ARIANA Grande has fans convinced that A-list actor Penn Badgley will appear in her The Boy Is Mine music video.
The singer, who is set to star in the big-screen adaptation of Wicked, dropped a short teaser for the video online.
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Ariana shared a partially obscured pencil-drawn portrait on her Instagram Story.
She did not tag anyone or caption the post.
Fans on X have been convinced that the mystery man in the portrait and in a previously released clip is Penn, 37.
“Streets saying the man is PENN Badgley and Ariana is catwoman. THE GAGGGG you will be OMGGG,” one fan wrote on the social media platform.
Another account, @BuzzingPop, noted that there appears to be a portrait of the actor in the video.
Someone else shared a meme of a woman squinting, writing, “me trying to see if that man is penn badgley in ariana’s new story.
The pop singer previously gave fans a sneak peek at the concept for the video for The Boy is Mine.
The creepy clip features an unknown man in a bathroom. After putting down his drink, he dumps a bag of ice into the sink, before dunking his head in.
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However, that is followed by a pair of dark hands with long dark fingernails slowly opening the bathroom door.
The screen then teases the title, The Boy is Mine, and the release date of June 7.
Fans in the comments section were ready.
“Spooooooooky,” one person commented.
“I am SO excited!!!!” gushed another.
“Get your popcorn, take your seats,” advised a third.
“Wow! I can’t wait to see this!” another exclaimed. “That’s what I would call a real teaser!”
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HIDDEN MEANING?
The Boy is Mine is the third single from Eternal Sunshine, which many fans say is all about Ariana’s failed marriage to Dalton Gomez.
The U.S. Sun reviewed her first new album in four years, saying the artist has found her voice once more.
“While the record sticks to Ariana’s tried-and-tested method of sugarysweet pop sounds, complete with sky-high vocals, this new release is easily her most vulnerable and raw body of work,” our review read.
“Between slick beats and melodies, the Thank U, Next singer reveals how the breakdown of her two-year marriage saw her going to therapy and crying herself to sleep every night.
“At the time of writing the album, she was living a very low-key life in north London, having relocated to the capital while filming the two-part, big-screen adaptation of hit musical Wicked.
THE TRACKS OF HER TEARS
HERE is our pick of the best tracks on Ariana’s new album.
BYE: An upbeat break-up track about finally calling it quits with ex-husband Dalton Gomez. Confirming the track is biographical, Ariana namechecks childhood friend Courtney Chipolone.
Key lyrics: “At least I know how hard we tried, both you and me. So I grab my stuff, Courtney just pulled up in the driveway, it’s time, bye-bye. Maybe someday we’ll look back with love. Didn’t think you’d lose me. Now it’s just too late to choose me.”
ETERNAL SUNSHINE: The album’s title track is an infectiously catchy song about both people moving on, with Ariana seemingly angry at how her husband behaved during their time together, hinting he cheated.
Key lyrics: “I’ve never seen someone lie like you do. So much, even you start to think it’s true. I showed you all my demons, all my lies. Yet you played me like Atari. So now we play our separate scenes. Now she’s in my bed, layin’ on your chest. Now I’m in my head, wondering how it ends.”
SUPERNATURAL: A sugary sweet track about finding love, believed to be about falling for her Wicked co-star ETHAN SLATER – with some not-so-subtle words.
Key lyrics: “Need your hands all up on my body. Like the moon needs the stars. Nothing else felt this way inside me. Want you to make me yours.”
WE CAN’T BE FRIENDS: Sure to be a hit, this track is about trying to keep her new love a secret – while falling head over heels.
Key lyrics: “I don’t wanna tiptoe but I don’t wanna hide. But I don’t wanna feed this monstrous fire. Just wanna let this story die. You got me misunderstood but at least I look good.”
“On opening track Intro (End Of The World), Ariana sings, ‘How can I tell if I’m in the right relationship? Aren’t you really supposed to know that s**t? Then I had this interaction I have been thinking about for like five weeks.’
“‘Wonder if he is thinking about it too and smiling.'”
Undeniably a divorce album, rather than being packed with man-hating anthems, Eternal Sunshine is a trip through the stages of grief and losing someone you love. It covers everything from anger and upset to picking up and starting again.
SPOTLESS REFERENCE
Ariana released her new album Eternal Sunshine on March 8, 2024.
She confirmed that her new album was inspired by one of her favorite movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The 2004 science fiction romantic drama film stars Jim Carrey, whom Grande has called “her first celebrity crush,” and Kate Winslet, who undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories following a breakup.
Ariana also revealed that she had a “childhood crush” on Jim Carey during a Live with Kelly and Michael interview in 2015.
To kick off her new musical era, Ariana released two singles ahead of her full album release.
Yes, And? was the first single from her seventh studio album.
She then posted a short video promoting her second single, We Can’t Be Friends, on her Instagram.
The short clip is reminiscent of the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and shows Ariana going over a consent form to have a person, presumably an ex, erased from her memory.
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