Ariana
Grande
uttered
two
names
familiar
to
much
of
the
Hollywood
community
after
winning
her
first
award
of
the
new
year.
Upon
her
acceptance
of
the
Rising
Star
Award
at
the
2025
Palm
Springs
International
Film
Festival
for
her
performance
as
Glinda
in Wicked,
the
actress
referenced
cosmetic
fillers.
“I’ve
been
performing
since
I
was
a
child,
so
I
never
thought
at
the
age
of
31
I’d
be
hearing
the
words
‘Rising
Star’
again,”
Ariana
said, “so
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
my
good
friends
Botox
and
Juvéderm.
I
thought
I’d
be
hearing ‘Slightly
Withering
Star’
or ‘Drooping
Star’
by
now,
so
thank
you.”
Jennifer
Coolidge,
who
Ariana
has
comedically
impersonated
on
The
Tonight
Show
Starring
Jimmy
Fallon
and Saturday
Night
Live,
presented
the Wicked
star
with
her
award
as
a
band
played
the
song “Popular”
from
the
movie.
“Thank
you,
Jennifer,
for
doing
this
for
me,
for
showing
up,
for
coming
all
this
way,”
the “7
Rings”
singer
told
the
White
Lotus
alum. “I
can’t
tell
you
what
it
means
to
me.
You’re
a
comedic
genius
and
your
brilliance
has
inspired
me
my
entire
life
and
I
just
love
you.”
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