Ariana Grande fans have been left baffled by resurfaced footage from an interview in which they claimed the singer was talking with a 'new accent'.
Though we're more used to hearing her sing nowadays, the world has long been familiar with Grande's speaking voice after she rose to fame through her lead role as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's Victorious from 2010 to 2013.
She's since gone on to conduct countless interviews across the globe as well as continually entertaining fans with her hit songs, but some fans picked up on differences in her voice in a video taken from her appearance on the Zach Sang Show:
Grande conducted the interview a few years ago, but footage was shared on TikTok this week alongside the caption: "Why is Ariana talking like that... this is too good."
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The clip saw Grande discussing whether she'd share her pop-star life with any potential future children, revealing that she would want her kids to 'discover it when they want to' rather than having the fame forced upon them.
"I hope my kids f**k with me so much as a mum that they're like, 'yeah my mum sings or whatever'... Like I want them to just be like yo my mum's the s**t. I think she sings."
The footage quickly received dozens of comments from confused viewers, with one claiming that 'every time [they] see a new video of [...] Grande her voice is different'.
"Why is she talking like that lol?" another questioned.
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Grande was born in Boca Raton, Florida, though she is of Italian descent. Her parents moved to Florida from New York before she was born, and the singer now has a home in Hollywood Hills, California.
Some fans stuck up for the singer after she received criticism over her 'new accent', with one person writing: "Why are people so pressed she sounds normal."
Other fans suggested Grande was 'mirroring' the accent of those around her; a phenomenon known as the Chameleon Effect.
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According to Cartus.com, humans have been known to mimic the accents of people around them in order to assimilate themselves with other people.
"it’s embedded in human nature," the site explains. "There is even a part of the brain dedicated to copying this behaviour. It’s a natural tendency that we don’t often realise we are doing and if you are a person who is more influenced by other’s behaviour... then you are more likely to display the Chameleon Effect."
Chameleon or not, Grande's voice certainly has caused some confusion.
Topics: Ariana Grande, TikTok, Viral
Emily Brown