- Ariana Grande will take a break after completing her Eternal Sunshine Tour
- She withdrew from West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George
- The tour marks her first concert tour in seven years
Actor-musician Ariana Grande has announced that she is stepping out of the spotlight for a break after she finishes her Eternal Sunshine Tour due to the ongoing public scrutiny.
The Wicked star has also dropped out of Stephen Sondheim's West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George where she was set to star alongside Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey, reported People magazine.
"Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,” Grande's representative said.
"She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny. This tour has been a beautiful experience for her. She loves her fans and has loved every minute of this tour so much.”
The former child star, known for shows such as Victorious and Sam & Cat, has achieved popularity with the two-part Wicked movie, which reimagines the origin story of the witches from Wizard of Oz.
Fans have expressed growing concern for her health, particularly after Friday's release of a music video for Petal in which the pint-sized singer appears to have lost significant weight.
Grande has said before that body-shaming comments are "really dangerous."
The Eternal Sunshine Tour is Ariana Grande's first concert tour in seven years and came ahead of the release of album, Petal, which released on July 31.