A little over 365 days ago, the songstress had finished her first of two shows in Manchester for her Dangerous Woman third concert tour when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive as people were exiting, killing 22 people and himself and injuring hundreds.
After a few cancelled shows, Grande co-organised the One Love Manchester benefit concert a week later and returned to her tour in tribute to her late fans.
Now, more than a year since that tragic day, the Grammy nominee is gearing up for the release of her fourth studio album, Sweetener. While life carries on, Grande has also relied on time to help cope with her post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the devastating event, though she is reluctant to talk about herself at all considering how much others have also suffered.
“I hate yeah admitting it but it very much is,” she told British Vogue after the interviewer asked if the dizziness and anxiety Grande faced when she got home were signs of PTSD. “That’s what everyone was telling me. It’s hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss. But, yeah, it’s a real thing. I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well.”
“Time is the biggest thing,” the star continued. “I feel like I shouldn’t even be talking about my own experience-like I shouldn’t even say anything. I don’t think I’ll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.”
