After recent criticism of her appearance on social media, singer Ariana Grande urged fans to be "gentler and less comfortable" about making comments about her and other people's bodies.

She said in a TikTok video that people "paid such close attention to" her physique and that she "wanted to address" any concerns. It follows user comments about her alleged recent weight loss.

Grande claimed that they were comparing her current body to the unhealthiest version of her body in the past.

"I was on a lot of antidepressants, drinking on them, eating poorly, and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider me healthy, but that actually wasn't me being healthy," the 29-year-old US star said.

She also commented that she shouldn't have explained it but she believed having some transparency and vulnerability here can lead to positive result, that the image of health might vary.

She further commented  that we never know what someone is going through, they likely are working on it or has a support system that they are working with, even if you are approaching them from a kind and caring position.

Prior to the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017, when a suicide bomber killed 22 people after her show, she had previously spoken out about her "anxiety" and mental health difficulties.

She is hardly the only celebrity whose weight has drawn a lot of attention. Selena Gomez claimed last month that there were explanations for why a person's body size and shape may alter. She experiences water retention as a result of her lupus treatment.

Some social media users on Tuesday blasted the body-shaming culture that gave rise to Gomez and Grande's videos.

Singer Adele told Vogue in 2021 that she was "disappointed" by the "brutal conversations" regarding her weight loss. Jonah Hill, who had also lost weight, encouraged his fans to refrain from remarking on his appearance at approximately the same time.