Ariana Grande’s brutal new album Petal sees her savage ex-boyfriends and boast about her bedroom antics

ARIANA GRANDE uses her new album to launch a blistering attack on ex Ethan Slater – and other men who have failed to hit the mark. On her eighth record Petal, Ari appears to flick between unleashing her ire on men who have come and gone from her life, before boasting about her ability to perform in bed. Ariana Grande has now released her eighth record Petal Credit: Supplied Ariana’s new album launches a blistering attack on ex Ethan Slater Credit: Getty On Oh Well she sings: “Good luck on your way to hell. Good luck, darling. Can’t stop growing away from you. “There is nothing left to do. Good luck, darling, I’ll meet my own needs. Though you’ve been trying to. Let’s see who I can be without you.” Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! The pint-sized pop star hinted previously about using the album to fight back. She said “It is something that is full of life, and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. I wrote from a place I don’t usually, which is unfiltered rage. Read more on Ariana Grande “I’m usually too shy to tap into that, and I think this time I didn’t filter as much as I usually do.” Ariana’s last album, Eternal Sunshine, was born out of heartbreak and written as her marriage to American estate agent Dalton Gomez broke down. But the brilliantly blunt title track of the new album shows Ariana doesn’t want to be seen as a walkover, with her singing: “All my favourite stories end in some catastrophe, but I don’t need someone to save me. “’Cause this music and I will never die. Most read in Showbiz “A couple of million for my thoughts? I’ve got plenty. “I’m not a victim, bitch, I’m practically drowning in my blessings. It’s bye, this time for real. “Tired of painting endless pictures of a life that isn’t mine. Trying different boys on for size. If this is my curse, I’ll let it ride.” Ariana is back on the road for the first time in eight years, with her Eternal Sunshine tour reaching the UK for ten nights at London’s O2 Arena kicking off this month. Ariana is back on the road for the first time in eight years Credit: Supplied She split from her Wicked co-star Ethan in June after three years Credit: Splash And it’s her fans who give her the fuel to keep going, with Ari adding: “Long as she gets the ovation each night, heartbreak won’t bite. “Tell me who’s to blame, is it the people or myself? But this time feels so different, this is not a cry for help.” Following the split from Wicked co-star Ethan in June after three years, Ariana has headed back to familiar ground and is dating her ex, dancer Ricky Alvarez. Fans think she has used album track Bad Thing (Bunny Hop) to heap praise on him. On the song, Ari purrs: “You’ve really been such a good boy. “Through all of this noise, the frequency’s changing. ’Cause it’s too late to turn back now. You know you make a real good boyfriend. In my dreams, and in real life.” True to form, there’s also a nod to her X-rated antics, last heard on No1 album Positions from 2020. Also on the record, which dropped on National Orgasm Day, Ariana sings during Big Feelings: “The grass is way greener since I been beneath ya.” Just in case the listener hasn’t got the message, she adds bluntly on Like I Do: “No one f***s you like I do.” We’ll take your word for it, Ari. CHARLIZE’S OD LOOK Charlize Theron stuns in a plunging black gown with a sculpted silver-trimmed skirt and black stiletto heels Credit: Getty BROODING Charlize Theron looks epic in this over-the-top outfit for The Odyssey premiere in China. She turned heads in a show-stopping plunging black gown with a sculpted silver-trimmed skirt and black stiletto heels. The South African actress joined co-stars including Matt Damon on the red carpet in Beijing. Charlize, who plays mythical nymph Calypso in Christopher Nolan’s epic, later changed into a dazzling gold tasselled dress for her final look of the evening. The film is getting five-star reviews all over the shop, and I’d give the same to Charlize’s frocks. THE reformed Misteeq were all smiles as staged their first interview since we told of in-fighting among Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina Washington. On Radio 1Xtra on Friday, Su-Elise said: “I’m so happy to be here.” Alesha added: “It’s been really lovely, like a full-circle moment.” ASHLEY SANDWICH THRILLER Top Boy star Ashley Walters popped up to film outside a sandwich shop in London Credit: Supplied ASHLEY WALTERS had an unexpected lunchtime treat for passers-by when he popped up to film outside a sandwich shop. The Top Boy actor was wearing glasses and a blue jacket near Pret in London Bridge as he and crew worked on new ITV thriller First Women. And signs dotted around the set warned crowds they could end up on screen too. Talk about getting more than you bargained for on your lunch break. ROB’S ROLE AS DADDY PATTMAN Suki Waterhouse with Batman actor hubby Robert Pattinson Credit: Getty ROBERT PATTINSON’s two-year-old daughter calls him Daddy Batman as she sees him in character so much. The Caped Crusader actor’s wife Suki Waterhouse explained as her other half films the latest film: “She’s on FaceTime to her dad, who today is covered in blood, with huge black circles around his eyes. Do you know what? “She really doesn’t actually seem to notice. She calls him Daddy Batman now, because he’s always dressed up like that, for the next seven months. “That’s a strange character to have as your parent, I know. But it’s fine, right?” On being a working parent, the actress and singer told the And The Writer Is podcast: “As the human I am, I have to work and I have to make music. “I know she’s going to be proud of me and be like, ‘My mum’s f***ing cool’ “And she’s got a whole album of photos of her on two tours.” Comment now