Ariana Grande on behaviour gossip: 'I don't think a lot of people know what the word diva means'

Ariana Grande has spoken openly about people accusing her of acting like a 'diva'.

The singer has been subjected to repeated speculation recently about her apparently demanding behaviour during events like photoshoots.

However, speaking in an interview with the Telegraph due to be published in print on Saturday (October 18), Grande suggested that the 'diva' tag isn't always a bad thing.

It's when she is called a "bitch", however, that things turn sour.

The US star said: "It’s funny how a certain amount of success comes with a certain amount of weird, inaccurate depictions of you. But I feel like it will die down because it’s not something that I pay into. And also things can only last so long when there’s little truth to them. So that’s why I don’t trip over it.

"It’s weird to me, because I do see myself as a fairly positive, very friendly person. So it’s kind of odd. I also think a lot of people don’t know what the word 'diva' means. If you want to call me a diva I’ll say, 'Um, well, cool'. Barbra Streisand is a diva; that’s amazing. Celine Dion is a diva; thank you. But if you want to call me a bitch, that’s not accurate. Because it’s just not in my nature."

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