What’s up? It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and everyone knows how iconic Ariana Grande’s
ponytail is, but many of her fans might not know some of the secrets behind Ari’s natural hair
and why she decided to write an entire song about it on her new Positions album.
If you’ve been a day one fan of Ariana Grande, you remember her looking like this.
This…
And even this.
Our girl Ari has grown up before our eyes into the beautiful, talented woman she is today.
And as she’s grown up in the public eye, we’ve all been along for the ride as she went from
curly haired girl on Broadway, to bright red hair on Nickelodeon, to her iconic high ponytail.
Even her ponytail has had an evolution of it’s own
going from a half pony with cat ears to a long pony with sparkly clips.
Ari even had bangs at one point!
But as we learned from her new song My Hair,
her ponytail and natural hair both mean a lot more to her than many originally knew.
There have been plenty of rumors over the years about Ari’s hair.
Some fans thought that she wore the ponytail because she had burned off
much of her regular hair while dying it red for her Nick shows Victorious and Sam and Cat.
Others wondered if she even had any natural hair
of her own after wearing such a tight ponytail for so many years.
But in her song and recent interviews, Ari sets the record straight on her
hair and why she rocks the ponytail and keeps her natural hair private.
In ‘My Hair’, Ari sings about letting her hair down, literally,
as she gets intimate with her boyfriend Dalton Gomez.
Through the lyrics, Ari explains that letting a partner touch her hair puts her in an raw and
vulnerable position, but in this situation she’s comfortable enough to let it happen.
She sings “Usually don't let people touch it, But tonight, you get a pass”
and then the chorus goes “So run your hands through my hair. Baby, 'cause that's why
it's there. Come run your hands through my hair. Ooh, baby, so don't you be scared.”
In the song it seems like Ari embraces her natural curls and
shows this part herself to someone she loves.
In a recent interview on the Zach Sang Show, Ari explained that the song is just that.
But before getting into the specific lyrics and meaning of the song,
she walked Zach through her own journey with her hair.
Ariana explained that she associates the different
phases of her hair with the different chapters of her life.
She said that her red hair reminds her of her days playing Cat, but what fans might not know is she
was simultaneously trying to pursue her music career while also filming the Nickelodeon show.
Ari revealed that she would dye her hair back and forth each weekend from
red to brown so she could be herself for her music and Cat for her show.
Ariana said quote, “I would dye my hair brown on the weekends,
then we would shoot a music video on an off day.
Then I would dye it back and be up all night bleaching hair to go back to work on Monday.”
Ari went on and explained that now, her ponytail is who she is in a way,
but her natural curls are something special she usually only shares with close family and friends.
She has shared an occasional photo on social media with her natural hair and
her family members like her mom are always super supportive and show their love for Ari’s curls.
Ari explained that her ponytail has become such a “guard,
character, and facade,” but her song My Hair reminds her of who she is privately.
“My real hair, which is the humongous curly curly poof, is kind of
I don’t know, I… so few people get to see it. And it’s cute and it reminds me
of me as a kid and it reminds me of you know, it’s who I am privately.”
Ariana also revealed that her boyfriend Dalton loves her natural hair and how her
song is about sharing her natural hair with him.
“I think that’s what I envisioned that song being about. Just cause it’s like such an intimate thing
to be just like curly showerhead. And yeah, and my boyfriend loves it. He’s like curlies yay!”
And when Ari was asked if she would ever wear her natural hair in public, whether that’s for
an album cover or performance, she explained that she hasn’t found the right time for that yet.
“I think I would. I think I have a hard time marrying it to the music
for me because I have kind of created this persona. I don’t know if I love it for work.”
She did explain though that she eventually may
find a time to ditch the ponytail and pair her natural hair with her music.
Ariana said quote, “Maybe there will be a phase in my life where I’m like
oh [my natural hair] makes sense for this project. I should rock this for this project.
But for now I think it’s just a really nice private separation.”
We would love to see Ari rock her natural hair for one of her albums,
but we also respect that it’s a special, private part of her life.
If you want more on Ariana Grande and how she nearly broke the internet when she
wore her hair down, click right over here for another Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below what you think about Ari’s relationship
with her natural curls and if you’d ever like to see her rock them for a project.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!