Has Ariana Grande's Accent Changed?!

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Ariana Grande’s speaking voice has just as much range as her singing voice! LOLz! The Yes, And? singer was Penn Badgley’s latest guest on his Podcrushed podcast, and she had fans in a frenzy over her switch in accent mid-conversation!

While talking about her latest album Eternal Sunshine and the possibility of putting out a deluxe version with new songs, Ariana explained: Related: Sabrina Carpenter Told Taylor Swift Before Doing Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Campaign Penn complimented her reference to the Mike Myers films, which the We Can’t Be Friends singer candidly responded to in a deeper tone than she had been speaking in for the rest of the interview: The 30-year-old then quickly switched back to her higher, breathier tone, and added: Watch the moment beginning at about the 21:45 mark (below): Because of Ariana’s change in tone, the clip has taken off on social media with fans not holding back on jokes: Some users joked that it’s her character Glinda from the upcoming Wicked movie that’s holding her more authentic deep voice hostage: HA!

Others defended her as a versatile artist: She has since addressed the viral moment in a TikTok comment. She explained: So, there you have it, then.

Do U buy her explanation, tho?! REMEMBER — she has been wildly criticized for her *Blaccent* era previously… So she’s no stranger to a switch up depending on the room she’s in!