A rom-com dream! Ariana Grande dropped her highly anticipated “Thank U, Next” music video on Friday, November 30, and it pays homage to Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30, Bring It On and Legally Blonde.
In between rewatching the fun-filled video 15 more times (because, well, who isn’t?), scroll through to see the most GIF-able moments!
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A rom-com dream! Ariana Grande dropped her highly anticipated “Thank U, Next” music video on Friday, November 30, and it pays homage to Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30, Bring It On and Legally Blonde. In between rewatching the fun-filled video 15 more times (because, well, who isn’t?), scroll through to see the most GIF-able moments!
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Grande, 25, looks up at heaven during the lyric about her late ex-boyfriend Miller, who died from an accidental overdose at age 26 in September. “Wish I could say, ‘Thank you’ to Malcolm / ‘Cause he was an angel,” she sings.
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The pop star and her friends Courtney Chipolone, Alexa Luria and Elizabeth Gillies dress up as Mean Girls characters Regina George (Rachel McAdams), Gretchen Weiners (Lacey Chabert), Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried) and Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), respectively. They strut down the hallway with the one and only Jonathan Bennett, who reprised his role as Aaron Samuels.
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Grande and her gal pals recreate the risqué “Jingle Bell Rock” routine that the original cast members performed at their school’s winter talent show — Santa costumes and all!
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Kris Jenner (and her camcorder) makes a cameo as Regina George’s ever-so-supportive mother, who was played by Amy Poehler in the 2004 comedy.
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Grande and her friends then change into red cheerleader outfits from the 2000 movie Bring It On while slaying the song’s choreography.
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The most emotional moment in the video comes when the Grammy nominee tears up while carrying around a dollhouse similar to the one that Matt Flamhaff (Mark Ruffalo) made for Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) in the 2004 rom-com 13 Going on 30.
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Grande’s real-life dog Toulouse transforms into Bruiser, the adorable pup that Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) totes around in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde.
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The “God Is a Woman” singer hits up the salon and teaches the other women about Elle Woods’ “bend and snap” technique.
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At the end of the video, Grande bends over and kisses her pregnant pal Colleen Ballinger’s baby bump.
GIFs by Liz Abts
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