Welcome to stanning in 2017.
An Ariana Grande superfan took stanning to a whole new level when he decided to eat a hot pepper every time she said "um" in an award acceptance speech. And y'all, this is a tough watch, but it's a MUST watch:
It turns out that Ariana says "um" quite a lot — a habit that seems pretty harmless until young, impressionable youths start doing this every time you say it:
Mr. Grande / Via youtube.com
The fan in the video is 19-year-old Mikey Junchaya from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mikey runs a YouTube channel called Mr. Grande, and the Ariana dedication is STRONG with this one.
Mr. Grande / Via youtube.com
"I was honestly just waiting for her to stop talking," Mikey told BuzzFeed of the painful experience. "I realized in that moment how stupid it was that I was actually doing this."
"And I didn't think anyone would even see it," he added.
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