The first teaser forAriana Grande‘s highly anticipated “Thank U, Next” video dropped on Monday night, and it features somefetchcameos.
In the clip — shared across Grande’s social media channels —Mean Girlsstars Jonathan Bennett and Stefanie Drummond, as well as musician Troye Sivan and YouTubers Colleen Ballinger and Gabi DeMartino (among others) parody the iconic “Who is Regina George?” scene from Tina Fey’s 2004 teen comedy.
Rather than spread rumors about Rachel McAdams’ character, of course, all are here to gossip about Grande.
“I heard she’s a lesbian now and dating some chick called Aubrey,” Sivan quips. “It’s f—ing sick.”
And Drummond — who played Bethany Byrd inMean Girls, the student who famously said, “One time, she punched me in the face. It was awesome” — delivers a jab about Grande’s canceled engagement toSaturday Night LivestarPete Davidson.
“Ariana broke off an engagement, so I found a guy to propose to me and I broke off an engagement.”
The clip ends with a “Coming Soon,” using the same font fromMean Girls‘ logo.
Mean Girlsis one of Grande’s biggest inspirations for her “Thank U, Next” video.
Over the weekend, Grande, 25, shared a series of new shots from the set of the video, all showing her dressed as the movie’s ultimate mean girl, Regina. Grande looked nearly identical to McAdams in the snaps, wearing everything from her perfect blonde locks to her pink cardigan and suede mini skirt. One picture even showed her holding the iconic Burn Book.
Regina’s Plastics weren’t far behind. By Grande and Bennett’s side in a group snap wasDynastystar Elizabeth Gillies (as Lindsay Lohan’s Cady Heron), childhood BFF Alexa Luria (as Amanda Seyfried’s Karen Smith) and pal Courtney Chipolone (as Lacey Chabert’s Gretchen Wieners).
That’s just one of the beloved movies Grande is parodying in the video for her breakup anthem.
After payinghomage toThe First Wives Clubduring aperformance of the song onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Grande decided to re-enact more rom-com roles for the music video of her chart-topping single — including13 Going on 30,Bring It On, andLegally Blonde.
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She’s since been flooding her Instagram with pictures from set, most paired with iconic quotes from the films. “Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed,” Grandecaptioned photosof herself with a throwback orange Apple laptop, which fans recognize as the same oneReese Witherspoon‘s Elle Woods used inLegally Blonde.
“I transferred from los angeles, your school has no gymnastics team this issaalast resort …….. ok i’ve never cheered before so what?” she captioned a photo of herself in full uniform, outlining the plot ofBring It On(theKirsten DunstandGabrielle Unioncheerleading classic).
There was a black and white photo of a dollhouse, the same one that magically transformedJennifer Garner‘s Jenna into her 30s in13 Going on 30.
And if that wasn’t enough, it turns out Bennett won’t be the only star from an original flick to make a cameo in the video. Jennifer Coolidge — who famously portrayed Elle’s best friend, Paulette, in 2001’sLegally Blonde— will also be making an appearance. Grande previously posted a photo on social media of the two together, writing, “New best friend …. thank u, next.”
Grande’s beloved dog Toulouse will play Elle’s four-legged BFF, Bruiser Woods, too.
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“Thank U, Next” is Grande’sfirst single to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song finds Grandereviewing her past romanceswith dancerRicky Alvarez, rapperBig Sean, Davidson, and the late musician Mac Miller, whodied on Sept. 7at age 26. She praises all of them for helping fuel her personal growth.
“Thought I’d end up with Sean / But he wasn’t a match / Wrote some songs about Ricky / Now I listen and laugh / Even almost got married / And for Pete, I’m so thankful / Wish I could say ‘Thank you’ to Malcolm / ‘Cause he was an angel,” she sings in the tune.
source: people.com
