Ariana Grande Is ‘Reprocessing’ Her Nickelodeon Memories

Ariana Grande is breaking her silence on how her time at Nickelodeon has affected her. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter appeared on her "the boy is mine" music video co-star Penn Badgley's podcast to open up about her childhood stardom.

As we've reported, Grande got her start in Nickelodeon shows Victorious and Sam & Cat from 2010 to 2014. Resurfaced footage of the young teenager at the time shows her being “sexualized and infantilized.”

The “7 Rings” singer was performing sexually suggestive acts like putting her fingers down her throat, putting her toes in her mouth, and pouring water all over her face and chest while lying upside down on a bed. Another viral video showed Grande’s character attempting to “juice” a potato, showing the star squeezing the object while making groaning noises.

The clips came from a segment on the show called “Cat’s Random Thoughts,” which was written and directed by TV producer Dan Schneider.

While talking to the You star, Grande expressed her gratitude for getting her start on Nickelodeon. However, she said in the Wednesday (June 12) episode that she is “reprocessing [my] relationship to it a little bit now."

While neither Schneider nor the Quiet on Set docuseries was named specifically during the episode, Grange said it has been “devastating” to hear stories from former child actors and referred to them as “survivors.”

She adds, “I think the environment needs to be made safer if kids are going to be acting, and I think there should be therapists." In addition to parents being allowed to be present to ensure their child's safety, Grande suggests all those looking to pursue a career in entertainment should have a contract making therapy "mandatory twice a week or thrice a week."

While speaking with Swedish record producer and songwriter Max Martin recently, Grande opened up to him about "the stressful parts of what I was experiencing." She added that young people don't have the support they need to be a performer. She reiterates, "I’m still in real-time reprocessing my relationship to it."

Reflecting on her Victorious segments, Grande admits later in the interview, "I think it just all happened so quickly, and now looking back on some of the clips, I’m like, ‘Damn, really? Oh, s---.’… and the things that weren’t approved for the network were snuck on to like our website or whatever. I guess I’m upset, yeah."

Watch the interview below:

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Prince Rogers Nelson, or the Artist Formerly Known as Prince to all of us, is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. He was born on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died in 2016 at 57 years old after accidentally overdosing on fentanyl at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. His list of classic albums is massive, but definitely check out 1999, Purple Rain and Sign 'O' The Times.

Kicking off June, the "Right on Time" singer celebrates her birthday on June 1. Born and raised in Washington, Carlile was signed to Columbia Records in 2004 and released her self-titled debut album a year later. With seven albums under her belt, Carlile is a veteran. She's won a bunch of Grammys and collaborated with everyone from Alicia Keys to Soundgarden to Elton John. Her classic albums include By The Way, I Forgive You and In These Silent Days, as well as her album as a member of the supergroup the Highwomen.

The "Through the Wire" rapper celebrates his birthday on June 8. Ye was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Starting his professional music career as a producer at first, it wasn't until 2004 that the rapper released his debut studio album, The College Dropout, which features tracks like "All Falls Down," "Jesus Walks," Slow Jamz," and "Breathe In Breathe Out." He's since become a bit more controversial of a figure. 

On June 17th, Kendrick celebrates his birthday. The "Not Like Us" rapper was born and raised in Compton, California, in 1987. Often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he is the only musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music. His classic albums include good kid, m.A.A.d. city, To Pimp A Butterfly and DAMN.

The "God's Country" singer and television personality celebrates his birthday on June 18. Back in 2001, Shelton made his debut with the single "Austin" from his first album, Blake Shelton. Since then, the singer-songwriter has released eleven studio albums consistently every few years.

The original Beatles member celebrates his birthday on June 18th as well. Born in England, McCartney taught himself how to play piano, guitar, and songwriting as a teenager. After the Beatles disbanded in 1970 after ten years of mainstream success, McCartney went on to pursue a successful solo career, and also fronted the band Wings in the 1970s. All of the Beatles albums are classics; his best post-Beatles albums include McCartney, Wings' Band On The Run, McCartney II and Flowers In The Dirt.

The Deftones frontman celebrates his birthday on June 20th. Born Camillo "Chino" Wong Moreno in Sacramento, California, the singer-songwriter founded Deftones in 1988 with drummer Abe Cunningham and lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter. The group released their first album, Adrenaline, in 1995 and have went on to release nine more studio albums.Their classic albums include Around the Fur and White Pony.

The "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" singer celebrates her birthday on June 22. Lauper was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953, and at age 12, she began writing songs and playing an acoustic guitar given to her by her older sister, Eileen. With a music career spanning over forty years, Lauper first began in a band called Blue Angel before going solo. You can learn more about Lauper by checking out her documentary, Let The Canary Sing.

The powerhouse singer celebrates her birthday on June 26th. Grande began her career at 15 years old when she appeared in 2008's Broadway musical 13. She rose to prominence as an actress at first for her starring roles in Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off, Sam & Cat (2013–2014).

The "You Should Be Here" singer celebrates his birthday on June 30. Swindell was born and raised in Georgia, then moved to Nashville, Tennessee after college to pursue a professional music career. In 2014, the singer-songwriter released his debut self-titled album. Since then, he's released three more studio albums.