Ariana Grande makes first public statement since stepping back from spotlight

Ariana Grande has made her first major public appearance since announcing that she was stepping back from the spotlight in August.

The singer, 33, appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Sunday (8 November) to discuss her upcoming film, Focker-In-Law, alongside her co-stars Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.

Grande previously announced that she would take a break from public life amid a discourse surrounding her health and body.

“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,” Grande's representative told People magazine at the time.