During the special meet-and-greet before Ariana Grande's "The Honeymoon Tour" in Manila, a 19-year-old avid fan bravely asked if she can grab her butt, the singer responded with no hesitations: "Absolutely!"
A few hours after Ariana Grande's "The Honeymoon Tour" in Manila ended, the pop superstar posted on Instagram the photo of this fan touching her behind. It now has gathered around 905,000 likes.
Ariana Grande wrote, "Manila babes, I love you. I was so nice finally meeting so many of you whose Twitter names I actually know by heart... What a thrilling night. Thank you. I can't wait to come back."
Franchise Herald exclusively interviewed the lucky fan girl, Stephanie Cubacub, who said Ariana Grande's butt was "nice."
Stephanie is among the millions of fans who are supporting Ariana Grande's "The Honeymoon Tour" concerts such as the recently concluded performance in Manila. But she is no ordinary fan, as she shared that Ariana Grande knows her by heart on Twitter and said the singer even greeted her "Hi" on Google Hangouts and complimented her hair.
@arianaisours Hi Stephanie! What's up
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) September 16, 2012
"She did a Google Hang Out last September for Asia and I won," Stephanie told Franchise Herald. "I also cried when she said 'Hi!' to me and she said I have a 'cute hair.'"
She was among the lucky fans who met Ariana Grande before "The Honeymoon Tour" concert in Manila and perhaps the only person who got the chance to touch her butt that night. Allowing her to, Ariana Grande told Stephanie that she knows who she is.
"What exactly is happening here? I know all of you!" the pop singer told Stephanie and her friends. "I'm so happy to see you guys!"
Ariana Grande's "The Honeymoon Tour" Manila offered an exclusive meet-and-greet where selected fans can take a few pictures - and selfies - with the singer. They did a variety of poses, such as "the kitty pose" and "the booty pose."
It was the "booty pose" that made rounds on social media when Ariana Grande shared it on Instagram.
"Ariana asked us what pose we are doing and I said 'booty pose' and she was like, 'Ok, grab each other's butts,' and my friend and I asked her if we can really touch her butt like OMG and she said 'Absolutely!' and she was laughing," Stephanie said. "I love her."
The security was a little apprehensive about taking the shot, she noted, but the singer saved the scene and said, "I got this."
Happy birthday sweetheart @arianaisours love u — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 22, 2013
Even befre Ariana Grande's "The Honeymoon Tour" in Manila, Stephanie and her friends have been supporting her from her "Nickelodeon" days, one of her earliest stints before landing on the global music scene.
Stephanie grew up watching her. Probably this is also one of the reasons why Ariana Grande has a special connection with them, even replying to their tweets and engaging in an online group chat.
"No one knows who she is when I started supporting her and now everyone knows her, I'm just really proud," Stephanie said.
When asked if there is one thing that her friends do not know about her which she only wants Ariana Grande to know, her answer came from the heart.
"I have a low self-esteem and she is the reason why I'm trying to accept my flaws and I'm more confident now," she shared.
A photo posted by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on Aug 23, 2015 at 7:46am PDT
