It appears like Ariana Grande may be suffering from an accent hangover.
Recall how Austin Butler battled to give up the southern accent he acquired while portraying the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in “Elvis” (2022)? Butler took almost two years to overcome his accent since he had learned it so effectively.
After Grande gave a speech at Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards in what seemed to be the same voice she used to represent Glinda in the upcoming fantasy movie, fans now believe the “Wicked” actress is locked in the same situation.
Many social media users remarked that Grande’s voice sounded remarkably similar to her character Glinda in the movie’s trailer while she presented the Best Original Song and Score award with Cynthia Erivo, her co-star from “Wicked.”
Her vocal change confused many on X (previously Twitter), with many drawing comparisons to Butler’s battle to shed the late Elvis Presley’s accent for Baz Luhrmann’s movie.
Wtf happened to Ariana Grande??? I really thought everyone was exaggerating about her constantly changing personas. THE VOICE OMG THAT IS NOT ARIANA GRANDE #Oscars
— Kimmy ♡ (@kimmyeelizabeth) March 11, 2024
Oh no Austin Butler look what you did to Ariana’s voice
— samantha roomba (@samcorb) March 11, 2024
Grande hasn’t said anything in the public about whether or not she was trying to sound like Glinda at the Oscars.
The “Victorious” actress has already faced accusations of voice editing. She came under fire in 2018 for supposedly using a “blaccent” in press interviews.
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The “yes, and?” singer discussed her vocal modifications on the “Zach Sang Show” last month, stating that in order to get ready for the impending “Wicked” big screen adaption, she had to “completely erase popstar Ari.”
She told Sang, “I trained every day with Nancy [Banks] and with Eric [Vetro] to transform my voice, even — like, my singing voice — everything about me, I had to deconstruct to prove to them I could handle taking on this other person,” giving credit to her acting and vocal tutors for her training.
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“I had to completely erase popstar Ari, the person they know so well,” Grande continued. “Being so branded as one thing makes it even harder to believe someone as someone else.” I had to go to great lengths to take that off, looking like an eleven-year-old when I showed up for my callback without makeup and with my hair down.