Nara Smith Reacts to Ariana Grande's Viral Impersonation of Her with a 4-Worded Response

Mar. 15, 2025

Nara Smith (left), Ariana Grande.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Nara Smithknows how to laugh at herself.

The 23-year-old influencer recently did an Instagram Q&A where she was asked aboutAriana Grande’srecent impersonation of her.

In Grande’s initial video, she filmed aget-ready-with me videofor her night at the Academy Museum Gala, while doing her best “Nara Smith” voiceover.

“This is so intense. All I can think of is Nara Smith,” the singer joked, before imitating the influencer’s famous “made from scratch” monologues. “And when I got home from the Academy Gala, I made my kids some Capri Sun from scratch and I zested some lemons.”

In response to a fan bringing up the moment in her Q&A, Smith gave her seal of approval, saying, “I saw and giggled.”

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Nara Smith reacts to Ariana Grande impersonation.Nara Smith/Instagram

Nara Smith/Instagram

Grande’s video comes shortly afterSaturday Night Livespoofed a number of influencerswith their latest sketch about doomscrolling on TikTok. In addition to poking fun at celebrities like Alex Cooper and Harry Daniels, it also parodied creators such as Smith and Gretchen Adler’s cooking videos.

In a profile withThe Sunday Times,published on Oct. 5, Smith explained the reasoning behind her infamous whisper voice to narrate her videos — in which she makes increasingly complicated foods, such as name-brandcerealsand evenCoca-Cola, completely from scratch.

Smith told the outlet she is a “huge fan” ofASMR(autonomous sensory meridian response), aninternet-famous termoften referring to videos of people speaking in soft voices or making small noises to soothe the ears.

“I listen to ASMR a lot, so if I can tap into that, why not?” she added.

Elsewhere in her interview, Smith shared why she first started her “from scratch” series on TikTok, crediting her upbringing in Germany for wanting to cook non-processed foods for her three kids, whom she shares with husband Lucky Blue Smith.

“I still feel a little foreign in America,” she toldThe Sunday Times. “The food culture there is insane: everything’s so processed. I grew up going with my grandma and dad to the grocery store every single day. It was normal to make fresh bread, sometimes fresh pasta.”

She also dismissed the idea she’s a “trad-wife,” explaining, “Taking care of my family makes me happy, but I can do that and work — it doesn’t have to be one or the other.”

source: people.com