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How the Manchester attack physically affected Ariana Grande sounds scary af

Poor Ari. - by Summer R
  • 12 Jul 2018

We all know that Ariana Grande suffered major PTSD after the Manchester attack that claimed the lives of 22 people... but we weren't aware of the physical side-effects.

"When I got home from tour, I had really wild dizzy spells, this feeling like I couldn’t breathe," Ari told ELLE. "I would be in a good mood, fine and happy, and they would hit me out of nowhere. I’ve always had anxiety, but it had never been physical before. There were a couple of months straight where I felt so upside down."

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It's been almost a year since @ArianaGrande fled a UK terrorist attack that claimed 22 lives, injuring 500 more, at the sold-out Manchester show of Ariana's Dangerous Woman tour. "When I got home from tour, I had really wild dizzy spells, this feeling like I couldn't breathe," she tells ELLE during her cover interview. "I would be in a good mood, fine and happy, and they would hit me out of nowhere. I've always had anxiety, but it had never been physical before. There were a couple of months straight where I felt so upside down." She shared the experience with her friend Pharrell Williams. Together they created "Get Well Soon," the final track on #Sweetener. Link in bio for our full conversation with #ArianaGrande and her mom, @joangrande, on life after the Manchester attack, "loving a bit more fearlessly," and the importance of being an ally. . . ELLE August 2018 credits: editor-in-chief: @ninagarcia creative director: #stephengan photographer: @alexilubomirski stylist: @natasharoyt hair: @thejoshliu makeup: @patrickta

That whole upside-down theme was explored in the video for her hit single "No Tears Left To Cry".

She also explained how her upcoming song "Get Well Soon" references the attack.

"It’s all the voices in my head talking to one another," she explained. 

"'They say my system is overloaded'" she sings, "and then the background vocals say, 'Girl, what’s wrong with you? Come back down.'"

She also explained how "terrifying" it is to get back on stage now, but she gains her strength from fans who still attend her shows without fear.

While crying, she explains, "It’s the most inspiring thing in the world that these kids pack the venue. They’re smiling, holding signs saying, ‘Hate will never win.’ Why would I second-guess getting on a f*cking stage and being there for them? That city, and their response? That changed my life."

Go girl.
Summer R
Summer is a Digital Content Writer for GF online. When she's not listening to 5SOS on repeat you'll find her wandering through the aisles of Sephora on the hunt for the perfect highlighter.

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