Resurfaced interview shows Ariana Grande spoke about going on this break months ago

A resurfaced interview has shown that the recent announcement of Ariana Grande going on a break shouldn’t have been that much of a surprise. She actually spoke about stepping away from the spotlight months ago.

This week, following backlash regarding the music video for petal, Ariana Grande’s team announced she would be taking a break. “Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,” her rep told PEOPLE.

“She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny.”

They continued: “This tour has been a beautiful experience for her. She loves her fans and has loved every minute of this tour so much.”

However, Ariana Grande told us this break would be happening, a long time ago. Eight months ago, Ariana appeared as a guest on Amy Poehler’s podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler. During their chat, she opened up about a hiatus around the time of the Eternal Sunshine tour, which she is currently on.

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“I don’t want to say any definitive things,” Ariana said. “I do know that I’m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long time. So, I’m going to give it my all, and it’s going to be beautiful. I’m so grateful. I think that’s why I’m doing it, because I’m like, one last hurrah. For now.”

Ariana has since spoken herself about her reasoning for taking a break. As this interview showed, Ariana said the break was always planned, and wasn’t anything to do with recent scrunity.

“The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing. It was something that I have decided. A plan that I had quietly made a long time ago. It was a decision that was made from a thoughtful and empowered place,” she said at her concert last night.

“I heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me, but I just have to say that could not be more the far opposite. This is not what that is. And I just want to be very, very clear: Multiple things can be true at the same time.

“Boundaries need to be set, human beings can need a break sometimes and also, this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional and creative life.”

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