Ariana Grande shares hilarious story of brother Frankie coming out to their grandparents
Ariana Grande recently spoke about her late grandmothers hilarious response to her older brother Frankie coming out as gay.The Wicked: For Good star joined Amy Poehler on the November 18 edition of her Good Hang podcast, where the Parks and Recreation star asked Grande about her Nonna, who passed away in June. Related Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo celebrate the Wicked film as beautifully queer Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today She was amazing. She was so funny, Grande said. My favorite Nonna story is Frankie coming out to her.As he told Attitude in 2016, Frankie came out to his little sister when she was just 11 years old, and her first request was to meet his boyfriend.On Good Hang, Ariana confirmed her brothers account of the moment.He came out to us, and, you know, my first question was like, Do you have a boyfriend? Who is he? I want to meet him!But she said it took their Nonna slightly longer to wrap her head around Frankies revelation. Nonna was just trying to figure it out, Grande told Poehler. She was very accepting, very loving, very celebratory. But she was just trying to figure it out. Because she couldnt believe it. You know, in her mind, he had plenty of girlfriends.So, she goes, Frankie, have you seen a pair of breasts? Grande continued, imitating her grandmothers Brooklyn accent. And he was like, Yeah. Yeah, Nonna, Ive seen breasts, yeah. And she goes, Didnt do anything for you? He was like, No, Nonna. No. And shes like, Well, youre gay. The Grande siblings grandfather was similarly accepting.When Frankie came out to him, he was like, What the hell? Who cares? What? Are we gonna love him any less? We got dinner reservations at Positano. Lets go! Grande recalled.Poehler noted that all kids should experience that kind of instant acceptance.We need it now more than ever, Grande agreed. I wish that for all the kids.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.