Hitmaker Ariana Grande has revealed that losing touch with her father has been a very difficult situation to experience. 

During a new interview with Seventeen magazine, the 'Problem' sensation explained that while it's a private thing she thinks it's important to talk about because it's the hardest thing she's had to face so far:

"Falling out of touch with my dad. It’s private, but it happened last year. It took me so long to be okay with it. The thing that got me there was embracing the fact that that I am made up of half my dad, and a lot of my traits come from him. So much of me comes from my father, and for so long, I didn't like that about myself. I had to accept that it's okay not to get along with somebody and still love them." 

She then changed the subject and opened up about sharing selfies with the world via social media, adding that you shouldn't need to find an excuse to show people you're feeling confident and beautiful:

Everybody makes up these ridiculous captions for their selfies that have nothing to do with the picture, like, 'Layin' in bed on Saturday.' It’s like, No, you are not! You just spent an hour getting ready for this picture! We all post a selfie for the same reason -- because we feel better about ourselves than usual. So just be like, 'Hey, I feel good about myself today, so here's a picture!'"

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Check out Grande's collaboration with Nicki Minaj and Jessie J on 'Bang Bang' here: