Ariana Grande stuns on Vogue cover and says Manchester bombing ‘isn’t her trauma’ and One Love gig ‘didn’t do anything real’ as it didn’t bring families back
ARIANA Grande has said that the Manchester terror attack "isn't her trauma" and that the One Love benefit concert "didn't do anything real" because it didn't bring the victims back.
The 26-year-old star has opened up about the tragic May 2017 bombing as she stuns on the cover of next month's Vogue magazine.
Ariana was joined by one of her beloved dogs, Toulouse, for the photo shoot, wowing as she poses on the beach in an oversized black sun hat, black dress, and minimal make-up.
The singer was left devastated when a suicide bomber detonated in the foyer of Manchester Arena just as she'd finished the encore of her sold-out Dangerous Woman performance, and is said to have cried as she bravely discussed the horrifying attack with.
The bombing claimed the lives of 22 people, including Ariana's young fans and their loved ones, and the artist told the publication that she tries not to talk about it too much because she doesn't want to "re-open" the difficult memories for the victims' friends and family.
She explained: "It's not my trauma. It's those families, it's their losses, and so it's hard to just let it all out without thinking about them reading this and re-opening the memory for them."
The US star returned to Manchester two weeks after the attack, visiting the survivors in hospital as well as paying her respects to the devastated families who were in mourning.
She also organised benefit concert One Love Manchester, with A-list singers such as Justin Bieber, Robbie Williams, Katy Perry and Coldplay all performing - raising £17million in total.
But Ariana admitted that she doesn't believe the concert really did anything, explaining: "I'm proud that we were able to raise a lot of money with the intention of giving people a feeling of love or unity, but at the end of the day, it didn’t bring anyone back.
"Everyone was like: 'Wow, look at this amazing thing', and I was like: 'What the f*** are you guys talking about?'
"We did the best we could, but on a totally real level we did nothing. I'm sorry."
Just over a year after the terror attack, Ariana faced further heartache when her ex-boyfriend and close friend Mac Miller [real name Malcolm McCormick] passed away following an accidental drug overdose in September last year.
The former Disney star's response to the devastation was to throw herself into her work, releasing two albums within six months and embarking on an international tour.
Ariana has sparked concern from fans in recent weeks after she was filmed repeatedly breaking down while on stage, regularly sobbing during her performances.
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The singer took to her Instagram account over the weekend to reassure her fans that they don't need to worry, writing: "I feel everything very intensely and have committed to doing this tour during a time in my life when i’m still processing a lot... So sometimes I cry a lot! I thank you for accepting my humanness.
"I'm sharing this because I'm grateful and because I want you to know that if you too are hurting, you can push through and are not alone.
"It is hard to balance taking care of the people around you, doing your job, and healing/ taking care of yourself at the same time... But I want you to know, you aren’t alone and I think you’re doing great."
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