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Ariana Grande jokes about Instagram slip with Liz Gillies

Published 26 June 2026

Singer Ariana Grande responded with humor this week after a photo she posted on social media inadvertently revealed her left breast. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 24, when Grande shared a picture on her Instagram Stories of herself crouching to pet a dog while wearing a red-and-white gingham dress with a front-opening neckline. The image showed the dress had gaped open.

The following day, Wednesday, June 25, Grande posted a throwback video clip featuring herself and her longtime friend Elizabeth Gillies. The video, originally filmed for Halloween in 2023, shows the pair recreating a scene from the 1995 film "Showgirls." In the clip, Gillies, dressed as the character Cristal Connors, looks at Grande's chest and delivers a line from the film: "You have great tts. They're really beautiful." Grande, wearing a platinum blonde wig as the character Nomi Malone, smiles and replies, "Thank you."

The original photo from Tuesday has since been deleted from Grande's social media. The singer's playful response was widely interpreted as a lighthearted way to address the wardrobe malfunction.

Grande and Gillies, former co-stars on the television series "Victorious," have a tradition of...

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