unironically enjoying it”
Ariana Grande Also Stalks The Voice Contestants From Season 21
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In 2021, Ariana joined The Voice Season 21 as a coach. She replaced Nick Jonas who was on the competition series in Seasons 18 and 20. The “Thank U, Next” hitmaker didn’t return for Season 22 to begin filming for Wicked, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Unfortunately, Ariana doesn’t want to return to The Voice because she “got so emotionally attached to everyone (the contestants).” It’s her “problem,” she told Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang on the Las Culturistas podcast. But similar to her fondness for the Love Is Blind stars, she still checks in on The Voice contestants on Instagram.
“I love everyone so much,” Ariana said of
The Voice
Season 21 contestants. “I love meeting people, and I felt so invested. And I still do, like I see them all on Instagram.”
While the two-time Grammy winner “hasn’t been in touch with anyone,” she still makes sure to “like their posts” and “see what they’re up to.” She also told Rogers and Yang that she’s “still in touch with some of them, she “[just gets] very involved.”
Ariana Grande Is Close Friends With Reality TV Royal Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian Dated Pete Davidson Three Years After His Engagement To Ariana Grande
Despite both of them dating Pete Davidson, Kim and Ariana have remained close friends. In October, the latter arranged a private Wicked watch party for the Kardashians alongside her co-star Cynthia Errivo. Kim called it “the most magical pajama party” where they “laughed and cried a few times.”
Kim Kardashian And Ariana Grande’s Friendship Timeline | |
2017 | Kim went backstage at one of Ariana’s concerts |
2019 | Ariana featured Kim’s momager, Kris Jenner, on the music video for “Thank U, Next” |
2022 | Ariana sent Kim a collection from her R.E.M. Beauty brand, which the latter promoted on Instagram amid her romance with Pete |
2024 | The Kardashian Wicked pajama watch party with Ariana and Cynthia |
In March 2022, four months into Pete and Kim’s relationship, a source said that the Skims founder’s friendship with Ariana “hasn’t changed” at all. “Kim and Ariana are friends and have been for the past few years,” a source told Us Weekly back then.
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“Whenever they’re at the same event, they make sure to say hi to each other,” they continued, noting that “Just because Kim is now dating Ariana’s ex Pete, it hasn’t changed their friendship” and they continue to “adore each other and support each other’s brands.”
Now, that’s women supporting women. While some see Ariana’s connections with “lower level” celebrities as random, the singer simply holds space for every person she meets.
Fifteen men and women from the same city come together to compete in Love is Blind, a reality dating show created for Netflix. The show sees couples meet and fall in love with a twist – they’ll only meet face to face if one of the two accepts a marriage proposal. If they accept, they’ll move in with their partner, meet their families, and ultimately decide if they want to say “I do.”
- Release Date
- February 13, 2020
- Main Genre
- Reality
- Showrunner
- Chris Coelen