Ariana Grande Responds to Audrey Hepburn Biopic Speculation: 'You're Insane!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Audrey Hepburn in 1954; Ariana Grande at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5, 2025.Photo:Bud Fraker/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock; Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Bud Fraker/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock; Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

WillAriana Grandebe stepping from Oz to a Roman holiday?

Speaking withAccess Hollywoodduring the National Board of Review’s 2025 gala on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the actress and singer addressed whether she’d ever be open to playing screen iconAudrey Hepburnin a biopic.

“Oh my goodness, why is everyone asking me this? You’re insane!” joked theWickedstar, 31. “You’re insane, you’re insane, you’re insane. You’re insane. I love you.”

The question came after the interviewer told Grande she was “kind of channeling a little Audrey Hepburn” in her event fashion as of late, to which Grande replied, “I’ve always loved old-Hollywood glamour — like,Marilyn [Monroe]and Audrey have always been my references.”

“I’ve always gravitated toward ’50s, ’60s silhouettes, and retro vintage … I can’t even think of a time when that wasn’t my vision board. But it’s been more fun to have more places to really do that,” she told the outlet. “My stylist,Mimi [Cuttrell], and I have been leaning all the way in.”

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Speaking withEntertainment Tonight, Grande similarly spoke about her love for old-Hollywood style and said about potentially playing Hepburn, “That would have to be done so well and so perfectly … I don’t know,” adding when the reporter told her she could do it, “That’s very kind.”

Rumors about Grande potentially playing Hepburn have been buzzing amid some of her style choices as of late, including Tuesday’s pink number, the metallictea-length ball gownshe rocked at thePalm Springs International Film Festivalon Friday, Jan. 3 and the yellow dress she wore to the 2025Golden Globe Awardstwo days later.

The latter ensemble was aGivenchy 1966 archive dress, which she and Cuttrell found, and was “yellow because follow the yellow brick road,” Grande toldVarietyduring the preshow. She also noted yellow was one of herWickedcharacter Glinda’s “favorite colors.”

In a release about the look, an archivist at Givenchy shared, “The dress is pale-yellow silk with a hand-beaded bodice … from the epic Givenchy Haute Couture/Audrey Hepburn era … one of the most important unions between a designer and muse.”

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Ariana Grande at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5, 2025.Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Meanwhile, back in January 2022,Rooney Marawas confirmed to becast as Hepburn in a biopicabout the iconicOscar-winning actress, fromLuca Guadagnino(Challengers,Queer).

Mara, 39, gave an update on the project in an interview withDeadlinein February 2024, saying that it was “not completely dead,” but had just been delayed.

“Luca is no longer going to be directing it, but the project is still very much alive," she said at the time, adding, “I can’t say more than that right now.”

source: people.com