‘We are not objects. We are queens’: how Ariana Grande became an unlikely pop hero

The star who attracted so many young fans to the Manchester Arena may have started her career in a cheesy kids’ sitcom, but from her spectacular voice to her feminist convictions, she is no industry puppetAriana Grande is an unusual star to be at the centre of a British tragedy in a northern city. If Monday’s attack had taken place two days later, when Take That were due to play the venue, their music would have undoubtedly formed a central part of the coverage. As it