ariana Grande is mourning the loss of one of her most beloved family members The singer’s maternal grandmother Marjgerie Nona Grande has died in her Florida home Ariana’s mom Joan Grande confirmed on social media she was 99 The statement which Ariana reshared to her own Instagram story June 17th read “We are devastated to share that the beloved matriarch of our family has passed away Marjgerie Nona Grande passed peacefully in her home and was surrounded by her family and loved ones
for every moment of her last few weeks And the statement on behalf of the family which also includes Ariana’s 42-year-old brother Frankie Grande concluded “We thank you for your love support and for respecting her privacy as we grieve and celebrate her beautiful extraordinary life.” Throughout her career Ariana has spoken fondly of her bond with her grandmother who even her fans call the Italian nickname Nona Most recently she gushed over getting to take her grandmother to see Wicked in her hometown in Boca Raton Florida Ariana explained during an appearance on the Drew Barrymore show in December
It was just so surreal to sit with her in the movie theater that I grew up going to every weekend in Boca Raton Florida at Cinear 20 which used to be Movo 20 but it’s Cinear 20 now And um yes thank you to the one person who’s who knows Bokeh to the one Bokeh Um no But it was just very surreal to be able to share that with her in that theater and to hold her hand Oh my god I’m getting emotional In addition to her grandmother supporting her acting career Ariana’s Nona also gave her support and her music endeavors quite literally Nona is featured on several of the Grammy winners songs including Bloodline Off of Thank You
Next and Eternal Sunshine’s Ordinary Things which earns the 99-year-old a seat on the Billboard Hot 100 Ariana gushed of the historic feat in an April 2024 Instagram post celebrating the one and only most beautiful Nona who has now made history for being the senior most person to ever appear on the Billboard Hot 100 We love and thank you From Ariana’s very first gig in local theater playing the lead and Annie in 2002 Hernona was her biggest fan She explained to today in 2014 of seeing Ariana’s talent from a young age I said you know Ariana could do that She became the star She auditioned and she became Annie
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