Ariana Grande thanks ‘my guy’ Bernie Sanders for surprise backstage visit at the singer’s Atlanta concert
- Ariana Grande and Bernie Sanders exchanged sweet social media messages after the senator stopped by the singer’s concert in Atlanta on Tuesday night
- Grande shared two photos of the pair beaming and embracing backstage
- In the caption she wrote: ‘MY GUY. thank you Senator Sanders for coming to my show, making my whole night and for all that you stand for !!!”
- Sanders replied to the post by thanking the singer for her support and for ‘being such an outstanding advocate for social justice’
Ariana Grande and Bernie Sanders exchanged sweet social media messages after the 2020 presidential hopeful made a surprise appearance at the pop star’s concert in Atlanta.
Grande kicked off the sweet exchange by sharing two photos of the pair beaming with and embracing backstage on Tuesday night.
‘MY GUY. thank you Senator Sanders for coming to my show, making my whole night and for all that you stand for !!!’ the songstress wrote in the caption.
Ariana Grande and Bernie Sanders exchanged sweet social media messages after the 2020 presidential hopeful made a surprise appearance at the pop star’s Atlanta concert on Tuesday
Grande posted a pair of photos of her and the Vermont senator greeting each other backstage
The Sweetener songstress referred to Sanders as ‘my guy’ in a touching caption. She went on to plug her Sweetener tour’s partnership with non-profit voter registration group HeadCount
She went on to plug her Sweetener tour’s partnership with non-profit voter registration group HeadCount, writing: ‘We’ve already registered 20k+ young voters at my shows and more online and we aren’t stopping any time soon.
‘Proud of my fans for paying attention and getting involved. we adore you! also… i will never smile this hard again.’
Sanders commented on the post: ‘Thank you Ariana Grande for not only being a wonderful entertainer, but also for being such an outstanding advocate for social justice.
‘We must all be prepared – like Ariana – to fight for everyone who is struggling.’
Sanders’ wife Jane also shared one of the snaps of her husband with Grande, thanking her for her support.
Sanders replied to Grande’s Instagram post by sharing the photos and thanking the singer for her support and for ‘being such an outstanding advocate for social justice’
Grande and Sanders’ unexpected friendship set social media alight last month when the singer teased her remix of Lizzo’s ‘Good as Hell’ by tweeting the lyric: ‘baby how u feelin’ – and Sanders retweeted the post, plugging his presidential platform.
‘Ready to fight for Medicare for All,’ the senator wrote in reply. Grande responded: ‘screaming.’
The concert appearance came the day before Sanders and his fellow Democratic presidential candidates face off in their fifth debate on Wednesday in Miami.
Grande and Sanders’ unexpected friendship set social media alight last month when the singer teased her remix of Lizzo’s ‘Good as Hell’ by tweeting the lyric: ‘baby how u feelin’ – and Sanders retweeted the post, plugging his presidential platform
The concert appearance came the day before Sanders and his fellow Democratic presidential candidates face off in their fifth debate on Wednesday in Miami (file photo)