Ariana Grande thought she was 'going to be murdered' when she first met her idol Imogen Heap
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ariana Grande has been open about her admiration for British singer and instrumentalist Imogen Heap. However, she recalled how she felt during their first encounter.
During a recent interview with W Magazine, Grande revealed when she first met the 'Hide and Seek' singer and felt she was "going to be murdered."
Ariana Grande recalls meeting her idol Imogen Heap for the first time
The 'Wicked' actress said, "Imogen Heap is my idol—my No. 1 favorite musician, songwriter, producer of all time. The first time I got a message from her, I thought I was being catfished."
She continued, "She invited me over, and I thought I was going to be murdered because I didn't believe it was real."
However, despite the initial impression, Grande remembered the day fondly. She added, "[Heap] was so nice. She's brilliant in every way."
Heap also spoke of the first time she invited Grande. In an August 2018 interview with Billboard, Heap recalled Grande's initial fear and said, "I think Ariana really thought that it was a big setup where she was going to get murdered."
Heap added, "I knew she was coming so I cooked her some lentils because she's a vegan. Tried to make something half-tasty. During that meeting, she also tried on my gloves."
She added, "I have this musical performance composition MiMu gloves I've been making for eight years. She was one of the first people to wear them on the stage outside of me, and also took them on a stadium tour. Pretty hardcore if you ask me. I remember talking to her about her music."
Notably, Grande paid homage to Heap many times throughout her career. In 2013, she posted a video of herself to YouTube covering Heap's 'Just For Now'.
She also invited Heap to perform 'Hide and Seek' at her One Love Manchester benefit concert following the Manchester attack in 2017.
Ariana Grande thanks 'Botox and Juvederm' while accepting Rising Star award
Ariana Grande thanked "Juvederm and Botox" while accepting her Rising Star award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival in California on Friday, January 3.
She admitted in 2023 that she had routinely gotten Botox and lip fillers when she was younger, but claimed to have stopped in 2018, reported Page Six.
"You don’t know how much it means to me," Grande said after being invited to the stage by Jennifer Coolidge, according to People.
She said, "I’ve been performing since I was a child, so I never thought at the age of 31 I would be hearing the words 'rising star' again, so I wanted to start by thanking my good friends: Botox and Juvederm."
Grande added humorously, "I thought I’d be hearing 'slightly withering star' or 'drooping star' by now so thank you."
She also called her 'Wicked' co-star Cynthia Erivo her "brilliant sister" and described the film's director Jon M Chu as their "fearless leader".
She said, "Being able to play Glinda the Good was not only the honor of my life but it felt like a homecoming. For those of you who don't know, I started out in stand-up comedy. My first professional gig was in our living room in Boca Raton, Fla., [to entertain] my grandparents. I was 4 years old and my mom gave me $5."
