her personal life
Health difficulties and religious beliefs
Grande has stated that she is hypoglycemic.[270] She has also said that she had posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety disorder following the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. She commented on her social media that she almost pulled out of her performance in the 2018 broadcast A Very Wicked Halloween due to her anxiety.[271] Grande also declared she had received treatment from mental health professionals for more than a decade since shortly after her parents divorced.[272]
Grande was raised a Roman Catholic but abandoned Catholicism during the pontificate of Benedict XVI,[273] citing opposition to the church's stance on homosexuality,[11][274] noting that her half-brother Frankie is gay.[275] She has followed Kabbalah teachings since the age of twelve, along with Frankie,[276] believing "the basis lies in the idea that if you're kind to others, good things will happen to you."[277] A few of her songs, such as "Break Your Heart Right Back", are supportive of LGBT rights.[278]
Relationships
Grande met actor Graham Phillips in the cast of the musical 13 in 2008 and dated him until 2011.[279] After recording "The Way" with Mac Miller in 2012, the two began dating in 2016.[280] The relationship ended by May 2018.[281] In May 2018, Grande began dating actor and comedian Pete Davidson, and in June 2018, Davidson announced that he and Grande were engaged.[282] The two called off their engagement and ended their relationship in October 2018.[283]