"Grande qualified the story was her favourite about her grandmother, who she said was "so funny," and her brother (Frankie Grande) coming out as gay. "He came out to us and my first question was, 'Do have a boyfriend? Who is he? I want to meet him'," the "Break Free singer said of her personal response. "And Nonna was just trying to figure it out," she continued adding the Grande matriarch was "very accepting, very loving, very celebratory.""
""So she goes, 'Frankie? Have you seen a pair of breasts?'" Grande said in an imitation of her Nonna. "And he was like, 'Yeah, Nonna, I've seen breasts'. And she goes, 'Didn't do anything for you?' He was like, 'No. Nonna. no'." Grande's Nonna then came out with, "'Well, you're gay." Grande also said that her Nonna had just wanted to check Frankie was sure and that nothing was meant by it. "It was just so funny," she added."
Ariana Grande recounted a favorite memory about her late grandmother, Marjorie 'Nonna' Grande, and her brother Frankie coming out as gay. Nonna, who died aged 99, reacted with humor and immediate acceptance, asking whether Frankie had "seen a pair of breasts" and then concluding "Well, you're gay." Grande emphasized Nonna's loving and celebratory nature and clarified that nothing was meant by the exchange. Grande also referenced career updates, including reprising Glinda in Wicked: For Good, filming Focker-in-Law, and considering the 2026 Eternal Sunshine tour as a possible long-term farewell.
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