6 things you didn’t know about Ariana Grande

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5 things you did not know about Ariana Grande (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)

6 things you didn’t know about Ariana Grande

1) Ariana loves to play Monopoly

Ariana loves to play Monopoly (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Ariana loves to play Monopoly (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

The 30-year-old star enjoys a game of Monopoly now and then as revealed by @MLSELIVE on X. Monopoly is an easy-to-learn board game and Ariana loves it so much that a concert venue in Canada made a personalized Monopoly figure for her.


2) Grande can vocally impersonate people

Grande can impersonate people(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Grande can impersonate people(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Ariana stole the show when she impersonated American actress Jennifer Lawrence on Saturday Night Live. She can also impersonate other celebrities including Britney Spears and Christiana Aguilera as she revealed her talent on ~ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.


3) Ariana Grande loves Harry Potter

Ariana is a Potterhead (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Ariana is a Potterhead (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Ariana is so much a Potterhead that she has named one of her dogs after Sirius Black as she revealed on her Instagram feed. Sirius is a fictional character in The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.


4) Ariana Grande’s favorite film is Bruce Almighty

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5 things you did not know about Ariana Grande (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Although Ariana is famous for her music and her fashion, there are many things you might know about your favorite star.


6 things you didn’t know about Ariana Grande

1) Ariana loves to play Monopoly

Ariana loves to play Monopoly (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Ariana loves to play Monopoly (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

The 30-year-old star enjoys a game of Monopoly now and then as revealed by @MLSELIVE on X. Monopoly is an easy-to-learn board game and Ariana loves it so much that a concert venue in Canada made a personalized Monopoly figure for her.


2) Grande can vocally impersonate people

Grande can impersonate people(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Grande can impersonate people(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Ariana stole the show when she impersonated American actress Jennifer Lawrence on Saturday Night Live. She can also impersonate other celebrities including Britney Spears and Christiana Aguilera as she revealed her talent on ~ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.


3) Ariana Grande loves Harry Potter

Ariana is a Potterhead (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Ariana is a Potterhead (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Ariana is so much a Potterhead that she has named one of her dogs after Sirius Black as she revealed on her Instagram feed. Sirius is a fictional character in The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.


4) Ariana Grande’s favorite film is Bruce Almighty

A scene from Bruce Almighty (Image by Genesis Oasis/Youtube)
A scene from Bruce Almighty (Image by Genesis Oasis/Youtube)

Ariana, who is an actor herself loves watching horror movies. However, her favorite film is Bruce Almighty (2003), a non-horror one, directed by Tom Shadyac.

This film stars Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Catherine Bell, and Jennifer Aniston among others. Ariana loved this movie so much that she recreated a scene of this movie on stage once.


5) Ariana was never in the school choir

A still of Ariana singing on stage(Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
A still of Ariana singing on stage(Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Although a world-famous singer now, Ariana Grande’s talent was not discovered in school. She was never a part of the school choir as revealed by her on her Instagram feed.

Even though she was not a part of the choir, it did not demotivate Ariana. She made her musical debut at the age of 15 with the song Put Your Hearts Up, released on December 12, 2011—this record-breaking song sold 170000 downloads by August 2013.


6) Grande’s last name was not pronounced as “Grahn day” by her grandpa

Is Ariana's last name pronounced as Grandee or Grahn-day? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Is Ariana’s last name pronounced as Grandee or Grahn-day? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

In an interview with Beats One, the ex-Nickelodeon star revealed that her grandpa did not pronounce her last name as many of us do – “Grahn-day”


5) Ariana was never in the school choir

A still of Ariana singing on stage(Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
A still of Ariana singing on stage(Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Although a world-famous singer now, Ariana Grande’s talent was not discovered in school. She was never a part of the school choir as revealed by her on her Instagram feed.


6) Grande’s last name was not pronounced as “Grahn day” by her grandpa

Is Ariana's last name pronounced as Grandee or Grahn-day? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Is Ariana’s last name pronounced as Grandee or Grahn-day? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

In an interview with Beats One, the ex-Nickelodeon star revealed that her grandpa did not pronounce her last name as many of us do – “Grahn-day”