Ariana Grande has finally shared her reaction to the docuseries 'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,' which delves into the alleged toxic environments on Nickelodeon sets, particularly under Dan Schneider. Grande, now a pop superstar known for hits like 'thank you, next,' initially gained fame as Cat Valentine on 'Victorious' and 'Sam and Cat.' On the Podcrushed podcast, she reflected on her child star career, expressing surprise and discomfort at some of the show's suggestive content, which she now finds troubling. Despite initially thinking their edgy humor was "cool," she admitted feeling upset about the revelations nearly 14 years later.
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00:00Ariana Grande is finally sharing her reaction to Quiet on Set, the dark side of kids TV.
00:06Pop superstar Ariana Grande is now known for her music, with hits like Yes And and Thank
00:11You Next, but before she became a top-tier artist, she got her start on Nickelodeon.
00:17Grande is most known by Gen Z for playing the ditzy and airy Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon
00:23shows Victorious and Sam & Cat.
00:26There was an entire scene in the documentary, specifically dedicated to numerous suggestive
00:31shots of Ariana Grande's character Cat in Nickelodeon content.
00:35While former Nickelodeon stars such as Kenan Thompson, Josh Peck, and Victoria Justice
00:40already shared their reactions, many fans were curious to hear from Grande, but made
00:44it clear that there was no pressure for her to speak out.
00:47While appearing on the Podcrush podcast, Grande opened up about reprocessing her relationship
00:52with her child star career, sharing,
00:55Specifically about our show, I think that was something that we were convinced was the
00:59cool thing about us, is that we pushed the envelope with our humor.
01:03And the innuendos were, it was like a cool differentiation.
01:06And I don't know, I think it all just happened so quickly, and now looking back on some of
01:09the clips, I'm like, really?
01:11Oh.
01:12And the things that weren't approved for the network were snuck onto like our website or
01:16whatever.
01:17Grande did add that she is quote, upset over the entire situation.
01:21Coming back nearly 14 years later.