Ariana Grande has jokes…and the “Wicked” star wasn't afraid to throw one at himself at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.
While accepting the Rising Star award for her performance in “Wicked,” AG noted that as a child actress, she never imagined she would be in the business at 31.
Ariana Grande accepts the Rising Star Award #PSIFF presented by Jennifer Coolidge.
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And with that she quipped… “First of all, I would like to thank my good friends Botox and Juvéderm. I thought I'd hear 'Slightly Withering Star' or 'Drooping Star' by now, so thank you very much.”
Jennifer Coolidge presented Ariana with the award… and made a few jokes about the honor herself… “Isn't Ariana Grande already resurrected?” I mean, the girl is barely 30 and it feels like she’s been famous since the Eisenhower administration.”
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AG made sure to call her “sister witch.” Cynthia Erivo and director John M. Chu of the musical blockbuster… and said to Coolidge, “Thank you, Jennifer, for doing this for me, for showing up, for coming all this way. I can't tell you what it means to me.
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In a separate moment during the show that made headlines…Nicole Kidman torn while discussing the loss of her late mother while accepting the International Star Award for her latest film, Babygirl.