Ariana Grande has shared a video of her singing Kylie Minogue‘s ‘Padam Padam’ in celebration of London Pride.London Pride took place over the weekend (Saturday July 1), with many of the streets in the centre of the capital closed for music and culture events, parades, concerts and more to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.That day, Grande took to her Instagram stories to post a now-expired video of her lip-syncing and dancing along to the Minogue track with the caption, “Happy London Pride!
I Love Youuuuu.”The 30-year-old also shouted out Minogue, writing, “@kylieminogue you’re perfect.” The message came decorated with Pride flags, noting that ‘Padam Padam’ has become a huge hit among the LGBTQIA+ community.ariana grande sings along to @kylieminogue 'padam padam' pic.twitter.com/0voMn8SjSQ— Minogue Updates (@MinogueUpdates) July 1, 2023The Australian soap star-turned-pop juggernaut’s latest single has become Minogue’s 35th UK Top 10 hit after it peaked at Number Eight on the UK Top 40 chart.
Also, many publications cite ‘Padam Padam’ as a “gay anthem” and the word “Padam” is being used as a catch-all gay communiqué.Vice US President Kamala Harris has also been seen dancing to the track.
Last week, she visited the Stonewall Inn in New York City in support of the LGBTQ community. In a video, you can see TV titan Andy Cohen play her the “Song of the Summer” and see Harris say, “I like it.