This post discusses distressing events and may be triggering for some readers.

Just like Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato before her, Ariana Grande got her big break on a kids’ TV series.

For Grande, it was on Nickelodeon’sVictoriouswhere she played Cat Valentine from 2010 to 2013.

The then 16-year-old's voice was also featured on the show's soundtrack, which led to the release of her first single, 'The Way', followed by her debut album, 'Yours Truly', as reported by Planet Radio UK

The single was a duet with rapper Mac Miller, who she later began dating.

By 2014, Grande had collaborated with Iggy Azalea on ‘Problem’ which earned them an MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video.

She had also teamed up with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj for another huge hit, ‘Bang Bang’.

Her success continued as she released her second album, ‘My Everything’ in 2014, followed by 'Dangerous Woman' in 2016.

By this stage, fans were desperate to see her perform live, so the 'Dangerous Woman Tour' hit the road.

Grande scheduled shows all over the world, including the UK. But on May 22, 2017, at her Manchester Arena show, tragedy struck.

Twenty-two people, including children, were killed, when an Islamic extremist suicide bomber detonated a device in the foyer at the show as concert goers were leaving the venue.

In the moments that followed, Ariana shared a statement on Facebook, telling fans she was, “Broken.”

She said, “From the bottom of my heart, I am so, so sorry. I don’t have the words.”

In the days after the tragedy, Grande was comforted by boyfriend Miller, who cancelled his own festival appearances to be with her. A month after the terrorist attack, he joined her back at the Manchester Arena for a benefit concert.

But in May the following year, the couple split, with Grande posting to her Instagram story:

"Hi! This is one of my best friends in the whole world and favorite people on the planet Malcolm McCormick.

"I respect and adore him endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form, at all times regardless of how our relationship changes or what the universe holds for each of us!

"Unconditional love is not selfish. It is wanting the best for that person even if at the moment, it's not you.

"I can't wait to know and support you forever and I'm so proud of you!!"

Just a month later, Grande sat down withBritish Vogue. In the interview, she said she was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the terrorist attack at her concert.

“It's hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss. But, yeah, it's a real thing,” she told the magazine.

“I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well. Time is the biggest thing. I feel like I shouldn't even be talking about my own experience – like I shouldn't even say anything. I don't think I'll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.”